Tag: Anthropology

Microfinance and Its Discontents: Women in Debt in Bangladesh

March 9, 2011

Bangladeshi women count money for repayment to a microcredit bank. Author Lamia Karim’s new book asks why we know so little about microfinance’s consequences. Image source. In 2006 the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh won the Nobel Peace Prize for its innovative microfinancing operations. Lamia Karim, associate professor of cultural anthropology at the University of Oregon, … More Microfinance and Its Discontents: Women in Debt in Bangladesh

M. Bianet Castellanos: Tourism in Cancún and its social and economic effects on indigenous communities.

November 17, 2010

Beach in Cancún, Mexico. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. As a free trade zone and Latin America’s most popular destination, Cancún, Mexico, is more than just a tourist town. It is not only actively involved in the production of transnational capital but also forms an integral part of the state’s modernization plan for rural, indigenous … More M. Bianet Castellanos: Tourism in Cancún and its social and economic effects on indigenous communities.

"No One Loves a Loser" — life on the streets in San Francisco.

August 25, 2010

The following is an excerpt drawn from the new book Hobos, Hustlers, and Backsliders: Homeless in San Francisco, by Teresa Gowan. Gowan will be giving a talk and signing books tonight at University Press Books in Berkeley, CA, and tomorrow night at Modern Times Bookstore in San Francisco. Find more event info on our website. … More "No One Loves a Loser" — life on the streets in San Francisco.