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05/11/09
04:10:45, by Lorenz 
. Categories: Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, anthropology (general), University / Academia, internet, ethics Anthropologists ignore Open Access Week - a report from Wellington
What's the point of science if it's not publicly accessible? Two weeks ago, the first global Open Access Week was organized. Masters' student in anthropology Karstein Noremark has written a report for antropologi.info about the Open Access Week at Victor… more »
02/10/09
00:42:02, by Lorenz . Categories: politics, Us and Them, Asia, aboriginees, anthropology (general), ethics Correction (and Update): "Army-Anthropologists don't call Afghans "Savages"
My most recent post Army-Anthropologists call Afghans "Savages" received a lot attention, so it might be necessary to write a new post after the debates in the comment field and via email. It seems that the Sydney Morning Herald reporter misunderstoo… more »
28/09/09
Army-Anthropologists call Afghans "Savages"?
Do you want to know what anthropologists who work for the US military in Afghanistan write about the people America is at war with? I resist to believe it but according to the Syndney Morning Herald they call some Afghan societies for "utter savages".… more »
30/07/09
09:37:18, by Lorenz . Categories: indigenous people / minorities, politics, Us and Them, Asia, anthropology (general), ethics IUAES-anthropologists "praise" Chinese government's relation to minorities
Chinese authorities continue using the 16th congress by the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES) to spread propaganda. This is the most recent article: Overseas anthropologists: Adventure in Chinese ethnic village "e… more »
24/07/09
03:32:09, by Lorenz . Categories: indigenous people / minorities, politics, Us and Them, Asia, anthropology (general), ethics Anthropology in China: IUAES-conference boycott due to Uyghur massacre
(UPDATE 27.7.09: Chinese media propaganda at IUAES anthropology conference in Kunming? / UPDATE 30.7: IUAES-anthropologists "praise" Chinese government's relation to minorities )
Last year, the conference was cancelled by the Chinese government for fea… more »
23/07/09
When should anthropologists work for the military?
The debate on anthropology and the military is extremly polarized. Mats Utas, Head of the Africa Programme at the Swedish National Defence College, has written an interesting article where he challenges both sides. Among other things, he shows that there… more »
20/06/09
03:10:13, by Lorenz . Categories: politics, religion cosmology, Us and Them, Europe, applied anthropology, University / Academia, ethics Militarisation of Research: Meet the Centre for Studies in Islamism and Radicalisation
We have discussed a lot about the strengthening ties between the military and universities in the USA and Britain, but similar things are happening in Scandinavia. And there is no public debate about it here.
One example is a research center that was… more »
10/01/09
Humain Terrain anthropologist attacked in Afghanistan has died
(via 'Ilm al-insaan) An anthropologist embedded with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan to help soldiers understand local customs has died more than two months after she was doused with fuel and set on fire, according to ap.
Anthropologist Paula Loyd, 36,… more »
27/11/08
What happened at the AAA meeting in San Francisco?
The American Anthropological Association’s annual meeting is over - here a quick round-up of the conference coverage on the web.
Anthropology and the military was a hot topic this year as well as Inside Higher Ed informs in three articles:
Accordi… more »
22/09/08
21:54:52, by Lorenz . Categories: politics, Us and Them, applied anthropology, Northern America, Middle East, ethics How the Human Terrain System people think
"They’re natural born killers. They’re good, they’re lethal, they’re fantastic. I love working with them", says Major Robert Holbert. He was part of the first Human Terrain Team in Afghanistan in 2007 and tells his story in a fascinating interview with L… more »
11/07/08
"A well-informed critique of wartime anthropology for the military"
Approximately half of all anthropologists in the United States contributed their expertise to the World War II effort. In his new book Anthropological Intelligence: The Deployment and Neglect of American Anthropology in the Second World War, anthropologi… more »
16/04/08
Cooperation between the Pentagon and anthropologists a fiasco?
The collaboration between the U.S. military and anthropologists has been criticized for both political and ethical reasons. According to a recent article in Newsweek, the whole project could end as a fiasco: The implementation of the $40 million project… more »
06/02/08
Military spies invade anthropology conferences?
The U.S. military is not only interested in employing anthropologists. Now, they have started attending anthropology conferences. Anthropologist Caroline Osella from the University in London and one of the editors of Social Mobility In Kerala, is worried… more »
10/12/07
01:01:49, by Lorenz . Categories: technology, Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, media, internet, websites, ethics New media and anthropology - AAA meeting part III
While new media can foster participatory ethnography and enhance access, one also has to reflect on the implications of the Internet’s openness and availability. This was one of the lessons of a session at the annual meeting of the American Anthropologic… more »
29/11/07
10:55:53, by Lorenz . Categories: politics, corporate & business anthropology, Us and Them, University / Academia, ethics Final report launched: AAA no longer opposes collaboration with CIA and the military
(post in progress) The American Anthropological Association (AAA) sounds quite diplomatic in its final report on the growing ties between the military and anthropology. The report was released yesterday at the annual AAA meeting and says:
There is no… more »
12/11/07
American Anthropological Association opposes collaboration with the military - Bloggers react
A few days ago, the Executive Board of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) decided to oppose the embedding of anthropologists in military teams (HTS) in Iraq and Afghanistan. The use of anthropological knowledge in the U.S. military and the m… more »
31/10/07
10:27:20, by Lorenz . Categories: politics, Us and Them, Northern America, University / Academia, ethics "Arabs and Muslims should be wary of anthropologists"
News of anthropologists in the US. military starts circulating on one of the largest Muslim websites, Culture Matters reports. Anthropologist Donald Abdallah Cole says to IslamOnline.net that "Arabs and Muslims should be wary of western anthropologists"… more »
09/10/07
15:23:53, by Lorenz . Categories: politics, Us and Them, applied anthropology, Northern America, University / Academia, ethics "No wonder that anthropology is banished from universities in the 'decolonized' world" (updated)
The debates about the militarisation of anthropology have recently made the front page of the New York Times and several other newspapers (f.ex. The Boston Globe) and blogs discussed the story.
