Day: March 6, 2013

Anthro roundup: RIP for Manfred Kremser… Chagnon vs. Asch debate continues…

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You find information about Manfred and his work in English: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred_Kremser And German: http://www.univie.ac.at/voelkerkunde/html/inh/pers/wiss/krem.htm Among his publications related to cyber / digital anthropology are: 2004 [with Philipp Budka] ?CyberAnthropology ? Anthropology of CyberCulture?, in Stefan Khittel, Barbara Plankensteiner & Maria Six-Hohenbalken (eds), Contemporary Issues in Socio-Cultural Anthropology: Perspectives and Research Activities from Austria. Wien: Löcker. … Read more

The Peace Process in Turkey goes like this: PM criticizes media/threatenes media freedom, slams opposition leaders, Opposition insults back and labels him as traitor…

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MEMO FROM DIYARBAKIR; Turkey Renews Focus on Ending Its Long Conflict With Kurds from NYT > Turkey by By TIM ARANGO; Sebnem Arsu contributed reporting from Diyarbakir, and Ceylan Yeginsu from Istanbul. One of the region?s most intractable conflicts may be nearing a close, thanks to the determination of the prime minister, yet ending violence … Read more