Comments on: Albanian Anthropology

By: fenula

fenula — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:14:16 +0000

There is actually the only Albanian anthropologist, the only who deserves to be called so. It’s a pity Smoki didnt get in touch with him but normal at the same time as he moved to Albania only recently. His name is Albert Doja and you can contact me if you want further details.
I’m a fan of finding out what informal ties are about :)

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By: The B-Log » Blog Archive » The Confusing Miscegenation of Homesickness and Wanderlust

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 05:34:33 +0000

[...] interest in cultural anthropology, then you probably also read Savage Minds, in which case Kerim’s post on Albanian Anthropology has made you aware of NewAnthro, a collectiv [...]

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By: Smoki

Smoki — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:50:49 +0000

hello everyone! First, I apologise if I started a weblog war. I didn’t intended it. It was meant mostly as a joke. I am actually happy that you guys have picked on our weblog which is really really new and experimental.
About the Soviet ethnographers, there may well be as there are Albanians although Albania cut all ties to the Soviet block since the 60s. As I am discovering now however, Albanian ethnographers (who like to call themselves ethnologists rather) have a very narrow and nationalistic framework. All of them exist under the banner of the Institute of folklore (sometimes called Institute of Popular culture but it’s the same institution). What I was referring to also was the fact that there is no Anthropology department per se in Albania. there is only one course on ethnology under the History department.
There has been a revival now but mostly from outsiders and’or students who still have not coalesced into some kind of cohesive institutional form. I hope this answers some of the questions.

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By: Jesse

Jesse — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:08:46 +0000

Weren’t there Soviet anthropologists? Or am I just thinking of Soviet ethnographers? Perhaps Albania’s split with the USSR was responsible for the absence of anthropologists in the country.

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By: Dustin

Dustin — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 19:19:42 +0000

Yeah, that’s my department’s anthro site, actually. I’e been watching the site for a while, to see what they ended up doing with it — I’ve been out of the NEw School loop for so long, that most of the people involved are strangers to me.

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By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 12:48:55 +0000

It looks like they’re a bunch of grad students from the New School staying in touch with one another. On 24 May, Adeola Enigbokan found Savage Minds, and had this to say:

Y0u thought we were the first group of anthro grad students getting in on the blogging craze?? Well you were wrong! Check this link out! Of course they’ve got a pretty corny name, and no pics, but hey, everyone can’t be us :D I wonder what school(s) they’re from?

And your friend Smoki thinks they’re cooler than you. Sounds like it’s time for an anthro-blog throw-down…

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