Theses - Social Anthropology
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Unsettling Times: land, political economy and protest in the Bedouin villages of central Jordan
(2021-07-24)This thesis is a study of discourses of contemporary Bedouin identity and political economy in central Jordan. Drawing on 13 months of ethnographic fieldwork, it follows the experiences of young, mostly male, interlocutors ... -
Preaching Marxism? The Politics and Ethics of Leftist Muslim Activists in Java
This dissertation focuses on a small but growing group of Marxist Muslim youth activists on the Indonesian island of Java and explores the relationship between Islam and Marxism in their activism. The activists are part ... -
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 ...
