Semiotic Anthropology
... (Singer 1985). Taking a different stance than did Leach, Fernandez (1986) noted in his review of Singer’s book that he detected the possible seeds of a new synthesis of Saussure and Peirce in some of Singer’s ideas— particularly in Singer’s emphasis on indexicality. Fernandez and Leach did agree on ...
... (Singer 1985). Taking a different stance than did Leach, Fernandez (1986) noted in his review of Singer’s book that he detected the possible seeds of a new synthesis of Saussure and Peirce in some of Singer’s ideas— particularly in Singer’s emphasis on indexicality. Fernandez and Leach did agree on ...
The Use of Statistics in Sociocultural Anthropology
... Most statistical analysis in sociocultural anthropology consists of descriptions of relationships between two variables. Such bivariate analyses often have two goals; testing independence and measuring association. Two variables are independent if a knowledge of the numerical value (or category in t ...
... Most statistical analysis in sociocultural anthropology consists of descriptions of relationships between two variables. Such bivariate analyses often have two goals; testing independence and measuring association. Two variables are independent if a knowledge of the numerical value (or category in t ...
ch02 - Anthropology
... Kabanyuke, a Ugandan medical anthropologist who joined the team at the end of the outbreak, and rode along to Ebola impacted villages outside of Gulu town. Anthropologists also like to participate in a diversity of social activities, but during the outbreaks, the government banned or discouraged man ...
... Kabanyuke, a Ugandan medical anthropologist who joined the team at the end of the outbreak, and rode along to Ebola impacted villages outside of Gulu town. Anthropologists also like to participate in a diversity of social activities, but during the outbreaks, the government banned or discouraged man ...
Rethinking Power Relations in Critical/Cultural Studies: A Dialectical
... approaches to language and meaning. As such, they evidence his rejection, on the one hand, of the preclassical renaissance epistemology that saw language as a mere reflection of an external, objective reality, and on the other hand, of the classical Enlightenment epistemology of representation.15 Fo ...
... approaches to language and meaning. As such, they evidence his rejection, on the one hand, of the preclassical renaissance epistemology that saw language as a mere reflection of an external, objective reality, and on the other hand, of the classical Enlightenment epistemology of representation.15 Fo ...
chapter - International Institute of Anthropology
... It is difficult for cultural anthropologists to ignore the enormity of the social problems faced on a daily basis by the people with whom they work. ANS: T PG: ...
... It is difficult for cultural anthropologists to ignore the enormity of the social problems faced on a daily basis by the people with whom they work. ANS: T PG: ...
Audit Cultures: Anthropological Studies in Accountability, Ethics and
... as overdemanding if not outright damaging. An old name is used for the new phenomenon: accountability. Its dual credentials in moral reasoning and in the methods and precepts of financial accounting go back a long way. But over the last two decades, and in numerous contexts, it has acquired a social ...
... as overdemanding if not outright damaging. An old name is used for the new phenomenon: accountability. Its dual credentials in moral reasoning and in the methods and precepts of financial accounting go back a long way. But over the last two decades, and in numerous contexts, it has acquired a social ...
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH PRACTICE
... they do (Giddens, 1984; Hughes and Sharrock, 1997; Patton, 2002). Many contemporary qualitative researchers would share this latter view, rejecting the idea that fixed ‘laws’ governing the social world exist or could be identified. ...
... they do (Giddens, 1984; Hughes and Sharrock, 1997; Patton, 2002). Many contemporary qualitative researchers would share this latter view, rejecting the idea that fixed ‘laws’ governing the social world exist or could be identified. ...
Hosts and Hosts
... World Summit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa (2002). In Posada Amazonas, I have found an ideal place to explore the ways in which local participation in ecotourism can—or cannot—improve chances for resource management and conservation. For my doctoral research (1996–2000), ...
... World Summit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa (2002). In Posada Amazonas, I have found an ideal place to explore the ways in which local participation in ecotourism can—or cannot—improve chances for resource management and conservation. For my doctoral research (1996–2000), ...
