Blar i Department of Social Anthropology på emneord "VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Sosialantropologi: 250"
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Abuse and suffering. A feminist perspective on domestic violence, bodies and battered women's coping strategies in Mauritius
(Master thesis, 2005)Abuse and Suffering A feminist perspective on Domestic Violence, Bodies and Battered Women’s Coping Strategies in Mauritius. “At least one out of every three women around the world has been beaten, coerced into sex, or ... -
After the Flood: Reflections on the Sociality of Saltwater Inundation on an Anthropogenic Atoll
(Master thesis, 2016-05-05)This thesis examines how Marshall Islanders live with climate change related events such as extreme weather, with specific emphasis on the 3-5 March flood of 2014. Flood events such as these in the Republic of the Marshall ... -
After the Storm. Natural Disasters and Development in Vietnam
(Master thesis, 2008-06-27)This thesis describes the many processes which happen when a natural disaster occurs. Fieldwork was done in Ben Tre province, one year after a typhoon had hit the coastal province in the Mekong Delta in Southern Vietnam. ... -
Ane suqhʼ ile. I keep quiet. Focusing on womenʻs agency in western Tigray, North-Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2004)"Ane suqh' ile. I keep quiet," women in Tigray, in North-Ethiopia often say, and implicitly under-communicate what they actually do. However, even if women seem to be culturally confined within the limits of a normative ... -
An Anthropology of Knowledge
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2002-02)Whereas previous Sidney Mintz lectures have celebrated Mintz’swork on inequality, racism, and ethnicity, I have chosen to speakto the broadest scope of his research and teaching in anthropology.A comparative perspective ... -
Arbeid for å leve, overleve eller forandre verden?: En studie av rettferdig handel blant kunsthåndverkere i El Alto, Bolivia.
(Master thesis, 2008)Denne masteroppgaven har til hensikt å utforske hvordan det økonomiske forholdet rettferdig handel spilles ut og oppleves blant produsenter i Bolivia. Gjennom 6 måneders deltakende observasjon i en kunsthåndverksorganisasjon ... -
The ‘Brutal Freedom’ of Street Life. Challenges in Assisting Street Children out of Street Life
(Master thesis, 2009)In this thesis I aim to explain why it can be difficult to assist street children out of street life.Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in a day centre for street children in Buenos Aires, where I worked as a volunteer ... -
Buddhism in Popular Culture. The case of Sri Lankan "Tovil dance"
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Christian Charity Work in the Contemporary United States -Volunteering as a practice in Houston, Texas
(Master thesis, 2009-06-19)In my thesis I have looked at the challenges and dilemmas facing volunteers at a Christian charity organizations located in Houston, Texas. Philanthropy and volunteerism, or the non-profit sector, are often used as an ... -
Creating a Common Space in a Sectarian Landscape: Social Work andCohesive Action in Post-War Lebanon
(Master thesis, 2005)Through the course of this thesis I will portray and debate the make up, projects andmembers of a small organisation acting within a large context. Aiming to give a thoroughpresentation of Mouvement Social, and to illuminate ... -
"De kan jo ikke bare komme hit og lage fred!" Motdiskurser og lokale strategivalg blant en gruppe unge i Mostar, Bosnia og Hercegovina
(Master thesis, 2007)Oppgaven tar for seg en gruppe unge mennesker i Mostar, Bosnia og Hercegovina, som skiller seg ut fra majoriteten ved at de ønsker å bryte med den politiske strukturen der etnisitet blir sementert, og der nasjonalisme og ... -
Desperate Co‐wives. The illegality of polygamy in the new Mozambi‐can Family Law
(Master thesis, 2008)In 2004 Mozambique approved a new Family Law. The new law substituted a law instituted still during the Portuguese colonial rule. The new law is said to be more in line with the Mozambican Constitution, several international ... -
Dø for Brann, alle mann! En antropologisk studie av supportermiljøet rundt Sportsklubben Brann.
(Master thesis, 2008)Dø for Brann, alle mann! - en antropologisk studie av supportermiljøet tilknyttet Sportsklubben BrannAv Anita RøssevoldVeileder: Ståle KnudsenJeg gjorde i perioden januar-juli 2007 feltarbeid i supportermiljøet rundt ... -
"Elles n'ont pas la volonté." Respektabilitet blant kristne kvinner i Ngaoundéré, Kamerun
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Embedded movement: Senegalese transcontinental migration and gender identity
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"Embracing the land". Maori og Pakeha i Aotearoa New Zealand
(Master thesis, 2007)Teksten handler om aspekter ved forholdet mellom urfolk og majoritet i et vestlige sosialdemokratisk i-land. Den er basert på et seks måneder langt feltarbeid (fra august 2006 til februar 2007) i Aotearoa New Zealand, ... -
En reise i flow – organisering av dansefester og opplevelser med elektronisk musikk
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Establishing a New "Common Sense": A Study of the Leftist Movement in Northeastern United States
(Master thesis, 2018-06-05)This thesis examines political activism among young leftist activists and self-declared socialists in New England, United States. Based on my fieldwork of 2017, I have explored how members of a DSA (Democratic Socialists ... -
Family life in a central Norwegian Mountain Community
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The Fear of Fever: Epidemic Persistence and Medical Authority in a Kerala Village
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-12-16)This thesis examines the socio-medical order that formed around epidemic fevers in Kerala following the chikungunya and H1N1 outbreaks between 2007 and 2009. I study its political interfaces, embodied aspects, implications ...