AAA Virtual Workshop 2020 Recap and Feedback
We are delighted to report that our AAA Virtual Workshop, Teaching with the eHRAF Workbooks, was a great success. Dr. Francine Barone and Matthew Longcore would like to thank all attendees as well as the…
Tag Archives: Anthropology
2021 HRAF Internship in Honor of Melvin Ember – Closed
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…
AAA Virtual Workshop: Teaching with the eHRAF Workbooks
Date: December 2, 2020 Time: 2:30-4:30pm EST Location: AAA Zoom Meeting platform Registration: Sign up here. Fee: none On December 2, 2020, HRAF will be facilitating a workshop via the American Anthropological Association in which…
Culture and Tradition updates in the eHRAF databases
By Francine Barone In January, HRAF shared an update which included projections for new cultures and traditions that we expected to add to the eHRAF databases in 2020. Below is a list of the cultures…
Announcing the new eHRAF World Cultures database (August 2022)
By Francine Barone The Human Relations Area Files is pleased to announce that the latest version of our eHRAF World Cultures database officially launched on August 15, 2022. What’s new? The new eHRAF World Cultures…
Featured HRAF Global Scholar: Peter Mutiso Maundu (HIPSIR)
HRAF Global Scholar: Peter Mutiso Maundu Title: Postgraduate Scholar and Researcher University Affiliation: Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations (HIPSIR) Research Topic: Is Colonialism to Blame for the Homophobic Attacks on Homosexuals in Africa?…
Complete set of 186 SCCS cases available in eHRAF World Cultures
The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) at Yale University is pleased to announce that eHRAF World Cultures now contains matching focal documents for all Standard Cross-Cultural Sample (SCCS) cases. The Standard Cross-Cultural Sample was created…
New publications from HRAF’s Advanced Research Center
by Carol R. Ember, HRAF President For the last five years, researchers affiliated with HRAF’s Advanced Research Center have conducted cross-cultural and cross-archaeological research on the possible effects of natural hazards and other ecological stressors…
eHRAF Archaeology video tutorial debuts
HRAF is pleased to announce our new video tutorial making its debut on YouTube this month. The video is ideal for classroom instructors who plan to teach with eHRAF Archaeology. Showing the video in class is…
HRAF announces new Course Membership
The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) at Yale University is pleased to announce a new category of membership designed specifically for instructors at non-member institutions. Who is Course Membership for? This category of membership is…