FULL-TEXT - Research Explorer
... literally ‘self’-evident and suggests that a fundamental question for anthropology about visual media concerns the positioning of the researcher and subject seen as a process. This approach, which locates ethnographic authority in the positioning process, further suggests that there may be something ...
... literally ‘self’-evident and suggests that a fundamental question for anthropology about visual media concerns the positioning of the researcher and subject seen as a process. This approach, which locates ethnographic authority in the positioning process, further suggests that there may be something ...
berghahn New and Recent Titles 2015
... beneficial for both disciplines, though they also deal with some troubling aspects of the relationship. Focusing on the influence of anthropology on political science, the book examines the basic assumptions the practitioners of each discipline make about the nature of social and political reality, co ...
... beneficial for both disciplines, though they also deal with some troubling aspects of the relationship. Focusing on the influence of anthropology on political science, the book examines the basic assumptions the practitioners of each discipline make about the nature of social and political reality, co ...
The Contract with God: Patterns of Cultural Consensus across Two
... Sites 2012). The AD’s success over its 100 years in Brazil is manifested by their omnipresent churches—a prominent feature in nearly every Brazilian neighborhood. I focused my research efforts within the main Assembléia de Deus congregation in Ribeirão Preto, known to members as Templo Sede (a play ...
... Sites 2012). The AD’s success over its 100 years in Brazil is manifested by their omnipresent churches—a prominent feature in nearly every Brazilian neighborhood. I focused my research efforts within the main Assembléia de Deus congregation in Ribeirão Preto, known to members as Templo Sede (a play ...
How Do We Reconstruct Hunting Patterns in the Past?
... evidence – we use observations of modern chimpanzee behavior to develop hypotheses about what our common ancestor might have been like, and the ways in which humans deviated from chimps over the course of our (and their) evolution (Lewin and Foley 2004). But, as with hunter–gatherers, we cannot simp ...
... evidence – we use observations of modern chimpanzee behavior to develop hypotheses about what our common ancestor might have been like, and the ways in which humans deviated from chimps over the course of our (and their) evolution (Lewin and Foley 2004). But, as with hunter–gatherers, we cannot simp ...
RTF - University of Mauritius
... This programme offers interdisciplinary ways of exploring Mauritian society, its environment, history, culture and their intersections. Conceived around the disciplines of History, Geography and Social Anthropology, it is designed to equip students with concepts and tools to understand the Mauritian ...
... This programme offers interdisciplinary ways of exploring Mauritian society, its environment, history, culture and their intersections. Conceived around the disciplines of History, Geography and Social Anthropology, it is designed to equip students with concepts and tools to understand the Mauritian ...
chapter 7 ethics, diversity, and respect in multicultural counselling
... ethics, such as process, relational, reflective, virtue, contextual, and client-centred. These approaches reject a solely rule content model and instead advocate, in varying degrees, an emphasis on moral values and shared relationships between professionals and others with whom they interact. Gillig ...
... ethics, such as process, relational, reflective, virtue, contextual, and client-centred. These approaches reject a solely rule content model and instead advocate, in varying degrees, an emphasis on moral values and shared relationships between professionals and others with whom they interact. Gillig ...
life and death on the nile - University Press of Florida
... complexities of human culture, adaptation, and evolution. All anthropology has been built on the foundation laid by the early ethnographers. The wonder of a great ethnography is its capacity to give us an intimate understanding of other people—their hopes and dreams, the values and beliefs that gu ...
... complexities of human culture, adaptation, and evolution. All anthropology has been built on the foundation laid by the early ethnographers. The wonder of a great ethnography is its capacity to give us an intimate understanding of other people—their hopes and dreams, the values and beliefs that gu ...
lecture_bes_week_2bb
... • One ought to act in his or her own self interest • Ethical behavior is that which promotes one’s own self interest • Does not mean should not obey laws - only do so if in self interest ...
... • One ought to act in his or her own self interest • Ethical behavior is that which promotes one’s own self interest • Does not mean should not obey laws - only do so if in self interest ...
