Social Anthropology Theses: Recent submissions
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Renaissance of the lost Leco : ethnohistory of the Bolivian foothills from Apolobamba to Larecaja
(University of St Andrews, 2014-06-26) - ThesisThe Leco from North of La Paz were considered to have disappeared by the end of the 20th century; however in 1997, two groups of Leco re-emerged independently from each other, one in Larecaja and one in Apolo. In the former ... -
Through a looking glass: reflected experience in São Tomé and Principé
(University of St Andrews, 2013-11-30) - ThesisThe thesis sets out to examine how significant experience is sought, recognised and communicated in São Tomé and Principé. It notes the outcomes that are frequently searched for and describes the 'location' of significant ... -
The social lives of UK fashion blogs
(University of St Andrews, 2013-11-30) - ThesisThis thesis is the result of twenty-five months of ethnographic fieldwork, both online and offline, in the United Kingdom working with London-based fashion bloggers. It aims to examine the ways that bloggers negotiate ... -
The victims of a sorted life : ageing and caregiving in an American retirement community
(University of St Andrews, 2013-07-30) - ThesisThis thesis is an ethnographic analysis of a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in the American Midwest. I examine salient aspects of American culture, and how persons in the American Midwest understand relationships ... -
Traditional authority revisited : ancestors, development and an alternative tempo-morality in Ho, Ghana
(University of St Andrews, 2012) - ThesisThis thesis endeavours to re-theorise traditional authority through a consideration of chieftaincy within Ghana’s Asogli Traditional Area. Chiefs’ increasing activity in the implementation of development projects, has ...