When, why and how are individuals moved by a piece of art in a museum or gallery? How can art change people's lives? Anthropologist Sandra Dudley, and neuroscientist Rodrigo Quian Quiroga will develop a new, interdisciplinary approach to the perception… more »
Category: "fieldwork / methods"
by lorenz on Oct 26, 2008 in religion cosmology, Asia, fieldwork / methods, anthropology (general) • 1 comment »
Are muslim communities getting more sceptical towards anthropologists? In an interview with Phnom Pen Post, anthropologist Bjørn Blengsli tells about his research among muslims in Cambodia - "one of the fastest-changing Muslim societies in the world".… more »
by lorenz on Oct 25, 2008 in Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, fieldwork / methods, anthropology (general), persons and theories, journal articles / papers • 7 comments »
When George Marcus, one of the most influential anthropologists, was in Oslo recently, I asked him what he thinks about Open access. His answer surprised me. He said: "Journals? Who cares?" There is little original thinking in journals, no longer exciti… more »
"Fiction's more fun. It lets you look inside people's heads in a way you wouldn't dare to do if you stuck to anthropology", anthropologist Nigel Barley says in an interview with the Telegraph:
"As an anthropologist you're always asking questions such… more »
"Anthropologist creates oceanic manga fantasy" is the headline of a story in The Daily Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper). "I want to portray in manga what I gained from field investigation, but cannot fully express in scientific papers," anthropologis… more »
by lorenz on Apr 4, 2008 in fieldwork / methods, persons and theories, youth, journal articles / papers • 2 comments »
Has Anthropology News gone open-access? 14 articles of the new issue are online. Anthropology News examines new ways of thinking about childhood and children's roles and experiences. Methodological challenges of anthropological work with and of children… more »
by lorenz on Apr 3, 2008 in Europe, applied anthropology, fieldwork / methods, youth, journal articles / papers
How can anthropology contribute to understanding and fighting inequality? The new issue of Anthropology Matters brings together articles from the first British postgraduate MA in Applied Anthropology and Community and Youth Work. Most of the students ar… more »
by lorenz on Mar 30, 2008 in technology, development empowerment, fieldwork / methods, Native American, Caribbean, journal articles / papers, cyberanthropology, internet, websites
Indigenous communities have embraced the internet from early on. The website of the Oneida Indian Nation was set up before the website for the White House. Anthropologist Maximilian C. Forte has developped several websites in collaboration with indigenou… more »
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