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Intercultural Studies
Life Between Cultures: An Indian IT Professional's Story
Ethnography of Addiction
Righteous Dopefiend: Moral Economy of Heroin Addiction
Food Culture and Dietary Practices
Chinese Cultural Diet: Tradition, Nutrition, and Modern Shifts
Indigenous Australian Studies
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People: Culture & Community
Human Evolution and Prehistory
The Origins of Human Fire Use: Berna vs. Shea Debate
Cultural Ritual and Ethnography
Día de los Muertos: Culture, Ritual, and Community
African Cultural Traditions
African Masks and Masquerade Traditions Across Cultures
Human Ecology and Food Systems
Jared Diamond's Agriculture Critique: A Critical Analysis
Paleoanthropology and Popular Culture
Neandertals and Humans in Popular Culture: Clan of the Cave Bear
Native American Cultures
Eastern Band Cherokee: Culture, History, and Tourism
Cultural Ethnography
Body Rituals of the Nacirema: Anthropological Analysis
Ethnographic Film
N!ai: A !Kung Woman's Life and Cultural Change on Film
Witchcraft and Supernatural Belief
Salem Witches, Ibibio, and Navajo: Witchcraft Across Cultures
Ancient Egyptian Culture
Egyptian Death Rituals Through Four Psychological Lenses
Ethnomusicology
Defining Music: Western Concepts and Native North American Traditions
Pacific Archaeology
Lapita Pottery: Archaeology, Culture, and Ceramics
Consumer Culture and Ritual
McDonald's as Myth, Symbol, and Ritual in American Culture
Indigenous Cultures and Governance
Communal Leadership Traditions of the Navajo Tribe
Medical Anthropology
Kuru Sorcery and Disease in the New Guinea Highlands
Cultural Anthropology
Post-Feminism, Hypersexuality, and the Male Gaze in Media
Human Evolution
Bipedalism in Human Evolution: Theories and Adaptations
Material Culture and Archaeology
Obsidian: Properties, Formation, and Ancient Tool Use
Cultural Diversity and Indigenous Knowledge
Wade Davis and the Ethnosphere: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters
African Cultural Traditions
Zulu Shields: Culture, Ceremony, and Craftsmanship
Arctic Indigenous Peoples
Eskimo (Inuit) Culture, Language, and Modern Change
Ethnography of Religion
Christianity and Belonging in an Indian Slum: A Book Review
Archaeological Anthropology
Animal and Plant Domestication: Archaeological and Genetic Evidence
Pacific Island Cultures
Moai Statues of Easter Island: History and Cultural Significance
Human Evolution and Food
How Cooking and Agriculture Shaped Human Evolution
Indigenous Cultures of North America
Ceremonies of Pacific Northwest Coastal Indigenous Peoples
Cultural Studies
Gender as a Dimension of Culture: Pros, Cons, and Insights
Indigenous Burial Practices
Fire Mummies of the Philippines: The Kabayan Ibaloi Mummies
Linguistic Anthropology
Linguistic Anthropology Theories in The Italian Job
Political Anthropology
Service vs. Earle: Theories on the Evolution of Chiefdoms
Comparative Cultural Analysis
Patriarchy and Gendered Division of Labor: India vs. USA
Ethnography
Ethnographic Analysis of Guests of the Sheik by Fernea
Cultural Studies
What Is Human Culture and How Is It Transmitted?
Indigenous Pacific Cultures
Maori Culture: Literature, Music, and Legends of New Zealand
Paleoanthropology
Classifying Hominin Skulls: Neanderthal, Australopithecus, and Homo Erectus
Folklore and Folk Belief
Fairies and Celtic Folklore: The "Good People" in Folk Belief
Food Culture and Globalization
Globalization and Hong Kong Food Culture: Tradition vs. Change
Cultural Anthropology
Guns, Germs, and Steel vs. Culture Sketches: Biology and Culture
Marriage and Family Practices
Monogamy vs. Polygamy: Cultural Comparisons Across Societies
Hawaiian Mythology and Folk Belief
Pele's Curse: The Myth of Stealing Rocks From Hawaii
Cross-Cultural Family Studies
Family Independence and Separation from Family Across Cultures
Ethnographic Film Analysis
Monday's Girls: Culture, Gender, and Rites of Passage
Indigenous Cultures and Decolonization
Hawaiian Place Names, Aina, and Decolonization
Religious Ethnography
Ethnography of a Traditional Catholic Community