Social Anthropology Theses: Recent submissions
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Keep it tight : family, learning and social transformation in New Mexico, United States
(University of St Andrews, 2018-12-07) - ThesisThis dissertation examines learning as part of social transformation in a semi-rural town in New Mexico, United States. It incorporates a focus on young people through direct work with children and observations in school ... -
'Homeawayness' : experiencing moments of home among Chinese labour migrants
(University of St Andrews, 2018) - ThesisMigration is a major feature of contemporary human life, while making home is ubiquitous. Being away from home creates a space for a migrant to rethink home and to make a home beyond something fixed, spatial, and material. ... -
Not-the-Troubles : an anthropological analysis of stories of quotidian life in Belfast
(University of St Andrews, 2018) - ThesisTo understand the complexity of life in a city one needs to consider a spectrum of experience. Belfast has a history of conflict and division, particularly in relation to the Troubles, reflected in comprehensive academic ... -
Bailando bajo la lluvia : dancing amongst Mexicanos and Mexican Americans in Northern California
(University of St Andrews, 2018) - ThesisThis thesis is a study of dancing and dancing events amongst Mexicanos and Mexican Americans in northern California. The study posits that dancing can be approached as a broader form of activity which encompasses a variety ... -
"Los toros guapos" : "good-looking bulls", animal life, ethics and professional know-how on an Andalusian bull-breeding estate
(University of St Andrews, 2018) - ThesisThis thesis take the form of an ethnographic exploration of a bull-breeding estate called Partido de Resina (formerly Pablo Romero) in the countryside near Seville in Andalusia. The estate, founded in 1885, produces ...