Women, Gender and Power in eHRAF
By Francine Barone Every year, Forbes produces a list of the world’s most powerful women. At the top of the list for 2022 is the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. She is followed…
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Thanks, but no thanks: Expressions of gratitude in eHRAF World Cultures
By Francine Barone During the end-of-year “holiday season” throughout much of the Western world, we are often reminded to be grateful for the things that we have, and even to go out of our way…
HRAF Academic Quarterly, Vol 2025-01
HRAF Academic Quarterly, Vol 2025-01 Francine Barone This summary features some of the exciting research accomplished using HRAF data from the eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF Archaeology databases as well as Explaining Human Culture (EHC),…
Pumpkins around the world
By Francine Barone Pumpkins are typically associated with Halloween in the form of carved “jack-o-lanterns” and, especially in the United States, with pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving. But around the world, pumpkins have been an important…
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Job opening: Collections Editor [Closed]
The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) at Yale University is seeking a full-time Collections Editor for HRAF’s online databases. Position Summary HRAF seeks a knowledgeable and experienced Collections Editor to manage document content production for…
HRAF Academic Quarterly, Vol 2024-04
HRAF Academic Quarterly, Vol 2024-04 Francine Barone This summary features some of the exciting research accomplished using HRAF data from the eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF Archaeology databases as well as Explaining Human Culture (EHC),…
Think you know HRAF? Check out our podcast series on Choice’s ‘The Authority File’
Have you ever wondered how the Human Relations Area Files got its name? Or how we organized our ethnographic collections for members before the Internet? HRAF has partnered with Choice’s podcast The Authority File to…
HRAF Academic Quarterly, Vol 2024-03
HRAF Academic Quarterly Vol 2024-03 Francine Barone This summary features some of the exciting research accomplished using HRAF data from the eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF Archaeology databases as well as Explaining Human Culture (EHC),…
Towards an Anthropology of Fear: are some things universally terrifying?
By Francine Barone As All Hallow’s Eve approaches, it’s once again the time of year for ghastly ghouls, wicked witches and terrifying things that go bump in the night. From haunted houses to headless horsemen,…
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Give the gift of cultural knowledge and discovery. For that insatiable researcher in your life, you can gift the tools for cross-cultural research with an Independent Researcher Membership to our award-winning eHRAF World Cultures and…