Tag Archives: eHRAF World Cultures

HRAF Community College Initiative and SACC Collaboration

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.

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…

HRAF Global Scholar: Ma Teresa Guanzon De Guzman, Ph.D.

HRAF Global Scholar: Ma Teresa Guanzon De Guzman, Ph.D. Title: Dean and Professor, College of Arts and Sciences University Affiliation: University of the Philippines Manila Research Topic: Indigenous Peoples, Cultural Heritage, and Ethnolinguistics    …

HRAF Global Scholar: Nora Franco

HRAF Global Scholar: Nora Franco Title: Professor University Affiliation: University of Buenos Aires, Argentina Research Topic: The use of lithics and other artifacts in different societies HRAF Global Scholar Nora Franco is a professor at…

Welcome to our newest HRAF members 2025

As we reflect on 2025 and look forward to 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…

Home Truths: An Anthropology of House and Home

By Francine Barone Settlements are central to human development, making shelter, dwellings, and residence patterns necessary foci of investigation in both anthropology and archaeology. This article seeks to address a related and easily overlooked aspect…

HRAF announces publication of cross-cultural study on the dimensions of hazards and adaptive capacity

  The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) at Yale University is pleased to announce the publication of our new article that investigates global variation in the human experience of environmental hazards. From local knowledge to…