HRAF staff members attended the 2022 American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting from November 9-13 in Seattle, Washington. The theme of this year’s meeting, “Unsettling Landscapes”, encouraged anthropological discussion of the past, present, and future. Exhibit…
“AI” has come to represent multiple causal drivers of change: amongst them artificial intelligence itself, space exploration, bio-tech and other emerging technologies. The implications for human society could hardly be more significant, and feed into…
Culture collections in the eHRAF databases are updated up to several times a year. Below is a brief summary of what cultures and traditions we have added or updated in eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF…
The Comparative Approach in Anthropology In a blog titled Where Have All the Comparisons Gone?, originally published on the website for the Society For Cultural Anthropology, Robert Borofsky from the Center For A Public Anthropology…
Anthropology Day is a day for anthropologists to celebrate our discipline while sharing it with the world around us. This year, Anthropology Day will take place on February 17, 2022. On Monday, February 28, the Human…
Culture collections in the eHRAF databases are updated up to several times a year. Below is a brief summary of what cultures and traditions we have added or updated in eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF…
HRAF is pleased to announce the recipients of the HRAF Global Scholars Program for 2022. This program provides scholars around the world with one year of complimentary access to our research databases, eHRAF World Cultures…
Final exam week has begun for the Fall 2021 semester at the University of Connecticut, which has access to the eHRAF World Cultures database. HRAF’s member services manager Matthew Longcore, who is also an adjunct…
By Francine Barone The Human Relations Area Files announces the retirement of Douglas Avison Black, IT Team Leader and Software Application Developer. After an incredible tenure spanning over three decades, Doug will be greatly missed…
By Francine Barone Human Relations Area Files celebrates the life and achievements of John Beierle, HRAF Analyst and one of Yale University’s longest-serving employees. John dedicated 52 years at Yale to the pursuit of cultural…