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Us vs. Them: The Problem with Treating Clients as The ‘Other’

Us vs. Them: The Problem with Treating Clients as The ‘Other’

AgencyAnthro August 27, 2018 anthropology / corporate / culture / practiceLeave a comment

What is the other? I’m of the mind that the concept and practice of treating clients, in this case, as an other is exceptionally problematic. The idea of the other and processes of othering, called alterity, is a rich topic in anthropology. We’ve detailed time and again the many examples of …

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Top Anthropology Podcasts

Top Anthropology Podcasts

AgencyAnthro February 4, 2018 anthropology / culture / history / podcast / practice / theoryLeave a comment

Anthropology is a storytelling discipline. As such, it seems to lend itself to podcasting. Check out some of these great podcasts if you’re looking for something new and interesting!

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Note on Anthropology and Trumpism Part 3

Note on Anthropology and Trumpism Part 3

AgencyAnthro November 20, 2016 anthropology / culture / practice / theoryLeave a comment

In the past two posts I’ve been exploring the election of President’elect Trump through the lenses of anthropology. If you’ll recall from my first post, one of the key capabilities of anthropology “is to make the world safe for human differences” (Benedict 1946). In this post I’ll continue to build …

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Notes on Anthropology and Trumpism Part 1

Notes on Anthropology and Trumpism Part 1

AgencyAnthro November 13, 2016 anthropology / culture / history / practice / theoryLeave a comment

For many on the political centre-left, this week was jarring. Donald Trump, quasi-successful businessman and reality TV personality was voted into United States political office as President-elect.

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What is Anthropology Part 2

What is Anthropology Part 2

AgencyAnthro October 16, 2016 anthropology / corporate / practiceLeave a comment

“The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences”. Ruth Benedict’s now-famous dictum echoed so artfully by Nancy Schepher-Hughes (see this post) is a powerful way to conceptualize what purpose anthropological practice can play in the world at-large.

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The Myths of Corporate Culture: Myth 2 Corporate Culture is Fluffy

The Myths of Corporate Culture: Myth 2 Corporate Culture is Fluffy

AgencyAnthro September 10, 2016 anthropology / culture / practiceLeave a comment

Myth 2: Corporate culture is “fluffy” After reading Michel Foucault’s deeply moving and oft-disturbing Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison, I don’t know of another book that so radically changed the way I thought about the role of the education, health “care”, and the state.

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

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.

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What is Anthropology?

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, …

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