April 2012
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“[Ethnography has a] goal, of which an Ethnographer should never lose sight. This...”
– Bronislaw Malinowski (1884-1942), from Argonauts of the Western Pacific (1922)
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Taxonomy of Anthropology as a Discipline →
This useful diagram explores the various fields and sub-fields of anthropology.
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Words Without Borders: An Online Magazine for... →
This is a very interesting website for anthropologists interested in the intersections of culture and literature. The magazine features poetry, fiction, essays, interviews and other nonfiction in translation from a wide variety of languages into English. I am particularly fond of the book review section.
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“All of us are watchers — of television, of time clocks, of traffic on the...”
– Peter M. Leschak (writer). A wonderful quote for ethnographers, who need to observe rather than just see.
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“What people say, what people do, and what they say they do are entirely...”
– Margaret Mead (1901-1978) This is the best explanation I know for why we need good ethnography.
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Alive in the Writing: Crafting Ethnography in the... →
A new book by Kirin Narayan, a literary ethnographer par excellence.
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Forum on Ethnographic Writing →
This is a dedicated forum on ethnographic writing on the Open Anthropology Cooperative.
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Philosophical Anthropology →
I am not very familiar with this branch of anthropology, but it sounds quite interesting and humanistic in its focus.
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One luddite's beef with ethnographic software
I have recently been looking at a variety of software products to help anthropologists organize their qualitative data. I am highly dubious about the value of these products, other that their ability to generate revenue for the software companies. Has anyone used these? What is your opinion of them?
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Sociocultural Theory in Anthropology →
My colleague, Rick Wilk in the anthro department at Indiana, has put together this great website for students interested in anthropological theories and how they have changed over time.
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A Useful Website on Anthropological Theory →
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“In moving from experience of social life to conceptualization and intellectual...”
– Victor Turner (1920-1983)
soudeaisthebest asked: 1. How do you get through all the theory? 2. Whose work do you consider really influential to your own work?
