regarded as one of the most important concepts in structuralism, the theory of binary opposition has long been used as a yardstick against which structuralists measure their researches in the wide realms of linguistics, narratives, philosophy, cultural studies, anthropology, and psychology. employing binary opposition in structural anthropology, lévi-strauss aimed to discover human’s cognitive ...

An unsung alumnus of the Manchester School, Axel Sommerfelt (b. 1926) published little during his career, but has nevertheless had a major impact on contemporary Norwegian anthropology. Following six years as lecturer in Salisbury, he taught at University Oslo from 1966 until retirement 1996. This article traces intellectual itinerary. Beginning with re-study Fortes's Tallensi material, later c...

This case study aimed to interpret the underlying historical and cultural aspects of the provision of care at an indigenous healthcare service facility. This is an interpretive, case study-type research with qualitative approach, which was conducted in 2012 at the Indigenous Health Support Center (CASAI) of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Data were collected by means systematic observa...

This paper provides a short overview of Social Signal Processing, the domain aimed at bridging the social intelligence gap between people and machines. The focus of Social Signal Processing is on nonverbal behavioral cues that human sciences (psychology, anthropology, sociology, etc.) have identified as conveying social signals, i.e. relational attitudes towards others and social situations. Th...

As a variety of anthropology, cyber anthropology is considered to be the fastest growing sub branch in the science. It is based on synergic effects of multimedia systems and hypermedia, using their comparative advantages. One of the least researched fields of cyber anthropology is the relationship of individuals and social groups with a multimedia document in terms of their perception of such s...