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…
By Michael Kimball Professor, Department of Anthropology College of Humanities & Social Sciences University of Northern Colorado In 2016, as I was writing my interdisciplinary cultural anthropology textbook, Ethnowise, I needed ethnographic snippets to enhance…
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…
Francine Barone It’s time for our annual Year in Review. This article will summarize HRAF’s activities from the previous year as well as describe what you can expect to see from us over the next…
HRAF Academic Quarterly, Vol 2024-04 Francine Barone This summary features some of the exciting research accomplished using HRAF data from the eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF Archaeology databases as well as Explaining Human Culture (EHC),…
As we reflect on 2024 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…
The American Anthropological Association is officially celebrating Anthropology Day on February 20, 2025. Anthropology Day is a day for anthropologists to celebrate our discipline while sharing it with the world around us. On Friday, February 21, the Human…
The Winter Solstice is upon us in the Northern Hemisphere. Marking the longest night and shortest day of the year, the hibernal solstice is an astronomical event that takes place when the Earth reaches its…
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 passing in 2009. The intent…
Francine Barone This summary features some of the exciting research accomplished using HRAF data from the eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF Archaeology databases as well as Explaining Human Culture (EHC), Teaching eHRAF, and other open…