Teaching Anthropology

MAY 8, 2023

Marilou Polymeropoulou, University of Oxford, School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography Active learning is a well-established pedagogical strategy in secondary and tertiary education where independent learning and critical thinking are nurtured. Three challenges in teaching anthropology. Teaching Anthropology 1 (2), pp.

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JUNE 1, 2021

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Spatial turn in Urban Anthropology Contents Urban Space studies: 1 Contested Urban Space. 2 The methodological and theoretical use of spatiality within anthropology began with ethnographies that examined the relationship of architecture and culture. 1 Racialized Space.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

iv] Anthropological attention to Peasant study: Although Robert Redfield’s fieldwork in Mexico as early as 1926 is considered to be the first attempt to see peasant as an analytical category, the study of peasant or the use of the term peasant is quite old. Nash (1966), and the geographer Franklin (1969). What is a peasant?

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Anthropology for Beginners

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

It is also known as physical anthropology, which originally referred to the study of human biology within the framework of evolution and with an emphasis on the interaction between biology and culture. Physical anthropology is the original term, and it reflects the initial interests of anthropologists in describing human physical variation.

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Sapiens

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In featuring three SAPIENS poems, students in a digital anthropology seminar infused video reels for Instagram with vivid history and powerful emotions. ✽ For a digital anthropology seminar at the University of Denver, I asked my students: “Why do the pressures of our lived realities demand a response through poetry?”

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Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Issued: February 5, 2024 Pitches due: March 4, 2024 Decisions: March 22, 2024 First drafts due: April 17, 2024 Anthropology News invites submissions for the fourth issue of 2024, which will explore the multifaceted concept of “treasure” through an anthropological lens. Multimedia works should target approximately 10 minutes in length.

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Teaching Anthropology

APRIL 13, 2024

Initially the VMP was run through the course learning management system to release a unique anthropological case scenario to each PBL group, comprised of three weekly clues culminating in a larger VM report at the end of the term. The VMP content spans the subfields of biological anthropology (evolutionary, primatology), and archaeology.

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Anthroholic

MARCH 24, 2024

Discover the keys to mastering the UGC NET Anthropology syllabus in our comprehensive guide. From foundational principles to advanced theories, delve into every facet for exam readiness and a fulfilling journey in the dynamic field of Anthropology.

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Teaching Anthropology

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

To his point, I find the current slew of handwashing videos on YouTube and other sites to be excellent resources for anthropology class projects, and utilize several in an activity that nurtures introductory students’ skills in critical thinking and observation.

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Anthropology News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Recommendations for anthropology programs from the Anthropology Career Readiness Network In January 2023, the Anthropology Career Readiness Network conducted two illuminating focus groups with undergraduate and graduate anthropology students to gain insight into their perspectives on career preparation and the transition from school to work.

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Anthroholic

AUGUST 22, 2023

Explore the CSS Anthropology syllabus, encompassing cultural, social, and human aspects. Gain insights into diverse societies and enhance your understanding of human behavior for the Central Superior Services exam preparation.

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Anthroholic

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Studying anthropology for the Bangladesh Civil Services examination is a thoughtful choice, as anthropology covers various aspects of human societies, cultures, and their development, which can be quite relevant for a career in civil services.

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Anthroholic

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Anthropology has a significant role to play in the world of UI/UX research and design. The field's focus on understanding human behavior, culture, and motivations aligns closely with the goals of UX research.

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Teaching Anthropology

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

ELIZABETH KEATING, Professor of Anthropology & Graduate Faculty, Human Dimensions of Organizations, The University of Texas at Austin Teaching through research is recognized as one of the strengths of anthropology. The interview assignment encouraged them to see anthropology in conversation with their own families.

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Anthropology for Beginners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Application of Archaeology Archaeology is the study of human past through material remains. archaeologists study past humans and societies primarily through their material remains – the buildings, tools, and other artifacts that constitute what is known as the material culture left over from former societies.

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Anthropology for Beginners

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Steward’s theory: Steward created a theoretical perspective that was distinctive in mid-20th-century anthropology. His theoretical ideas were the antithesis of humanistic and relativistic trends in cultural anthropology at the time. Over time, it became a unifying concept in American anthropology, spanning several subfields.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The idea is predicated on the degree to which human behavior is held to be culturally determined, a basic tenet of American cultural anthropology. Strong cultural relativists often see anthropology more as an art than a science and prefer to interpret symbolic meanings rather than explain social mechanisms. Hollis & Lukes 1982).

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NOVEMBER 25, 2023

I co-chaired a panel at the 2023 meeting of the American Anthropological Association titled “The America Animal.” ” Abstract: Other-than-human animals comprise a large part of the social and ecological fabric of our lives in ways that are often unexpected or unnoticed.

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Anthropology News

JANUARY 29, 2024

Issued: January 29, 2024 Response deadline: February 23, 2024 Pitch responses: February 29, 2024 First drafts due: March 27, 2024 For our third issue of 2024, Anthropology News is delving into the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence (AI) and its intricate relationship with human reality. And is humanity shaping AI?

