NEOS Current Issue: Volume 17, Issue 1, Spring 2025

 

NEOS is the flagship publication of the Anthropology of Children and Youth Interest Group (ACYIG) of the American Anthropological Association. All articles within this annual, refereed publication are open access. The current issue can be downloaded in its entirety in PDF format.

Playing the Game: An Anthropological Exploration of Youth, Sport, and Play

Table of Contents

Editor’s Corner

PLAYING THE GAME: AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF YOUTH, SPORT, AND PLAY
Chelsea Cutright
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ACYIG ADVISORY BOARD UPDATE
Ida Fadzillah Leggett

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THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ANTHROPOLOGY AND SPORT (FOR DEVELOPMENT)
Shamira Naidu-Young
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Original Research Articles

BEYOND VIOLENCE AND STRESS: HOW FOOTBALL PROVIDES A SAFE(R) SPACE FOR YOUNG MEN IN JAMAICA
Julia Faulhaber
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YOUNG PEOPLE, STUDENTS, AND ATHLETES: COMPETITION REDEFINED IN CONTEXTS OF INTENSIFIED SCHOOLING IN SPORTS
Sebastián Fuentes and Franco Balaguer
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CHILDREN’S SPORTING LIFE IN CONTEMPORARY MAASAI SOCIETY
Xiaojie Tian
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“NEVER SEEN A BOY WHO CAN’T PLAY”: GENDER, POWER, AND SOCIABILITY IN CHECKERS GAMES
Fernanda Müller and Rafaela Nunes Marques
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PLAYING WITH STONES: SOCIAL CHANGE, MOBILITY, AND MORALITY AMONG THE SCHOOLGIRLS OF HIGHLAND MADAGASCAR
Valentina Mutti
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CREOLIZATION AT PLAY: IDENTITY, JOY, AND THE REMIXING OF STATIANNESS AT THE CHRISTMAS PARADE IN SINT EUSTATIUS
Nicole Sanches
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Commentaries

’ICEYÉEYE [COYOTE] IS PLAY AND SPORT: INDIGENOUS METHODOLOGIES OF PLAYFUL PEDAGOGY FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING NIIMÍIPUU LANGUAGE AND STORIES.
Angel Sobotta
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LEARNING THROUGH STORYTELLING: AN INTERVIEW WITH ANGEL SOBOTTA, AS TOLD BY ’ICEYÉEYE [COYOTE]
Jessica Chapman
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About Us

About NEOS

NEOS is the flagship publication of the Anthropology of Children and Youth Interest Group (ACYIG), American Anthropological Association. The annual publication consists of peer-reviewed original short-form research articles as well as editor-reviewed commentaries and feature pieces.  NEOS relies on the work of many volunteers, including the full editorial board, peer reviewers, the ACYIG communications team, and a multitude of advisory board members for both NEOS and ACYIG. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact acyig.editor@gmail.com.


About Anthropology of Children and Youth Interest Group (ACYIG)

Launched in 2007 as an Interest Group within the American Anthropological Association, the Anthropology of Children and Youth Interest Group (ACYIG) now boasts more than 1200 members in over ten countries. Members include academics and practitioners who publish on and work with, children all over the world. The need for an anthropological interest group concerned with children and childhood continues to center on the fact that, despite growing interest in the area of cross-cultural research on childhood, children’s experiences, and children’s rights, there are very few established places to discuss and publicize such work, especially outside the realm of education and health disciplines.

NEOS Editorial Board

Chelsea Cutright, PhD
Editor

Alana Walls, PhD
Assistant Editor and Website Coordinator

Anne-Marie Bedard, MA
Assistant Editor

Sean Heath, PhD
Assistant Editor

Alexea Howard, M.A.
Assistant Editor

Manya Kagan, PhD
Assistant Editor

Jennifer Shaw, PhD
Assistant Editor

Jessica Chapman
Copyeditor