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26/10/08
00:47:40, by Lorenz 
. Categories: religion cosmology, Asia, fieldwork / methods, anthropology (general) Accused of being CIA-spy: Anthropologist on fieldwork among Cambodian muslims
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 »
25/10/08
23:07:44, by Lorenz . Categories: Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, fieldwork / methods, anthropology (general), persons and theories, journal articles / papers George Marcus: "Journals? Who cares?"
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 »
14/09/08
Nigel Barley: "Fiction gives better answers than anthropology"
"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 »
14/04/08
Manga instead of scientific paper: How art enriches anthropology
"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 »
04/04/08
13:43:53, by Lorenz . Categories: fieldwork / methods, persons and theories, youth, journal articles / papers Transforming the Anthropology of Childhood - Anthropology News April
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 »
03/04/08
23:37:13, by Lorenz . Categories: Europe, applied anthropology, fieldwork / methods, youth, journal articles / papers Examples of engaging anthropology - New issue of "Anthropology Matters"
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 »
30/03/08
15:51:51, by Lorenz . Categories: technology, development empowerment, fieldwork / methods, Native American, Caribbean, journal articles / papers, cyberanthropology, internet, websites Another way of doing fieldwork: Developing websites with your informants!
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 »
05/03/08
16:52:25, by Lorenz . Categories: Asia, fieldwork / methods, Visual Anthropology, internet, websites "Visual Anthropology of Japan" and more new blogs
Visual Anthropology of Japan" is the name of the blog by anthropologist Steven Fedorowicz (Kansai Gaidai University). All of his students in his class with the same name are required to blog. He links to more than a dozen student blogs.
He explains:… more »
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