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Multimodal Anthropology
"Since the 2010s, there has been an enthusiastic call for using multimodal methods in anthropological research. This call dovetails with the democratization of media production technologies..." - By Nat Nesvaderani
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Archaeology of the African Diaspora
"Archaeological investigations have uncovered the legacies of a remarkable diversity of African diaspora populations in the Americas. Overcoming the horrors of the trans-Atlantic slave trade..." – By Christopher C. Fennell
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In March 2025, 34 new articles and 2 revised, spread across 14 subjects, have been published on the Oxford Research Encyclopedias platform.
ORE Food Studies is Now Available via Subscription and Perpetual Access
On October 23, after a successful free period during development, the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Food Studies has been made available via subscription and perpetual access to libraries and institutions worldwide.
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