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“Occupy economic anthropology” by BILL MAURER and an anthropology roundup

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Unfortunately the article itself is not public. it has to be bought, i haven’t got myself yet… Occupy economic anthropology from Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute by BILL MAURER What does it mean to ?do? economic anthropology, now, in the wake of the financial crisis and the re-energizing of public discussion over the nature … Read more

Turkish youth are supposedly suffering from knowledge deficit… A Social fabric roundup…

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I am sure there is a growing social conservatism but i am not sure if that means a deficit of knowledge. Maybe not the way older generations perceive knowledge but an emerging one youth are tied to… Turkish youth suffering from knowledge deficit: Sociologist from Hurriyet Daily News Turkey might have a young population, but … Read more

Free lectures from Michel Foucault; The Art of the Occupy Movement… and more..

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United States: The Art of the Occupy Movement from Global Voices Online by Gina Cardenas This post is part of our special coverage #Occupy Worldwide. The creative cadre of the Occupy Wall Street movement envisions a world where people are free to express their ideas of freedom, equality, and outrage at the system of greed … Read more

Savage Minds asks: Do anthropologists have a moral obligation to make their work accessible to the people they are writing about?

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Is it unethical to say something about someone that they cannot understand?

from Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology ? A Group Blog by Rex

 

Do anthropologists have a moral obligation to make their work accessible to the people they are writing about? The answer, to me, is an obvious ?yes?. Although as someone who has blogged for almost a decade I seem to think that the public waits with baited breath for a description of my breakfast so I am maybe not the best person to ask. Still, I think most people can agree that anthropologists have a moral obligation to share their research with the community where they worked as well as the public. But how much of our scholarly output should be this sort of work?

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