Welcome back to another week of the anthropology in fashion series, where we learn about the traditional dresses from one region in the world every week. This week, we’ll be looking at traditional clothing from the Andean States in South America. South … Continue reading Anthropology in Fashion: Cultural Clothing in Andean South America
Colonization was not an inevitable process, rather an important historical process that shaped the global order. The intersectional relationships between colonization, economic power, and socio-political framework, created an institutional foundation of social inequalities against Indigenous peoples. Colonization set off a … Continue reading Evo Morales, Climate Change, and the Restrictions of Colonization
Inhabiting the forests of Paraguay, Argentina, southern Brazil, Bolivia and Uruguay are the Guarani people, a group of indigenous tribes of South America. They were once a thriving group and their population spanned more land than now, but the Europeans’ … Continue reading Anthropology: The Guarani History, Culture, and Present Day
Adrenaline is a hormone built in the adrenal medulla. It is highly involved in the fight or flight mechanism and linked to an increase in blood pressure, pulse, oxygen consumption and a decomposition of the body’s fat and glycogen reservoirs. … Continue reading Travel Guide: The Bucket List for an Adrenaline Rush Experience
Trek up the highest capital in the world, Bolivia’s La Paz, and you’ll stumble into a group of villages. Here, nestled in the forest of Yungas is the kingdom of the Afro-Bolivians, a community that remained unrecognized by the world … Continue reading Anthropology: The Afro-Bolivians History and Culture
Commodity fetishism implies that relationships are less about people, and more about things. In a world that is increasingly connected through products and devices, we are also met with disconnected social relationships and intensified global inequalities. Through this lens, this … Continue reading Commodity Fetishism and Power in the Bolivian Mines