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Living Cultures – Contemporary Ethnographies of Culture

Posted by: Ariane Beldi on: December 2, 2008

Call for Paper
The Institute for Communications Studies (ICS) and the Media Industries Research Centre (MIRC) at The University of Leeds invites papers for a 1½-day conference:

Living Cultures – Contemporary Ethnographies of Culture
Monday March 30 (pm) 2009, Tuesday March 31 (full day) 2009
The University of Leeds, UK

Keynote speakers:
Professor Les Back (Professor, Department of Sociology, Goldsmiths College, [...]

Anthropology: technology-driven renaissance?

Posted by: Ariane Beldi on: August 21, 2008

Recently, I have been more and more frequently requested to describe what I’m actually doing for a Ph.D. research that’s keeping me so busy for such a long time and came to the conclusion that I would have to start with anthropology, because most people have quite ridiculous misconceptions about this field of study. [...]

First fieldwork, first mission

Posted by: Ariane Beldi on: June 9, 2008

The general fun of fieldwork:
Alright, here is the first part of the account from my week-end at JapAniManga Night. I’m sorry, I can’t put it all in one post, so I hope you’ll be able to keep up with me as I organize my thoughts and notes. The first part is more a general assessment [...]



  • Ariane Beldi: Bonjour, Je vous remercie de ce chaleureux compliment au sujet des Suisses. Un peu stéréotypé, à certains égards, mais assez juste aussi! ;-) J'
  • esmeralda erefaie: Chers amis, Je vous remercie de votre article. Depuis de très longues années je fréquente ce pays qui est la Suisse. Je le trouve fort agréable
  • MelOu: Je suis allée aujourd'hui au Village Manga ! ^^ Ils étaient encore en train d'installer certaines choses. Mais globalement, c'était intéressant. ^

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Blog Update

Latest update - 12/02/2008
Addition of a list of bibliographic resources on Japanese popular culture, particularly animes and mangas.

update - 11/24/2008
Addition of my thesis bibliography as it stands now in two sections: Collections of essays and Monographies.

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