Department of Anthropology Princeton University
... Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow: Bridget Purcell ...
... Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow: Bridget Purcell ...
anthro intro
... The Subdisciplines of Anthropology • Cultural Anthropology—describes, analyzes, interprets, and explains social and cultural similarities and differences – Ethnography—Fieldwork in a particular culture; provides account of that community, society, or culture Cultures not isolated from local, regiona ...
... The Subdisciplines of Anthropology • Cultural Anthropology—describes, analyzes, interprets, and explains social and cultural similarities and differences – Ethnography—Fieldwork in a particular culture; provides account of that community, society, or culture Cultures not isolated from local, regiona ...
Postmodern Anth-the paper - Dallas Baptist University
... deconstructionism which, as postmodernism's main methodology, will be explained later on in this paper. It is also often called "post-structuralism" which Rosenau (1991: 1) believes may be distinguished from postmodernism on the basis "of emphasis more than substance: Post-modernists are more orient ...
... deconstructionism which, as postmodernism's main methodology, will be explained later on in this paper. It is also often called "post-structuralism" which Rosenau (1991: 1) believes may be distinguished from postmodernism on the basis "of emphasis more than substance: Post-modernists are more orient ...
ESEM Conference Programme - Irish World Academy of Music and
... and the Individual elicited a wide variety of responses, focusing on phenomena such as creativity and creative processes; explorations of the dynamics of individual-‐ group relations; methodological reflections; an ...
... and the Individual elicited a wide variety of responses, focusing on phenomena such as creativity and creative processes; explorations of the dynamics of individual-‐ group relations; methodological reflections; an ...
Slide 1
... Norms (social rules governing the action) Genre not what’s being said … it’s what what’s being said says ...
... Norms (social rules governing the action) Genre not what’s being said … it’s what what’s being said says ...
D i s a p p e a r i n g Worlds: Anthropology and Cultural Studies in
... Knowing that it is risky to generalize about geocultural regions—especially in terms that reduce easily to binary oppositions—we want to draw attention to contrasts between parts of the Pacific that are relatively more literate, mobile, and connected and those which are (relatively) more oral, fixed ...
... Knowing that it is risky to generalize about geocultural regions—especially in terms that reduce easily to binary oppositions—we want to draw attention to contrasts between parts of the Pacific that are relatively more literate, mobile, and connected and those which are (relatively) more oral, fixed ...
Paths of Serial Migration. Susan Ossman. Stanford
... is where some of the book’s most salient points come to the fore. More than cosmopolitan or nomad, immigrant is a term that serial migrants often find applied to themselves in their third homelands. Many sense that they are being misrecognized, and some articulate how their experiences distinguish t ...
... is where some of the book’s most salient points come to the fore. More than cosmopolitan or nomad, immigrant is a term that serial migrants often find applied to themselves in their third homelands. Many sense that they are being misrecognized, and some articulate how their experiences distinguish t ...
Disappearing Worlds: Anthropology and Cultural Studies in Hawai`i
... Knowing that it is risky to generalize about geocultural regions—especially in terms that reduce easily to binary oppositions—we want to draw attention to contrasts between parts of the Pacific that are relatively more literate, mobile, and connected and those which are (relatively) more oral, fixed ...
... Knowing that it is risky to generalize about geocultural regions—especially in terms that reduce easily to binary oppositions—we want to draw attention to contrasts between parts of the Pacific that are relatively more literate, mobile, and connected and those which are (relatively) more oral, fixed ...
38th E-Seminar of the EASA Media Anthropology Network
... First I wanted to thank Philipp for his most stimulating paper. For me the first section brought up quite nostalgic memories. I was trained originally in archaeology by David Clarke whose key contribution was bringing systems theory into archaeological studies. I have always been hugely respectful o ...
... First I wanted to thank Philipp for his most stimulating paper. For me the first section brought up quite nostalgic memories. I was trained originally in archaeology by David Clarke whose key contribution was bringing systems theory into archaeological studies. I have always been hugely respectful o ...