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New issue available: Vol 8 No 2 (2011) of Sites: A Journal of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies |
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| This general edition of Sites features contemporary offerings that illustrate the diversity of social anthropology and cultural studies within New Zealand. |
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| Posted: 2011-12-06 |
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Now available: Volume 8 (1) of Sites, a journal of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies |
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| This issue of Sites, guest edited by Rhonda Shaw, is based on papers presented at The Future of Organ and Tissue Donation Conference held at Victoria University of Wellington on 7th April, 2010. This multi-disciplinary symposium was designed to generate discussion around the topic of organ donation in New Zealand. The articles in this special issue continue that work, featuring research by social scientists on the topic of organ and xeno transplantation. Unlike the media and transplantation advocates, who ask what we could do, and what we should do, to solve the scarcity of human organs, the articles in this volume take a different approach. Contributors ask how people make sense of bodily exchanges when donating and receiving tissue from others, including non-human animals, and the impact of such exchanges on our understandings of identity, relatedness and kinship. |
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| Posted: 2011-09-01 |
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Now available: Vol 7 No 2 (2010) of Sites: a journal of Social Anthropology & Cultural Studies |
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| This special issue, guest edited by medical anthropologist Chrystal Jaye and palliative care specialist Rod MacLeod, offers a snapshot of contemporary research into the field of end-of-life care in New Zealand. As an illustration of the trans-disciplinary scope of medical anthropology, it represents a dialogue between researchers and practitioners from the disciplines of anthropology, palliative care, nursing and health professional education. Health professionals and carers are reminded of the need to be patient centred and remain cognisant of the lived experiences and lifeworlds of their clients and patients. Contributors also ask how health professionals and carers can better care for those approaching the end of their life, and how policy makers and palliative care service providers can better support those who are receiving end-of-life care, as well as those who are providing it. |
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| Posted: 2011-03-30 |
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Now available: Vol 7 No 1 (2010) of Sites: a journal of Social Anthropology & Cultural Studies |
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| This issue features contributions that provide an insightful understanding of some of the broader complexities evident in contemporary NZ society. |
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| Posted: 2011-02-22 |
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Now available: Vol 6 No 2 (2009) of Sites: A journal of Social Anthropology & Cultural Studies |
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| This special issue of Sites - with six specifically commissioned articles and six book reviews - contextualises the current nature of research and teaching in the field of material culture studies within a context which is relevant to New Zealand/Aotearoa as well as the Pacific. As an interdisciplinary forum, it addresses many recent theoretical and methodological developments in this field as they apply to a range of related disciplines interested in the material world. It also highlights the growing crossovers and collaborations between pedagogy, creative art, museum curation, community participation and social issues. |
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| Posted: 2011-02-22 |
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