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Anthropology News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Issued: January 19, 2024 Response deadline: February 2, 2024 Pitch responses: February 7, 2024 First drafts due: February 21, 2024 For our second issue of 2024, Anthropology News invites you to explore the anatomy of deception and dissect the truths and untruths that form our understanding of reality. What forms do these deceptions take?

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Anthropology News

MAY 7, 2024

He majored in anthropology at Reed, and greatly enjoyed madrigal and other singing. After a few years of junior college teaching, he enrolled in the anthropology PhD program at Northwestern University. He loved the job and his colleagues and spent the rest of his practicing anthropology career there, retiring in 2011.

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Anthropology News

APRIL 17, 2024

He then served in the US Army in for two years (1952–54) and as a government researcher in Germany before earning a PhD in cultural anthropology in 1961 from the University of London, with certificates in African and Islamic law and Swahili at the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS) in 1958.

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Anthropology News

APRIL 9, 2024

1935–2024 Both the discipline of anthropology and the Agta Indigenous people of Casiguran, Philippines, lost a scholar, a friend, and an advocate in the passing of Dr. Thomas N. He graduated from Bethel University in 1960 and was awarded an MA and PhD in anthropology from the University of Hawai’i in 1981 and 1986, respectively.

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Anthropology for Beginners

JANUARY 3, 2021

Approaches: Society has been the central theoretical object of much European anthropology, especially *British social anthropology, so that any history of the theoretical use of the term swiftly becomes a history of anthropological theory.

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Anthropology News

MARCH 12, 2024

The post Choices appeared first on Anthropology News. Students were encouraged to think creatively about the topic and respond to the prompt in a format they see fit. Acknowledgements to the committee: Carla Guerron Montero (University of Delaware) and Andrea Kim Neighbors (Blue Star Families).

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Anthropology News

MARCH 12, 2024

The post From Darkness to Infinite appeared first on Anthropology News. Meanwhile, for my next trick, I’ll figure out what to use instead of bookshop.org for award winners in East Asia.

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Anthropology for Beginners

AUGUST 22, 2022

The word "tribe" has a long and ignoble history and remains one of the most variably used terms within and outside of anthropology (Helm 1968). Some believe that he introduced a new comparative and historical approach that laid the basis for the disciplines of anthropology and comparative jurisprudence.

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Teaching Anthropology

JANUARY 13, 2023

I see even more challenges in a discipline such as anthropology where active learning and fieldwork are the primary pedagogy. I think this is probably fitting as we navigate teaching anthropology in this post-pandemic learning environment. However, perhaps it is time to accommodate students in this post-pandemic world.

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APRIL 22, 2024

I was preparing to move to Texas to begin a doctoral program in environmental anthropology at UTSA. On April 30, 2019 , a shooter entered my classroom on my last day of teaching at UNC-Charlotte. UTSA was so kind, offering to defer my enrollment as I struggled with the aftermath of the shooting.

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Anthropology for Beginners

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Anthropology and public administration: The major field to which anthropologists have contributed directly is that of the administration of dependent peoples, either in a colonial context or in a situation such as that of the North American Indians. Policy research. Programme evaluator and designer 3. Needs assessor 4. Impact assessor 5.

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Anthropology News

JANUARY 18, 2024

(1928–2023) Oswald Werner, who was with the Department of Anthropology at Northwestern University for over 30 years, died at the age of 95 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on March 26, 2023. While running his own photography studio in Syracuse, Ossy began reading anthropology and linguistics books while developing photographic negatives.

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Anthropology News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Karen Ito was a dedicated anthropologist, committed to promoting the understanding of the diversity of human cultural experience, with significant and wide-ranging contributions to the field of anthropology. She studied anthropology at UCLA, earning her BA in 1969, MA in 1973, and PhD in 1978.

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Anthropology News

JANUARY 31, 2024

Taras Fedirko and Whitney Russell are section contributing editors for the Association for Political and Legal Anthropology. The post Shipbreaking in Bangladesh: The Labor of Living with Toxic Development appeared first on Anthropology News.

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Anthropology News

APRIL 16, 2024

The post Taking Pictures of Tacos appeared first on Anthropology News. Credit: Andrew Mit Tasajo, or Oaxacan-style beef, is a typical meat preparation from the region.

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Anthropology News

JANUARY 12, 2024

The research program started in the spring of 2022 with an anthropological study in one large Kent Sikh community, examining health beliefs and experiences of migration and racism across different generations of Sikhs. The post Sikh Silences across Generations appeared first on Anthropology News.

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Perspectives in Anthropology

JULY 1, 2023

Written by Keith Hart This talk has four parts. In the first I excavate the revolutionary origins of modernanthropology and place David Graeber (who died recently) as its leading exponent today. In the second I trace my own political trajectory as an anthropologist.

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Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The collective aims to explore the intersection of craft, anthropological collaboration, and speculative futures in the Persian Gulf region. The post Heatcraft: Handmade Story of an Iceshelf in the Persian Gulf appeared first on Anthropology News.

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