Monthly Newletter – EthnoGraph
The Irish Journal of Anthropology is pleased announce the creation of the monthly newsletter EthnoGraph and would like to invite contributions to its monthly publication.
The attached call for submissions sets out EthnoGraph’s scope and its submission guidelines. Submissions are around 1,000 words enabling contributors to pose emerging thoughts, ethnographic reflections, and topical analysis.
EthnoGraph’s editors, Ashwin, Xinyi and Tom encourage contributions from researchers in any stage of their academic careers.
Further information click here!
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Why is Donald Trump dancing to “YMCA”?
Author – A. Jamie Saris, Maynooth University
Monday, 19 Oct 2020
https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2020/1019/1172424-donald-trump-ymca-maga-rallies-us-election-2020/
“Y.M.C.A.” is a disco favourite from the Village People, a band who once made middle class white America uncomfortable because of their LGBT roots. US president Donald Trump has used the song to showcase his newly recovered vitality after his Covid-19 diagnosis at non-masked/non-socially-distanced events in front of an audience packed with homophobic members of suburban Evangelical churches.
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All you need to know about urban farming
Author – Stuart Lang, Maynooth University
Thursday, 3 Sep 2020
https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2020/0902/1162794-urban-farming-garden-city-allotments/
Ever considered growing food in your front garden? What about inside a shipping container, or maybe a warehouse rooftop? This is the world of urban agriculture. In places like these, urban farmers are growing a myriad of fruits and vegetables, raising animals and growing microgreens indoors under dazzling arrays of UV lights.
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5 reasons why greyhounds make great family pets
Author – Chrissy Skelton, Maynooth University
Thursday, 13 Aug 2020
https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2020/0812/1158743-greyhounds-family-pets/
Each year, thousands of Irish greyhounds need to find a new home. If your home is ready for a new pet, you might want to spend some time considering whether or not a greyhound is a good fit for you. But, you might say, aren’t greyhounds super-fit athletic dogs that need to be homed only with lycra-wearing families of muscle-laden statuesque people?
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