Theses - Social Anthropology
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Cultivation and Conflict: Buddhist-Derived Meditation and Ethical Complexity among Israeli Jews
In Israel, the demand for Buddhist-derived meditation practices appears to be among the highest in the world, and such practices are currently being employed by a striking variety of Israelis. This dissertation relies on ... -
Generating and Maintaining Confianza: Living a "Good" Life Amidst Violence, Insecurity, and Mistrust in Rural El Salvador
This dissertation enters into theoretical discussions with the current literature on El Salvador (Moodie 2010, Silber 2011, Pederson 2013, Montoya 2018) by offering an alternative way to analyze violence, the emblematic ... -
The Greedy Eaters: A moral politics of continuity and consumption in urbanising central Kenya
Since before the colonial period, Kikuyu in central Kenya have argued about the morality of wealth and the delinquency of poverty. A kinship-based labour ethic was at the heart of these moralising debates. Men and women ... -
"We don't know what we're saying": Politics and subjects among the ultras of Centro Storico Lebowski football club in Florence, Italy
This dissertation offers an ethnographic account of Centro Storico Lebowski (CSL), a semi-professional football club in Florence, Italy, and of the community that supports and manages it. I argue that CSL showcases the ...
