Veronica Strang

What Anthropologists Do (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Why should you study anthropology? What will you learn that will equip you to enter working life? Veronica Strang details the many options available to those trained in anthropology, and answer queries about what studying anthropology actually means, both in practice and integrated application.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 278
• Altersempfehlung: ab 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000182385
• Artikelnr.: 61339860

Autorenporträt

Veronica Strang is a Professor of Anthropology and the Director of the Institute of Advanced Study at Durham University, and is affiliated to the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography at Oxford University. From 2013-2017 she was the Chair of the Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK and the Commonwealth. Her publications include Uncommon Ground: cultural landscapes and environmental values (1997); The Meaning of Water (2004); Gardening the World: agency, identity and the ownership of water (2009); Ownership and Appropriation (2010); Water: nature and culture (2015); and From the Lighthouse: interdisciplinary reflections on light (2018). More information about her work can be found at https://www.veronicastrang.com/

Inhaltsangabe

GlossaryIntroductionWhat do anthropologists do?Employing
AnthropologyConducting ResearchChapter 1. Anthropology and
AdvocacyBalancing ActsFacilitating Cross-cultural CommunicationDefending
Livelihoods and KnowledgeHuman Rights Land RightsParticipatory
ActionChapter 2. Anthropology and AidCrossing BoundariesAid and
AmbiguityNGO-graphyAssisting AidDealing with DisplacementUnderstanding Race
and RacismChapter 3. Anthropology and DevelopmentCritiquing DevelopmentIn
DevelopmentConnecting Multiple RealitiesConserving Cultural
DiversityGlobalizationChapter 4. Anthropology and the
Environment'Environmental' Problems Indigenous KnowledgesPolitical
EcologyUnpacking GarbageHuman-Animal RelationsAnthropology and
EnvironmentalismChapter 5. Anthropology and GovernanceThe Big PictureThe
Not So Big PictureHome WorkPrescription and PersuasionEducationChapter 6.
Anthropology, Business and IndustryMoney MattersAnthropologists in
BusinessMultinational and Multicultural CommunicationAnthropology and
Communications MediaMarketing AnthropologyDesigning AnthropologyChapter 7.
Anthropology and HealthHealth in a Cultural ContextFrom The Cradle to The
GraveFood and LifestyleUnderstanding DiseaseDrug Cultures and CrimeManaging
HealthChapter 8. Anthropology, Art and Identity Defining IdentityGender and
SexualityRace, Nationalism and Social Movements Representing IdentityArt
and PerformanceMuseums and Cultural HeritageFilm and
PhotographyConclusionApplying AnthropologyInterdisciplinary
AnthropologyTransferring Anthropology What Kind of People Become
Anthropologists?Appendix 1. Studying AnthropologyAppendix 2. Further
ReadingAppendix 3. Other resourcesAnthropology Associations and
NetworksAnthropology JournalsVirtual Libraries in
AnthropologyBibliographyAcknowledgements

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1. Anthropology and Advocacy 2. Anthropology and Aid 3. Anthropology and Development 4. Anthropology and the Environment 5. Anthropology and Governance 6. Anthropology, Business and Industry 7. Anthropology and Health 8. Anthropology and Identity 9. Anthropology and the Arts Glossary