In a five-minute video clip posted late on January 8 on Islamdin, the website of the Kabardino-Balkaria-Karachai (KBK) wing of the North Caucasus insurgency, Emir Zakaria affirms that it was his ...

Today, as the tangible and intangible heritage of Artsakh faces the threat of erasure, carpets remain among the most resilient carriers of historical memory. They are silent witnesses, passed down ...

Ulises Rosell's documentary follows the day-to-day life of John Hillary Palmer, an English anthropologist in rural Argentina. By THR Staff MARSEILLE — Director Ulises Rosell adopts a very “softly ...

Michael Alpert, an influential klezmer musician and ethnographer who has played a key role in the global renaissance of Yiddish music and culture, has been selected as this year’s recipient of the ...

Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed! Born in Ivory Coast to a ...

Renee Montagne talks to Ruben Andersson, who studies West African migrants trying to reach Europe. He says most efforts to control clandestine migration will only make the situation worse. And now, ...

Ethnographer, documentary filmmaker and librarian Cem Madra has lost his life. The passing of Madra has been announced by "Açık Radyo" radio station, of which Cem Madra was among the founders. Açık ...

Based in Shanghai, Griffiths will start work on July 15 and will initially report to Anjali Puri, managing director, TNS Qualitative in Asia-Pacific. In his new role, Griffiths will be responsible for ...

Instagram is a tool of the trade for 32-year-old Tricia Wang, a sociologist and consultant working in China and documenting the wildfire spread of new social-media platforms like Weibo and Renren.

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