Tag Archives: eHRAF World Cultures

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 Celebrates Archaeology Day 2025

On Thursday, October 16, the Human Relations Area Files at Yale University hosted an event in celebration of International Archaeology Day. Each October, the Archaeological Institute of America and organizations around the world present archaeological…

Featured HRAF Global Scholar: Dr. Abdul Razaque Channa

HRAF Global Scholar: Dr. Abdul Razaque Channa Title: Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology University Affiliation: University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan Research Topic: Gender, Education, Subaltern Societies and Indigenous Communities HRAF Global…

Featured HRAF Global Scholar: Grace Marceline Kumah

HRAF Global Scholar: Grace Marceline Kumah Title: Course Representative  University Affiliation: University of Education, Winneba, Ghana Research Topic: Family Life Management Education HRAF Global Scholar Grace Marceline Kumah is a student in Family Life Management…

Featured HRAF Global Scholar: Melkamu Amsalu Workneh

HRAF Global Scholar: Melkamu Amsalu Workneh Title: Ph.D. candidate, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology University Affiliation: University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Research Topic: Land Scarcity and Marriage in Northwestern Ethiopia HRAF Global Scholar…

HRAF Advanced Open-Access Course in Cross-Cultural Research Methods

  With the support of the National Science Foundation (BCS #2020156), HRAF held three years of Summer Institutes for Cross-Cultural Anthropological Research from 2021-2023. In total, these Summer Institutes trained 44 faculty, researchers, and advanced…

HRAF 75th Anniversary Retrospective

The Human Relations Area Files at Yale University has enjoyed a wonderful year in celebration of HRAF’s 75th Anniversary. On February 26, 1949, delegates from Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Oklahoma,…

In Memory of Patricia Andreucci, HRAF Coordinator (1991-2024)

Human Relations Area Files celebrates the life and legacy of Patricia Andreucci, HRAF Coordinator and a long-serving employee. Trish dedicated over 30 to the success of HRAF. She was predeceased by her husband Anthony, who…

Featured HRAF Global Scholar: Kamal Feriali

HRAF Global Scholar: Kamal Feriali Title: Assistant Professor of Anthropology University Affiliation: Université Hassan II de Casablanca Research Topic: Human Diversity, Anthropology of Religion, Environmental Anthropology, and Human Rights Kamal Feriali is currently an Assistant…