Anthropology in India is losing relevance. Many anthropology departments are shutting down, especially in Western India. "Gifted anthropologists" are also shifting to other professions. At the Second Indian Anthropological Congress, KK Basa, director of… more »
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by lorenz on Feb 22, 2007 in corporate & business anthropology, applied anthropology, interdisciplinary
Anthropologist Simon Roberts at INTEL in Ireland asked me to blog about this job offer (pdf) that actually is a good example of applied anthropology. "The jobs will suit people who are interested in working at the exciting intersection of technology, med… more »
by lorenz on Feb 19, 2007 in technology, Us and Them, globalisation, anthropology (general), cyberanthropology, internet
(via del.icio.us) After his video about collaborative tools on the web (like blogs, wikis etc), Michael Wesch has become the most talked about anthropologist on the internet. In an interview with John Battelle's Searchblog, Wesch explains his interest in… more »
How to understand religious experiences when you have not 'experienced' the experiences? What is the function of emotions in the anthropological research process? Do emotions operate as 'anthropology's taboo'? Or are they key tools in our understanding… more »
by lorenz on Feb 10, 2007 in globalisation, Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, anthropology (general), journal articles / papers, University / Academia, cosmopolitanism • 2 comments »
How many Siberian anthropologists do you know? What are Chinese anthropologists engaged in? The discipline of anthropology is quite ethnocentric. It is dominated by research institutes in the U.S and Britain. Only a small elite interacts on a global leve… more »
by lorenz on Feb 9, 2007 in Latin- and Central America, fieldwork / methods, University / Academia • 2 comments »
It's a privilege to be an anthropologist on fieldwork. Reading Cicilie's field blog from Paris and now also Antropyton's field blog from Nicaragua makes me wonder: Why am I still sitting on my messy desk (picture) in Oslo?
A few weeks ago, Antropyton… more »
by lorenz on Feb 8, 2007 in Latin- and Central America, applied anthropology, books, poverty, anthropology (general), ethics • 1 comment »
"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 »
by lorenz on Feb 7, 2007 in Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, anthropology (general), journal articles / papers, University / Academia
The new issue of Anthropology Today is out - one of my favorite journals. I used to summarize the most interesting articles here but from now on I'll no longer be able to do that. The Norwegian University libraries have cancelled their subscriptions as a… more »
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