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Review of Refugees of Shangri-La by Doria Bramante and Markus Weinfurter (open access)

Review of Refugees of Shangri-La by Doria Bramante and Markus Weinfurter

This article reviews the documentary film "Refugees of Shangri-La" by Doria Bramante and Markus Weinfurter.
Date: June 6, 2018
Creator: Nelson, Andrew S.
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library
Review of Caste and Kinship in a Modern Hindu Society: The Newar City of Lalitpur, Nepal by Mark Pickett (open access)

Review of Caste and Kinship in a Modern Hindu Society: The Newar City of Lalitpur, Nepal by Mark Pickett

This article reviews the book "Caste and Kinship in a Modern Hindu Society: The Newar City of Lalitpur, Nepal" by Mark Pickett.
Date: June 21, 2018
Creator: Nelson, Andrew S.
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library
Prestigious Houses or Provisional Homes? The ghar as a Symbol of Kathmandu Valley Peri-Urbanism (open access)

Prestigious Houses or Provisional Homes? The ghar as a Symbol of Kathmandu Valley Peri-Urbanism

This article considers an alternative formulation of urban planning generated by three-plus decades of economic and governmental liberalization.
Date: July 16, 2012
Creator: Nelson, Andrew S.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sacredness and Ski Resorts: Being Human and Being in Conflict (open access)

Sacredness and Ski Resorts: Being Human and Being in Conflict

This paper situates anti-snowmaking sentiments in Navajo concepts of sacredness.
Date: 2012
Creator: Dunstan, Adam
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Ambiguity and Ontological Hierarchy in US Sacred Land Law (open access)

Legislative Ambiguity and Ontological Hierarchy in US Sacred Land Law

This article demonstrates instances in which sacred site law was construed so narrowly as to a priori preclude indigenous ways of knowing, particularly in regards to the nature of land, use of sacred objects, and pollution.
Date: September 1, 2017
Creator: Dunstan, Adam
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
What Was Damaged?: Taking Sacred Ecology into Account in Environmental Impact Assessment (open access)

What Was Damaged?: Taking Sacred Ecology into Account in Environmental Impact Assessment

This article argues that any analysis of environmental impacts on indigenous communities must also consider the ways in which changes in environmental quality have harmed indigenous ways of sacredly connecting to the environment.
Date: 2012
Creator: Dunstan, Adam
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
"With Anything Manmade There is Going to be Danger": The Cultural Context of Navajo Opinions Regarding Snowmaking on the San Francisco Peaks (open access)

"With Anything Manmade There is Going to be Danger": The Cultural Context of Navajo Opinions Regarding Snowmaking on the San Francisco Peaks

This article explores the perspectives of Navajo living in Leupp, Arizona, who object to a plan to use artificial snow on the San Francisco peaks.
Date: 2010
Creator: Dunstan, Adam
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
“We Need an Even Bigger One”: Disasters of Inequality in Postquake Kathmandu Valley (open access)

“We Need an Even Bigger One”: Disasters of Inequality in Postquake Kathmandu Valley

This article reflects on the 2015 earthquakes in Nepal.
Date: October 14, 2015
Creator: Nelson, Andrew S.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Star Trek and the Non-Binary Gender Individual (open access)

Star Trek and the Non-Binary Gender Individual

Paper investigates the symbolic function of non-binary individuals in Star Trek, positing that characters with easily gendered qualities are portrayed as more benevolent and relatable, while more ambiguous characters are portrayed as more dangerous.
Date: 2016
Creator: Kajihara, Meghan
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Research Projects in ANTH 4010 “Language and Culture”: The Case for a Student Research Institutional Review Board Process (open access)

Research Projects in ANTH 4010 “Language and Culture”: The Case for a Student Research Institutional Review Board Process

Paper proposes changes to the IRB process at UNT to improve undergraduate research.
Date: 2004
Creator: Wasson, Christina; Ko, Megan & Miner, Joshua
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preface to the Proceedings of the Department of Anthropology’s National Science Foundation (NSF) Summer Research Methods Program in Anthropology at the University of North Texas (open access)

Preface to the Proceedings of the Department of Anthropology’s National Science Foundation (NSF) Summer Research Methods Program in Anthropology at the University of North Texas

Introduction to the special section featuring the proceedings of the Department of Anthropology’s National Science Foundation (NSF) Summer Research Methods Program in Anthropology in the 2009 edition of the Eagle Feather.
Date: 2009
Creator: Dessouky, Shimaa Y. & Yamaki, Satoshi
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preface to the Proceedings of the Department of Anthropology’s National Science Foundation (NSF) Summer Research Methods Program in Anthropology at the University of North Texas (open access)

