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The myths of corporate culture: Myth 1 Culture is a noun

AgencyAnthro July 6, 2016 anthropology / culture / history / practice / theoryLeave a comment

Anthropologists are often very deliberate about the way we deploy concepts and theories. This comes from a well documented disciplinary history that has taught us to be mindful and explanatory lest we do more damage than good.

What is Anthropology?

AgencyAnthro June 11, 2016 anthropology / history / practice / theoryLeave a comment

Notes from an Agency Anthropologist In 1946, Ruth Benedict, a US anthropologist published the study of Japanese culture entitled: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword. The book was a product of Benedict’s wartime research completed at the behest of the US Office of War Information. Given the political situation at the time, …