Osnovni predmet ovog teorijski usmerenog istraživanja sastoji se u problematizaciji socioloških aspekata neoliberalizma . Zbog navodne „poznatosti“ i sveopšte „razumljivosti“ neoliberalizma kao globalno proučavanog fenomena, neretko dolazi do toga da se njime kao opštim mestom m…
This thesis examines how select participants came to be involved in DiY punk culture, what they do in it, and how, if they do, they exit from the culture. Underpinning this will be an ethnographic examination of how the ethics of punk informs their views of remaining authentic a…
This dissertation is based on a two year ethnographic fieldstudy and analysis of the practice, political economy, gender identity, and ritual processes surrounding traditional forms of Turkish wrestling and their relationship to and influence on contemporary Turkish culture and …
This thesis project explicates the proliferation of “authentic” goods in urban millennial consumer culture. Whether a product makes appeals to its historicity, uses labels such as “Ethically Sourced” and “Fair Trade,” or advertises with cinema verité aesthetics, the production o…
This study investigates the contemporary culture of sound baths through an oral history project consisting of interviews with practitioners from a small community in New York City. Contributing to current Sound Studies discourses on listening practices and sound culture, this di…
The collecting of “erotic” artifacts in 19th century Egyptology reveals the ways in which museums constructed knowledge around sex and grappled with sexual content in relation to the perceived value of artifacts. By looking at two types of artifacts, those with an overt sexual n…
This dissertation utilizes Galtung's (1990) theory of cultural violence to address cultural factors that may be related to domestic violence and wife abuse in Pakistan. It discusses the role of patriarchy, gender role ideologies, culture of honor, and sexual objectification and …