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The virtuous woman and the holy nation: Femininity in the context of Pentecostal Christianity in Vanuatu
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-08)In this paper I connect an anthropology of Christianity to an anthropology of the body and an anthropology of the nation. I try to achieve this by looking at changing notions of femininity in the Pentecostal context of ... -
Valuable Subversions: Gendered Generativity and Sorcerous Production in Central Mozambique
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-11-25)How is one to analyze the existence of a subterranean dwarfish couple (zwidoma) occupying the space underneath cooking places and whose central purpose is to reinforce a market woman’s sales—but simultaneously feeding off ... -
“They say we have peace”: Perceptions and practices of peace in Northern Cameroon
(Master thesis, 2016-09)The research question that this thesis sets out to answer is: “What are the perceptions and practices of peace found amongst the population in Northern Cameroon?”. Much research on war and peace has focused on the state ... -
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 ... -
Å forma det "nye mennesket" : utdanning i lokale og nasjonale kontekstar på Madagaskar
(Master thesis, 2004) -
Violent Becomings. State Formation, Sociality, and Power in Mozambique
(Ethnography, theory, experiment ; vol. 4, Book; Peer reviewed, 2016) -
Fordi slik er tradisjonene våre: En etnografisk studie av tradisjon, endring og agens blant kvinner i innlandet av Oman.
(Master thesis, 2016-06-17)Denne oppgaven handler om kvinner i innlandet av Oman, og livene de lever. Oppgaven bygger på et ti måneder langt feltarbeid i byen Nizwa sommer og høst 2014. Fokus er rettet mot mine informanters opplevelser, og hvordan ... -
Conditions and Identities of Young Migrant Workers in the City: An Ethnographic study of ‘Street Children’ in Kumasi, Ghana
(Master thesis, 2016-06-17)Abstract Earlier studies on streetism' or street children' have often focused exclusively on the economic causes and impacts. Economic considerations have often assumed a more prominent position in explaining why children ... -
Food Self-Sufficiency and Partnership in Agricultural Production in Ghana. A case study of the Fievie Rice Project
(Master thesis, 2016-06-18)Abstract Poverty eradication and food security issues are central to most international development policies and developing countries including Ghana. International and national policies encourage investments in the ... -
Taming the War Machine: Police, Pacification and Power in Rio de Janeiro
(Master thesis, 2016-09-08)In this thesis I trace the changes in the exercise of Brazilian state power in Rio's poor communities, or favelas, through an ethnographic exploration of the Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) - allegedly a proximity policing ... -
The Socio-Econonomic Impact of Migration on The Livelihoods of Karamajong Women And Children: Katwe Slums. "A Woman is a Warrior"
(Master thesis, 2016-06-16)The emphasis of my research is on the socio- economic livelihoods of the Karamajong women and children. In this male-dominated and impoverished region of Uganda, the women's burden is particularly heavy in terms of the ... -
"Before there were no diseases" - Perceiving the Coffee Rust Epidemic in the Intersection of Knowledge Systems
(Master thesis, 2016-06-04)In January 2013, Costa Rica declared a state of emergency to combat the spread of a fungus manifesting itself on coffee plants. The fungus (Hemileia vastatrix) is called roya in Spanish (rust). Between 2012 and 2013, a ... -
Innenfor og utenfor i Frankrike. Sosiale og byråkratiske utfordringer for maghrebinske muslimer i interetniske parforhold
(Master thesis, 2016-06-17)Denne avhandlingen tar for seg sosiale og byråkratiske utfordringer for maghrebinske muslimer i Frankrike gjennom å studere interetniske par mellom innvandrere fra Maghreb og etnisk franske. Jeg har gjort feltarbeid i ... -
Urbanisering i Fjell kommune
(Master thesis, 2016-07-01)Fjell kommune på vestlandet har de siste årene hatt høy befolkningsvekst over flere år. Det er noe av årsaken til at har blitt vedtatt store og omfattende urbaniseringsplaner. Fra før har Fjell mange rurale kvaliteter som ... -
Paradoxes of a Modern Viking. A Study of a Living History Museum and Reenactment
(Master thesis, 2016-05-27)This thesis thematises the role of the museum and how it, through hundreds of years, has changed from not only being concerned with material things, but also how immaterial heritage, that which is intangible, emerged in ... -
Which community for cooperatives? Peasant mobilizations, the Mafia, and the problem of community participation in Sicilian co-ops
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)The literature on cooperatives often conceptualizes cooperativism as an organized effort to embrace community participation. Through the analysis of agrarian cooperatives in Sicily that were formally established to counter ... -
Fra tradisjon til attraksjon. Turismens påvirkning på autentisitet og tradisjoner på Gozo.
(Master thesis, 2016-05-26)Denne oppgaven tar for seg hvordan turisme påvirker tradisjonelle produkter og festivaler på Gozo. Gozo er en øy i øygruppen Malta. Gozo blir markedsført som et sted med tradisjonelle og kulturelle attraksjoner. Oppgaven ... -
Wanem ia jenda? [What is Gender?]: Translations and (Mis)Understandings between Development Discourse & Everyday Life Experiences in Port Vila, Vanuatu
(Master thesis, 2016-06-17)Labelled as one of the Least Developed Countries, Vanuatu is a popular place for international Development agencies. The situation of women is particularly often targeted in the Development discourses and buzzwords like ... -
An Anthropology of Marketplace Behavior. Aspects of embeddedness in Norwegian entrepreneurship in the Baltics
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-03-16)Based on fieldwork undertaken between 2005 and 2008, this thesis provides an anthropological analysis of cross border Norwegian entrepreneurship in the Baltics in a timeframe that spans from the middle of the 1990s to 2008. ... -
Cuba, Santería & The Dances of The Orichas
(Master thesis, 2015-11-27)