HRAF was saddened to learn of the recent passing of Professor William Jankowiak. Bill was an anthropologist and a leading scholar of love, intimacy, marriage, family life, ethnicity, and social change. His work profoundly shaped…
HRAF is pleased to announce that we now offer Enhanced Data Science services for researchers. Researchers at academic institutions with eHRAF membership, as well as those affiliated with small research institutes that have membership, can…
With the launch of the new Hunter-Gatherers Hub in eHRAF World Cultures and the new Architecture Hub in eHRAF Archaeology, HRAF has begun to roll out our newest feature for the eHRAF databases. Research and…
By Matthew Longcore, Ph.D. Television shows which explore the connection between food and culture continue to be enjoyed by viewers around the world. In an earlier HRAF post titled Food Anthropology on Television: Ethnographic…
HRAF is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications for the HRAF Global Scholars Program 2027. This program provides scholars around the world with one year of complimentary access to eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF…
While English makes limited use of diacritical marks, a number of the world’s languages employ the Latin alphabet augmented with such marks to represent specific phonetic distinctions. Familiar examples may include the tilde in ñ…
We are pleased to announce that eHRAF World Cultures now contains a new culture collection for the Jicarilla Apache and an updated culture collection for the Han Chinese. Check out these culture collections by clicking…
HRAF Community College Initiative The HRAF Community College Initiative recognizes the important role of community colleges in providing students with access to affordable opportunities for higher education. There are nearly 1,300 community colleges in the…
HRAF Global Scholar: Erhao Ge, Ph.D. Title: Lecturer, Department of Sociology University Affiliation: Central South University, Changsha, China Research Topic: Mechanisms of cooperation and competition within families and social groups HRAF Global Scholar Erhao…
Professor Nikki Gorrell at the College of Western Idaho (CWI) recently received an Innovation in Action Award for Creative and Interdisciplinary Expression from the college’s Center for Teaching and Learning. In addition, two of her…