Are more and more (American) anthropologists willing to… more »
27/09/07
Society for Ethnomusicology condemns use of music in torture
(via Savage Minds) Can a discussion about the use of music in torture shed new perspectives in our debates about the use of anthropological knowledge in torture, askes Kerim Friedman on Savage Minds. Jason Baird Jackson points in his comment to the Soci… more »
23/09/07
17:42:39, by Lorenz . Categories: politics, applied anthropology, anthropology (general), journal articles / papers, University / Academia, ethics Anthropology and CIA: "We need more awareness of the political nature and uses of our work"
In the newest issue of Anthropology Today (to be published in October), David Price continues discussing how CIA and similar agencies "covertly set our research agendas and selectively harvest the resulting research" and writes that "sometimes we may nee… more »
19/09/07
Oppose participation in counter-insurgency! Network of Concerned Anthropologists launched
(via Savage Minds) As a response to the growing militarisation of anthropology, a group of anthropologists (incl. David Price, Gustaaf Houtman and Kanhong Lin) has lauched the Network of Concerned Anthropologists: They encourage the development of an eth… more »
07/09/07
"Anthropology = Smarter Counterinsurgency"
Another article about military anthropologists: The Christian Science Monitor writes about anthropologist "Tracy" who helps the US Army in their war against Afghanistan. Tracy "can give only her first name" to the journalist:
Evidence of how far the… more »
17/07/07
Military anthropologist starts blogging about his experiences
One of the anthropologists who is working for the military has started blogging about his experiences with the U.S. Army. His name is Marcus Griffin, professor at Christopher Newport University, Virginia (USA). He now works at Ft. Hood, Texas, for the t… more »
22/06/07
Military - social science roundtable: Anthropologists help mold counterinsurgency policy
A few weeks ago I wrote about the deepening connections between anthropologists, military and intelligence agencies. Yesterday, Fort Leavenworth (USA) conducted a roundtable discussion among anthropologists and military veterans who have experience in Ir… more »
13:50:18, by Lorenz . Categories: culture traditions, Latin- and Central America, Native American, ethics Infanticide: "We are fighting against anthropologists"
Babies born into some Indian societies in the Amazon are being buried alive, a practice that is being covered up by the Brazilian authorities and anthropologists "out of respect for tribal culture" according to the Telegraph. "We are fighting against doc… more »
02/06/07
04:30:17, by Lorenz . Categories: religion cosmology, Us and Them, fieldwork / methods, University / Academia, ethics Protests against British research council: "Recruits anthropologists for spying on muslims"
Reading my earlier post “The dangerous militarisation of anthropology” you might get the impression that this is something that only regards the U.S. But the same thing is happening in Britain. A few weeks ago the Association of Social Anthropologists of… more »
28/05/07
05:29:36, by Lorenz . Categories: applied anthropology, Northern America, University / Academia, ethics The dangerous militarisation of anthropology
On 15 December 2006 the US Army released a new counterinsurgency manual, FM 3-24. At least one anthropologist played a role in preparing the 282-page document: Montgomery McFate. Anthropological knowledge is even considered as more important than bombs:… more »
03:15:49, by Lorenz . Categories: applied anthropology, fieldwork / methods, Northern America, journal articles / papers, University / Academia, ethics More and more anthropologists are recruited to service military operations
The connections between anthropologists, military counterinsurgency experts and intelligence agencies are multiplying and deepening. It is well known that anthropologists work for the military. But government agencies may be only the tip of the iceberg.… more »
08/02/07
22:20:56, by Lorenz . Categories: Latin- and Central America, applied anthropology, books, poverty, anthropology (general), ethics "Anthropology needs to engage in an activist way"
"Anthropology needs to develop a listening capacity and to engage in an activist way, to become involved with the problem, not just to observe it from a distance", says Brazilian anthropologist João Biehl in a portrait on the website of his university (P… more »
11/12/06
00:42:10, by Lorenz . Categories: Us and Them, Africa, poverty, anthropology (general), journal articles / papers, University / Academia, ethics Fieldwork reveals: Bush administration is lying about the "war on terror" in the Sahara
"The US is sending troops to the Sahara desert of west Africa to open what it calls a new front in the war on terror", the Guardian reported three years ago. "The ‘official truth’ about the ‘war on terror’ on the Sahara-Sahel is a ‘lie’", anthropologist… more »
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