This anthropological thesis is based on 9 month of fieldwork carried out at the world largest market for fake commodities, Xiangyang market, from 2005 to 2006. It’s about the building of identities among the people (so called huangniu), working in this fake market, and how they cope and interact with the pressure and stigmatization from the surrounding society; Becoming Real Businessmen
This PhD is an small island study, with the aim to investigate the changing livelihoods of people who live in remote island communities. It’s based on a casestudy from the remotely located atoll of Ontong Java in the Salomon Islands; Making an Island Living(phd)
The starting point of this thesis is the city district of Hangda Xincun, located in the 4 million big city of Hangzhou in the wealthy Zhejiang province of Southeastern China. It’s about how the fast speeding urban modernisations process is threatening this special old district, and how the local inhabitants are fighting for the conservation of the district. The sense and feelings of “home” get renewed significance in a fast developing world, always in transformation; I orkanens øje
In 2001, Argentina went through a financial breakdown, which turned out to have a major impact on the everyday life of the Argentinians. Many specially young people, lost their confidence with society and in the years following the crise, there was a new blooming popularity in practicing “Tango”. This thesis tries to argue, that the young dancers find and seek autencity, confidence and security in the practice of Tango, and through this, regain some of their confidence in the social world; Fast grund under fødderne(Tango i B.A)
During the period 1976-1983, Argentina as many other SouthAmerican countries, were ruled by an military regime, which were characterized by its stateterrorism. It has left Argentina with deep wounds on the soul, and this thesis deals with how the story of this period of dictatorship is passed on to the new generations. It’s done through an analyze of how the dictatorship and stateterrorism is portraited in a specific selection of history books used in the primary school; Militærdiktaturet i Argentina, 1976-83
This thesis deals with the difficulties of the indigenous in Bolivia to gain political influence in the period 1952-1999. What is the reasons for the continuing lack of influence of the indigenous, when they in number make up the majority of the bolivian population?; Indianere og politisk deltagelse
To identify gender is straightforward but to understand gender is more complex. This thesis attempts to make an analyze of how gender can be comprehended in the Mexican culture. It’s in danish and based on a qualitative interview research among seven students and teachers on the faculty of philosophy in Guanajuato, and the thesis also include theories and litterature from among others, Bourdieu and Octavio Paz; Konsidentitet_i_Mexico
A thesis from 2003 with focus on the multicultural society in Mexico. It’s about the policy of the Mexican goverment concerning indigenous people, since they declared Mexico a multicultural nation back in 1992. And how the indigenous people and the zapatist movement has responded and dealed with this policy. It’s in danish and has the title; Det multikulturelle samfund i Mexico: Nye muligheder for zapatisterne og de oprindelige folk?; Multikulturelle samfund i Mexico, (part 1) + Multikulturelle samfund i Mex (part 2)
This anthropological thesis deals with the strategies by urban youth in Senegal to achieve social adulthood in the context of economic decline and an atmosphere of social crisis. The study is mainly based around the experiences of Adama, a 35 year old carpenter from Gueule Tapée. It’s in English and has the title “On the move: Young men navigating paths towards adulthood in Gueule Tapée (Dakar)”; Young men navigating paths (Dakar)
This 2009 thesis is a casestudy from the Arabic Republic of Egypt with gender and empowerment as keywords. The purpose is consequently to outline the circumstances which facilitate and restrict women’s access to the academic elite. It’s in danish and has the title ”Køn og rekruttering – et casestudie af kvinder i den akademiske elite i Egypten”: Køn og rekruttering