Social Anthropology: Recent submissions
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Building Belize City : autonomy, skill and mobility amongst Belizean and Central American construction workers
(University of St Andrews, 2018-12-07) - ThesisThis thesis ethnographically explores the connections between labour and social life among workers informally employed in the small-scale construction industry of Belize City, the major urban centre of Belize on the Caribbean ... -
Exclusion and reappropriation: experiences of contemporary enclosure among children in three East Anglian schools
(2016-10-01) - Journal articleTransformations of the landscapes which children inhabit have significant impacts on their lives; yet, due to the limited economic visibility of children’s relationships with place, they have little stake in those ... -
Anthropocene East Anglia
(2017-03-01) - Journal articleAs we find ourselves in a geological epoch of our own making, it becomes necessary to reconsider the temporal scale of ethnographic enquiry; the effect of human behaviour is shown as a mark in deep time. Focusing on the ... -
Authenticity, performance and the construction of self : a journey through the terrestrial and digital landscapes of men's tailored dress
(University of St Andrews, 2018-12-07) - ThesisThis thesis explores high-end and bespoke menswear, tailoring and fashion, asking the question - why do some men choose to spend large sums of money to have clothes made for them? Using tailors and high-end menswear as a ... -
The power and the glory : belief, sacramentality and native Andean Catholic priests in Talavera, Peru
(University of St Andrews, 2018-12-07) - ThesisIn Talavera, a small town in the rural south-central Peruvian Andes, Catholicism is deeply rooted in local institutions, society and history. I explore Talaveran Catholicism primarily through the eyes of the priests and ...