Social Anthropology Theses: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
The sickness : sociality, schooling, and spirit possession amongst Amerindian youth in the savannahs of Guyana
(University of St Andrews, 2018) - ThesisThe goal of this thesis is to explore the recent changes in the social landscape of a Wapishana village, due to long-term separation from kin. I consider the impact of a recent educational shift from small scale community ... -
Becoming the centaur : developing non-dominant human-horse relationships in Yorkshire
(University of St Andrews, 2018) - ThesisThis project will add to and build upon the existing anthropological literature on human-animal relations by challenging how categories such as ‘nature’, ‘culture’, ‘ethics’, ‘domestication’, and ‘kinship’ are deployed ...