Social Anthropology Theses: Recent submissions
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Respectful witness : a midwife adopts an anthropological view on her practice
(2023-06-12) - ThesisThis thesis explores midwifery in the United Kingdom (UK) from my perspective both as a midwife and a member of the Association of Radical Midwives (ARM). The rhetoric of contemporary midwifery and the ARM speaks to a ... -
The terms of being an artist in the early 21st century : the struggle, endurance and affect of visual and performing artists in the UK
(2022-06-13) - ThesisThe fact that artists struggle financially and affectively might not surprise many people in the UK, but what is less known is how they put up with those struggles and why they struggle. To explore these issues, this thesis ... -
Truth, action, and transition on an energy frontline in Lancashire, UK
(2023-06-12) - ThesisBased on thirteen months of ethnographic fieldwork in the northern English region of Lancashire, this doctoral research focuses on practices of truth-making and relations of responsibility within a community resisting the ... -
The Baya and the Mulao : family, gender and ancestral traditions in Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, China
(University of St Andrews, 2022-06-13) - ThesisThe villagers in Shangnan’an and Xianan’an, two villages in Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, come mainly from an ethnic minority group named the Mulao; further, most of these ... -
Bursting out of place : island life on Samothraki after the deluge
(University of St Andrews, 2021-06-28) - ThesisThis thesis is the result of the first ethnographic research in Social Anthropology taking place on Samothraki, the northernmost island of Greece. Remote by location, Samothraki is populated by less than 3,000 residents ...