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What can you do with a degree in anthropology?

What can you do with a degree in anthropology?

AgencyAnthro April 4, 2018 anthropologyLeave a comment

As a grad student I often worked the anthropology table at the seasonal career fair. The central question from parents and students: What can you do with a degree in anthropology?

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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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Sing a Song of Anthropology

Sing a Song of Anthropology

AgencyAnthro December 11, 2016 anthropologyLeave a comment

Anthropologists are often the first to make fun of themselves, many have quirky or dark senses of humour, and some even love to sing.

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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 2

Notes on Anthropology and Trumpism Part 2

AgencyAnthro November 20, 2016 anthropologyLeave a comment

In my last post I wrote about one of two articles by anthropologist, Paul Stoller, where he explored Trump’s relationship to myth, illusion, and celebrity culture. I also explored an art installation, “The Emperor With no Balls”, that draws attention to the illusion of suitability for the role of President …

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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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Questioning Nature and Technology Part 2 – Hauntings

Questioning Nature and Technology Part 2 – Hauntings

AgencyAnthro October 15, 2016 UncategorizedLeave a comment

In Part 1 I described an art installation by Lisa Braun that she is exhibiting in a field in western Canada. In this post I want to explore the speculative, eerie and uncanny feelings these running horses incite.

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Questioning Nature and Technology Part 1

Questioning Nature and Technology Part 1

AgencyAnthro October 9, 2016 anthropology / culture / nature / technologyLeave a comment

Nature :: Technology Anthropologists pursuing the study of material culture have been perennially interested in the relationship between nature, culture, and what role technology plays in the what it means to be human (c.f. Pfaffenberger 1992).

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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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