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Hugh Gusterson, associate professor of anthropology at MIT, Anthropology News (AAA) November
When anthropology was established as a discipline in the early 20th century the relationship between magic, science and religion was one of its central preocc… more »
RedNova reviews two books:
Women and Race in Early Modern Texts. By Joyce Green MacDonald. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. ix + 188 pages.
English Ethnicity and Race in Early Modern Drama. By Mary Floyd- Wilson. Cambridge: Cambridge Un… more »
The Tufts Daily
Nina Kammerer, David Guss, and Mark Auslander (L-R) were three of the six professors from four different schools engaged in a roundtable discussion over the growing field of Public Anthropology. In her presentation, Wellesley professor… more »
Dina Mehta, author of the blog Conversations with Dina, points to a ethnographic study on bloggers. She quotes:
"The bloggers interviewed say their preference for blogging over a web page because it is more dynamic “the rhythm of frequent, usually bri… more »
Manchester Online
MOST people believe the local pub is far more important to their community than the church, according to a survey published today. Kate Fox, social anthropologist and co-director of the Social Issues Research Centre, was asked to com… more »
by lorenz on Nov 9, 2004 in corporate & business anthropology, applied anthropology, fieldwork / methods • 2 comments »
The Grand Island Independent
Eight O'Clock Coffee Co. wanted its advertising push to hit people right where they live: in their own homes, just waking up in the morning, craving that first cup of coffee. To get the right look, the company turned to an… more »
by lorenz on Nov 7, 2004 in politics, gift economy gift giving, books, anthropology (general) • 1 comment »
Steven Shaviro, professor in English at Wayne State University
David Graeber's Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology is filled with interesting and provocative ideas. Graeber wants to ally the discipline of anthropology with the anarchist currents th… more »
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