Category: Faculty

Emory Films appearing at the Fifth International Festival of Ethnological Film “Kratovo 2016”

Emory Films appearing at the Fifth International Festival of Ethnological Film “Kratovo 2016”

Congratulations to Emory Anthropology professors Jenny Chio and Anna Grimshaw, as well as Dr. Kwame Phillips (PhD 2014), who recently had films selected for inclusion at the Fifth International Festival of Ethnological Film “Kratovo 2016”, organized by the Macedonian Ethnological Society.

The festival takes place in late September/early October in Kratovo, Macedonia, and the program includes “农家乐 Peasant Family Happiness” (2013) by Professor Chio, “At Low Tide” (2016) by Professor Grimshaw, and “Welcome to Pa Pae” (2016) by Dr. Phillips.

(The photo is a still from Dr. Chio’s film.)

Dr. Peter Little receives a Templeton Foundation Grant to study Happiness and Well-being

Dr. Peter Little receives a Templeton Foundation Grant to study Happiness and Well-being

Peter Little and Mark Risjord received a “Happiness and Well-being” Grant from the John Templeton Foundation. The Emory team’s project, which also includes economist Workneh Negatu of Addis Ababa University, will study two specific low-income communities: South Wollo, Ethiopia, and Baringo, Kenya.

“The idea is to compare the subjective meaning of the good life and see if that affects the relationship between material well-being and reports of happiness and overall well-being,” says Dr. Little.

Read about the project at Emory News.