Download: HRAF Jeoparody .PPT | Note to Instructors & Categories Dr. Francine Barone | francine.barone@yale.edu Human Relations Area Files at Yale University Note to Instructors HRAF Jeoparody is an interactive class activity based on the…
View Online: Interactive Slideshow Download: Text Instructions | Slideshow Dr. Francine Barone | francine.barone@yale.edu Human Relations Area Files at Yale University Description Nascent Worlds is a build-your-own-culture learning activity. Designed with introductory socio-cultural anthropology classes…
These Teaching eHRAF exercises are designed to accompany the “Residence and Kinship” module in Explaining Human Culture. This module gives a general picture of what we have learned from cross-cultural research about variation in kin…
The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) at Yale University is pleased to announce a one-year internship in honor of Melvin Ember. Melvin Ember was President of HRAF from 1987 until his death in 2009. The…
HRAF Academic Quarterly Vol 2023-01 This summary will share some of the exciting work being done by researchers with HRAF data from the eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF Archaeology databases as well as Explaining Human…
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 by European Central…
Mardi Gras has become synonymous with the culture and lifestyle of New Orleans and southern Louisiana. “Fat Tuesday” or mardi gras in French, is the name given to the feast day that marks the onset…
The National Science Foundation (NSF), in a grant to the Human Relations Area Files (BCS #2020156), is supporting three years of Summer Institutes for Cross-Cultural Anthropological Research. These Summer Institutes will train faculty, researchers, and…
If the month of March has you seeing shamrocks, it might be a good time to brush up on your knowledge of Irish culture. The Rural Irish collection in eHRAF World Cultures is a great…
As we reflect on 2022 and begin a new year, HRAF would like to extend a heartfelt welcome to our newest member institutions. We are especially pleased by the diversity and global reach of these…