Social Anthropology Theses: Recent submissions
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The moral (im)possibilities of being an applied anthropologist in development : an exploration of the moral and ethical issues that arise in theory and practice
(University of St Andrews, 2004) - ThesisMy broadest aim in this thesis is to explore some of the central ethical concerns of social anthropologists vis-a-vis the phenomena of development. In particular, what I want to bring out and examine is the dynamics of the ... -
Constructing gender in contemporary anthropology
(University of St Andrews, 1996) - ThesisThis thesis explores the ways in which gender and contemporary anthropology interact, with the special emphasis on the areas frequently referred to as "poststructuralist" or "postmodern." More specifically, I look at one ... -
Being German and being Paraguayan in Nueva Germania : arguing for “contextual epistemic permissibility and “methodological complementarity”.
(University of St Andrews, 2017-12-20) - ThesisThis thesis involves a collaborative study of emic articulations and quotidian ways of ‘being German’ and ‘being Paraguayan’ in Nueva Germania, a rural municipality in Paraguay. An argument is made that the social categories ... -
Aasenîkon! Makushi travelogues from the borderlands of Southern Guyana
(University of St Andrews, 2017-12-08) - ThesisThis ethnographic account focuses on the conceptions and practices of movement, as narrated by the Makushi people who live along the triple frontier of southern Guyana. The journeys - individual experiences, in particular ... -
Living with Durham Cathedral : understanding the dynamic relationships between a community and their cathedral
(University of St Andrews, 2017-06-29) - ThesisCathedrals today are no longer sites of just religious worship, they must be many things to many people such as tourist attractions, heritage centres, and meeting places. Today, Durham Cathedral in the north-east of England ...