Marybeth Macphee
Biographic Data
| ID | 124105 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marybeth Macphee |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marybeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Macphee |
| SIGNATURE | MACPHEE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Amherst College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7913-6522 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Collective moods in Western Isles structures of being
This paper develops a relational framework to interpret ethnographic data on the way residents of a community-owned estate in the Western Isles of Scotland evaluated and contributed to collective quality of life. The analysis compares conversations with community development professionals and crofters to identify social and cultural structures influencing their contrasting interpretations of locally valued qualities of social attachment, belongin…
Traveling the Uncharted Path of Leadership in Federal Anthropology
For those of us who have fantasized over the years that the world would be a better place if anthropologists had a voice in government, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that applied anthropologists working in government settings have succeeded in raising awareness of, and respect for, anthropological ideas beyond the classroom. The bad news is that anthropologists face a long road ahead before the field is ready to exercise this …
The Weight of the Past in the Experience of Health: Time, Embodiment, and Cultural Change in Morocco
Over the past thirty years, the introduction of new technologies into household life in southeastern, Saharan Morocco has decreased both the labor and time needed for the daily tasks of cooking and cleaning. Despite these benefits, Saharan housewives view the changes in diet and food preparation as the cause of an increase in fatigue and poor digestion. They construct this etiology by means of historical metaphors, which locate health in the aest…
Medicine for the heart: The embodiment of faith in Morocco
Medicine for the Heart" is a Moroccan way of describing the power of the Quran to heal the heart, an organ and symbol that links spiritual, emotional, and physical experience. The recitation of Quranic verses offers housewives living in southeastern Saharan Morocco a way to manage emotions associated with recent social changes--emotions that distress the heart and the body. This article is a preliminary examination of how, in everyday life, the p…
The Weight of the Past in the Experience of Health: Time, Embodiment, and Cultural Change in Morocco
Over the past thirty years, the introduction of new technologies into household life in southeastern, Saharan Morocco has decreased both the labor and time needed for the daily tasks of cooking and cleaning. Despite these benefits, Saharan housewives view the changes in diet and food preparation as the cause of an increase in fatigue and poor digestion. They construct this etiology by means of historical metaphors, which locate health in the aest…
Medicine for the heart: The embodiment of faith in Morocco
Medicine for the Heart" is a Moroccan way of describing the power of the Quran to heal the heart, an organ and symbol that links spiritual, emotional, and physical experience. The recitation of Quranic verses offers housewives living in southeastern Saharan Morocco a way to manage emotions associated with recent social changes--emotions that distress the heart and the body. This article is a preliminary examination of how, in everyday life, the p…
Medicine for the heart: The embodiment of faith in Morocco
Medicine for the Heart" is a Moroccan way of describing the power of the Quran to heal the heart, an organ and symbol that links spiritual, emotional, and physical experience. The recitation of Quranic verses offers housewives living in southeastern Saharan Morocco a way to manage emotions associated with recent social changes--emotions that distress the heart and the body. This article is a preliminary examination of how, in everyday life, the p…
The Weight of the Past in the Experience of Health: Time, Embodiment, and Cultural Change in Morocco
Over the past thirty years, the introduction of new technologies into household life in southeastern, Saharan Morocco has decreased both the labor and time needed for the daily tasks of cooking and cleaning. Despite these benefits, Saharan housewives view the changes in diet and food preparation as the cause of an increase in fatigue and poor digestion. They construct this etiology by means of historical metaphors, which locate health in the aest…
Traveling the Uncharted Path of Leadership in Federal Anthropology
For those of us who have fantasized over the years that the world would be a better place if anthropologists had a voice in government, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that applied anthropologists working in government settings have succeeded in raising awareness of, and respect for, anthropological ideas beyond the classroom. The bad news is that anthropologists face a long road ahead before the field is ready to exercise this …
Collective moods in Western Isles structures of being
This paper develops a relational framework to interpret ethnographic data on the way residents of a community-owned estate in the Western Isles of Scotland evaluated and contributed to collective quality of life. The analysis compares conversations with community development professionals and crofters to identify social and cultural structures influencing their contrasting interpretations of locally valued qualities of social attachment, belongin…
Sociology (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · African Studies and Ethnography (2 works) · Embodied cognition (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 works)