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Instant Messaging – Studying A New Form of Communication

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Susan D Blum, U Notre Dame, Anthropology News, American Anthropological Association

Teaching an upper-division undergraduate class on linguistic anthropology, “Doing Things with Words,” at the University of Notre Dame, nothing got my students so excited—not gossip, not gender, maybe accent—as the topic of Instant Messaging

As a team, my eight students (Theresa Davey, Anastasia Envall, Mark Gernerd, Tiffanné Mahomes, Maria Monroe, Jenna Nowak, Matthew Patricoski and Jacob Weiler) and I investigated every aspect of Instant Messaging that we could to assess how it was affecting—if it was affecting—students’ daily experiences. The fact that IMing involves writing but is conceptualized as talk makes it especially germane for linguistic anthropological analysis. >> continue (link updated)

SEE ALSO THEIR PAPER: Instant Messaging: Functions of a New Communicative Tool (pdf) (Link updated)

Susan D Blum, U Notre Dame, Anthropology News, American Anthropological Association

Teaching an upper-division undergraduate class on linguistic anthropology, “Doing Things with Words,” at the University of Notre Dame, nothing got my students so excited—not gossip, not gender, maybe accent—as the…

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Alex Golubs list on popular ethnographies

Published on by lorenz Posted in anthropology (general), anthropology in the news, books

Golublog

A week or so ago I asked the question “what are the most popular ethnographies today that give you a sense of where the field is going, or at least what is popular right now?” With the help of a few friends, some commentors, a very large gin and tonic, and the internet, I came up with a few names I had never (or only vaguely) heard of before. >> continue (Link updated)

Golublog

A week or so ago I asked the question “what are the most popular ethnographies today that give you a sense of where the field is going, or at least what is popular right now?” With the help of a…

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First Anthropologist Wins Premier Ocean Award

Published on by lorenz Posted in anthropology (general), anthropology in the news, ecology nature, Pacific Oceania

Scoop, New Zealand

For the first time in its fifteen-year history, the world’s most prestigious award in marine conservation has been given to an anthropologist.

Dr. Shankar Aswani, an honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at The University of Auckland, will use his Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation to continue his work with communities in the western Pacific’s Solomon Islands. >> continue

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Shankar Aswani’s homepage with more information on his projects

Scoop, New Zealand

For the first time in its fifteen-year history, the world's most prestigious award in marine conservation has been given to an anthropologist.

Dr. Shankar Aswani, an honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at The University of…

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The Anthropological Association of Ireland has a new website

Published on by lorenz Posted in anthropology (general), anthropology in the news, websites

It’s no exciting website. There are no news, there are no articles to read, but you’ll find information about two upcoming conferences.

From their self-description:

“The Anthropological Association of Ireland (AAI) is a small, non-profit organisation which exists to promote social and cultural anthropology within Ireland. Our activities involve the organisation of, usually, two conferences or workshops per year, and the publication of the Irish Journal of Anthropology.”

>> continue to The Anthropological Association of Ireland

(via Yahoo Group “Anthropology in Action”)

It's no exciting website. There are no news, there are no articles to read, but you'll find information about two upcoming conferences.

From their self-description:

"The Anthropological Association of Ireland (AAI) is a small, non-profit organisation which exists to promote social and…

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Urban anthropology Inc. shares stories of Milwaukee’s homeless people

Published on by lorenz Posted in anthropology (general), anthropology in the news, fieldwork / methods, Northern America, Us and Them

Greater Milwaukee Today

Over a three-year period of time from 2000-2003, Urban Anthropology Inc., a Milwaukee nonprofit organization, deployed a handful of anthropologists, anthropology interns and former homeless individuals to document 109 stories of homelessness. The subjects, who were paid $5 and agreed to be tape recorded described life before being homeless, the path that led to their homelessness, life as homeless and, where applicable, how they got off the streets.

Dr. Jill Florence Lackey, Urban Anthropology executive director, says the homeless study fits into her organization’s mission of preventing and abolishing racism/ethnocentrism and creating bridges among cultural groups >> continue

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Homepage of Urban Anthropology Inc. (UrbAn)

Greater Milwaukee Today

Over a three-year period of time from 2000-2003, Urban Anthropology Inc., a Milwaukee nonprofit organization, deployed a handful of anthropologists, anthropology interns and former homeless individuals to document 109 stories of homelessness. The subjects, who were paid $5…

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