Alexander Aisher
Biographic Data
| ID | 1248090 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexander Aisher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexander |
| FAMILY NAME | Aisher |
| SIGNATURE | AISHER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Sussex |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Fieldwork's Return
For many anthropologists, longterm ethnographic fieldwork does not end when they leave the field, as the journey towards ethnographic understanding evolves for years after physically returning from the field. In an auto-ethnographic mode, this paper traces the author’s return journey from the field, through transformations in their understanding of soul abduction and spirit-revenge among upland members of the Nyishi tribe in the Eastern Himalayas…
Forum
Anxieties about species extinction, habitat loss, and climate change attributed to the uninhibited commodification of nature-the "massive anthropogenic erosion of biodiversity"-are a theme of our times, marking the Anthropocene. 1 Some of the most acute and severe expressions of ecological guilt and "endangerment sensibilities," expressed in the media and the social and cultural sciences alike, revolve around the waning of "wild" fauna, flora, an…
Blackburn, Stuart
Anthropos , Seite 599 - 600
Voices of Uncertainty
Large-scale deforestation in the upper catchments of the Brahmaputra River represents a key anthropogenic factor at work in the landslides and floods that regularly impact upon Northeast India. For this reason, the conservation of forests in Arunachal Pradesh is of regional significance. Based upon fieldwork conducted with clans of the Nyishi tribe inhabiting the remote uplands of Arunachal Pradesh in 2002–2003, this paper argues that ‘spirits’, …
Voices of Uncertainty
Large-scale deforestation in the upper catchments of the Brahmaputra River represents a key anthropogenic factor at work in the landslides and floods that regularly impact upon Northeast India. For this reason, the conservation of forests in Arunachal Pradesh is of regional significance. Based upon fieldwork conducted with clans of the Nyishi tribe inhabiting the remote uplands of Arunachal Pradesh in 2002–2003, this paper argues that ‘spirits’, …
Fieldwork's Return
For many anthropologists, longterm ethnographic fieldwork does not end when they leave the field, as the journey towards ethnographic understanding evolves for years after physically returning from the field. In an auto-ethnographic mode, this paper traces the author’s return journey from the field, through transformations in their understanding of soul abduction and spirit-revenge among upland members of the Nyishi tribe in the Eastern Himalayas…
Voices of Uncertainty
Large-scale deforestation in the upper catchments of the Brahmaputra River represents a key anthropogenic factor at work in the landslides and floods that regularly impact upon Northeast India. For this reason, the conservation of forests in Arunachal Pradesh is of regional significance. Based upon fieldwork conducted with clans of the Nyishi tribe inhabiting the remote uplands of Arunachal Pradesh in 2002–2003, this paper argues that ‘spirits’, …
Blackburn, Stuart
Anthropos , Seite 599 - 600
Forum
Anxieties about species extinction, habitat loss, and climate change attributed to the uninhibited commodification of nature-the "massive anthropogenic erosion of biodiversity"-are a theme of our times, marking the Anthropocene. 1 Some of the most acute and severe expressions of ecological guilt and "endangerment sensibilities," expressed in the media and the social and cultural sciences alike, revolve around the waning of "wild" fauna, flora, an…
Fieldwork's Return
For many anthropologists, longterm ethnographic fieldwork does not end when they leave the field, as the journey towards ethnographic understanding evolves for years after physically returning from the field. In an auto-ethnographic mode, this paper traces the author’s return journey from the field, through transformations in their understanding of soul abduction and spirit-revenge among upland members of the Nyishi tribe in the Eastern Himalayas…
Sociology (4 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (3 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Geographies of human-animal interactions (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · History (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Agroforestry (1 work)