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Are there anthropological problems? (2023)
Book Chapter
Heywood, P. (2023). Are there anthropological problems?. In P. Heywood, & M. Candea (Eds.), Beyond Description: Anthropologies of Explanation (25-44). Cornell University Press

Preservation by Demolition: Toxic Heritage in Contemporary China (2023)
Book Chapter
Lou, L. I. (2023). Preservation by Demolition: Toxic Heritage in Contemporary China. In E. Kryder-Reid, & S. May (Eds.), Toxic Heritage: Legacies, Futures, and Environmental Injustice (174-198). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003365259-20

This chapter explores how residents in a Chinese neighbourhood bargained with their “toxic heritage.” Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted between the spring and autumn of 2018, the chapter details how the villagers of Samtilwei, a periurban nei... Read More about Preservation by Demolition: Toxic Heritage in Contemporary China.

The Cultural Transmission and Evolution of Folk Narratives (2023)
Book Chapter
Tehrani, J. (2023). The Cultural Transmission and Evolution of Folk Narratives. In J. Tehrani, J. Kendal, & R. Kendal (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Cultural Evolution (C39S1-C39P96). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198869252.013.39

Folk narratives—such as fairy tales, legends, and fables—are products of tradition, rather than individual authors. As they get passed on from person to person and from generation to generation new variants evolve, some of which catch on and generate... Read More about The Cultural Transmission and Evolution of Folk Narratives.

Anthropology and Contemporary Space Exploration, with a Note on Hopi Ladders (2023)
Book Chapter
Praet, I. (2023). Anthropology and Contemporary Space Exploration, with a Note on Hopi Ladders. In J. F. Salazar, & A. Gorman (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Social Studies of Outer Space. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003280507-6

This chapter offers an introduction to the emerging field of outer space studies, with a specific focus on anthropological contributions. An outstanding characteristic of this field is that it radically breaks with the typically modern division of la... Read More about Anthropology and Contemporary Space Exploration, with a Note on Hopi Ladders.

Peer research, power and ethics: Navigating participatory research in an Africa-focused mobilities study before and during Covid-19 (2023)
Book Chapter
Porter, G., Dungey, C., Akoshi, M., Bullus, P., Houiji, R., Matomane, S., …Usman, U. (2023). Peer research, power and ethics: Navigating participatory research in an Africa-focused mobilities study before and during Covid-19. In B. Percy-Smith, N. P. Thomas, C. O'Kane, & A. T. Imoh (Eds.), A Handbook of Children and Young People’s Participation: Conversations for Transformational Change. (2nd Edition). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003367758

This paper reflects on the transformative potential of a peer research project that was concerned with women’s access to travel in low-income neighbourhoods in three African cities – Abuja, Cape Town and Tunis. For the young unemployed women who part... Read More about Peer research, power and ethics: Navigating participatory research in an Africa-focused mobilities study before and during Covid-19.

Dangers in the Third Place: Walking, Public Transport and the Experiences of Young Girls in Cape Town and Abuja (2023)
Book Chapter
Dungey, C. E., Ahmad, H., Yahaya, J. M., Adamu, F., Dayil, P. B., De Lannoy, A., & Porter, G. (2023). Dangers in the Third Place: Walking, Public Transport and the Experiences of Young Girls in Cape Town and Abuja. In Z. Moody, A. Berchtold-Sedooka, S. Camponovo, P. D. Jaffé, & F. Darbellay (Eds.), School Journey as a Third Place: Theories, Methods and Experiences Around The World. Anthem Press

The two faces of Michel Foucault (2023)
Book Chapter
Heywood, P. (2023). The two faces of Michel Foucault. In J. Laidlaw (Ed.), The Cambridge Handbook for the Anthropology of Ethics (130-154). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108591249.005

This chapter examines the extensive influence of the thought of Michel Foucault on the development of the anthropology of ethics. In doing so it treats a classic question that has preoccupied biographers of Foucault and chroniclers of his philosophy,... Read More about The two faces of Michel Foucault.

Now you have read the book, what next? (2022)
Book Chapter
Bentley, G. R., Roberts, C. A., Elton, S., & Plomp, K. A. (2022). Now you have read the book, what next?. In K. A. Plomp, C. A. Roberts, S. Elton, & G. R. Bentley (Eds.), Palaeopathology and Evolutionary Medicine: An Integrated Approach. Oxford University Press

Experiences of Women Workers in the African Road Transport Sector (2022)
Book Chapter
Porter, G., & Omwega, N. (2022). Experiences of Women Workers in the African Road Transport Sector. In T. Wright, L. Budd, & S. Ison (Eds.), Women, Work and Transport (55-69). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/s2044-994120220000016005

Male identity and motor-mobility are deeply intertwined across much of the globe but nowhere is this relationship more strongly in evidence than in Africa. On the African continent, road transport work has always appeared, in essence, to be a masculi... Read More about Experiences of Women Workers in the African Road Transport Sector.

Palaeoecology: considering proximate and ultimate influences in human diets and environmental responses in the early Holocene Dnieper River region of Ukraine (2022)
Book Chapter
Lillie, M. C., & Elton, S. (2022). Palaeoecology: considering proximate and ultimate influences in human diets and environmental responses in the early Holocene Dnieper River region of Ukraine. In K. A. Plomp, C. A. Roberts, S. Elton, & G. R. Bentley (Eds.), Palaeopathology and Evolutionary Medicine: An Integrated Approach. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198849711.003.0007

Humans evolved in diverse and variable environments, so understanding health and disease from evolutionary perspectives must include this consideration. In our contribution, we present an overview of early Holocene human health in changing environmen... Read More about Palaeoecology: considering proximate and ultimate influences in human diets and environmental responses in the early Holocene Dnieper River region of Ukraine.