Preface to the Proceedings of the Department of Anthropology’s National Science Foundation (NSF) Summer Research Methods Program in Anthropology at the University of North Texas

Introduction to the proceedings of the Department of Anthropology’s National Science Foundation (NSF) Summer Research Methods Program in Anthropology as featured in the 2007 edition of The Eagle Feather.
Date: 2007
Creator: Rios, L. Danyel & Dessouky, Shimaa Y.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Undergraduate Student Research in Anthropology (open access)

Undergraduate Student Research in Anthropology

Introduction to the special section for undergraduate research in anthropology in the 2007 edition of The Eagle Feather.
Date: 2007
Creator: Nuñez-Janes, Mariela
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preface to the Proceedings of the Department of Anthropology’s National Science Foundation (NSF) Summer Research Methods Program in Anthropology at the University of North Texas (open access)

Preface to the Proceedings of the Department of Anthropology’s National Science Foundation (NSF) Summer Research Methods Program in Anthropology at the University of North Texas

Introduction to the proceedings of the Department of Anthropology’s National Science Foundation (NSF) Summer Research Methods Program in Anthropology, as published in the 2008 edition of The Eagle Feather.
Date: 2008
Creator: Dessouky, Shimaa Y. & Rios, L. Danyel
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Undergraduate Research and the Latino/a Chicano/a Oral History Project (open access)

Undergraduate Research and the Latino/a Chicano/a Oral History Project

Introduction to the special section on anthropology in the 2006 edition of The Eagle Feather.
Date: 2006
Creator: Nuñez-Janes, Mariela
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study in Germxican American Education and the New Mestiza Consciousness (open access)

A Study in Germxican American Education and the New Mestiza Consciousness

Paper discusses the lives of multi-ethnic individuals in today's society, focusing on the experiences of a young woman with German and Mexican ancestry.
Date: 2007
Creator: GIlbert, Ryan
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Folk Concepts and Cultural Constructs of the Flu among College Students (open access)

Folk Concepts and Cultural Constructs of the Flu among College Students

Paper examines college student perceptions of the flu, and how these perceptions are influenced by other conditions with similar names, such as the "stomach flu".
Date: 2007
Creator: Garcia, Joy
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
On the Line in the Motor City: Narratives of Latina Auto Worker Culture (open access)

On the Line in the Motor City: Narratives of Latina Auto Worker Culture

Paper explores the experiences of the Latina auto-worker community, their struggles in family life, and the effects of marginalization.
Date: 2009
Creator: Gonzalez, Lisa A.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The “Real” New Orleans: Perceptions of Katrina Survivors (open access)

The “Real” New Orleans: Perceptions of Katrina Survivors

Paper describes a project seeking to provide photos that better reflect the lives of residents directly affected by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans after the hurricane.
Date: 2008
Creator: Bolds, Vadal A.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hurricane Katrina: Survivors’ Perceptions of a Social Disaster (open access)

Hurricane Katrina: Survivors’ Perceptions of a Social Disaster

Paper discusses research attempting to identify communication gaps between survivors and the response to Hurricane Katrina.
Date: 2009
Creator: Gregory, Sarah
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Production of Cultural Boundaries: The Influence of Participatory Journalism on the Immigration Debate in Texas (open access)

The Production of Cultural Boundaries: The Influence of Participatory Journalism on the Immigration Debate in Texas

Paper uses a content analysis of the editorial section in a major Dallas-area newspaper to demonstrate a shift within American public discourse toward moral and cultural arguments against illegal immigration, and argues that this is due to the inclusion of participatory journalism in newspaper editorial pages.
Date: 2008
Creator: Williams, Alexander T.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Professor Mom: Surviving the World of Academia and Motherhood (open access)

Professor Mom: Surviving the World of Academia and Motherhood

Paper explores the challenges faced by women faculty members with children who work at colleges and universities in North Texas.
Date: 2007
Creator: Lewis, Stephanie
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Self-Identity Among African American Women (open access)

Self-Identity Among African American Women

Paper examines the impact of social environments on the development of self-identity in young African American women.
Date: 2008
Creator: Jackson, Andrina
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Survival Strategies of Mexicanas (open access)

Survival Strategies of Mexicanas

Paper seeks to identify and describe the coping strategies of Mexicanas, Mexican woman living in the United States.
Date: 2007
Creator: Robles, Jannell
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library