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Design Anthropology: Software development by participatory observation

Published on October 4, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, applied anthropology, corporate & business anthropology, design anthropology, fieldwork / methods, technology, websites

Anne Lau Revil’s homepage

Software design is usually undertaken by IT specialists, who have a technical training. Few have a sociocultural background. In this paper I will show several examples of software design as sociocultural adjustments, and more specifically how anthropologists may contribute.

Finally, I will discuss how the value of the anthropological contribution to the development of software systems may be improved through the development of more flexible methods of communicating the research to both the academic world and the user community. >> continue (pdf, 14 pages) or go to Anne Lau Revil’s homepageJoel Spolsky: Over the next decade, I expect that software companies will hire people trained as anthropologists and ethnographers to work on social interface design (found via Conversations with Dina – Dina Mehta’s Blog)

UPDATE Links updated with copy from the Internet Archive. The website was removed.

Anne Lau Revil's homepage

The Growing Field of Workplace Anthropology

Published on September 9, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, applied anthropology, corporate & business anthropology, websites

Practical Gatherings is a organisation that was created to provide services and support for the growing profession of workplace anthropology. It was founded by anthropologist Patricia Sachs.

On their website (that is partly still “under construction”) they have collected interesting stuff, incl. and a history of workplace anthropology and lots of articles >> continue

Practical Gatherings is a organisation that was created to provide services and support for the growing profession of workplace anthropology. It was founded by anthropologist Patricia Sachs.

On their website (that is partly still "under construction") they have collected interesting stuff,…

African Voices – a Multimedia Online-Exhibition

Published on September 8, 2004 by lorenz Posted in Africa, anthropology in the news, culture traditions, websites

Smithsonian Institution

African Voices is a permanent exhibition that examines the diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa’s peoples and cultures over time in the realms of family, work, community, and the natural environment. Video interactives and sound stations provide selections from contemporary interviews, literature, proverbs, prayers, folk tales, songs, and oral epics. >> visit the exhibition

Smithsonian Institution

The Okavango Delta Peoples of Botswana and The Maithil Brahmans in India

Published on September 4, 2004 by lorenz Posted in Africa, anthropology in the news, Asia, fieldwork / methods, websites

Two new links, found via Science Blog/ Open Directory Project:

The Okavango Delta Peoples of Botswana: Short overview, many links. By John Bock, professor in the Department of Anthropology at California State University, Fullerton: “The Okavango Delta of the Republic of Botswana is a large wetland surrounded by the Kalahari desert. The Okavango is a unique ecosystem and has large populations of African mammals, birds, and other animals. Of less interest have been the 100,000 people who call the Delta home. This site is dedicated to the dissemination of information concerning the Okavango Delta People” >> continue

The Maithil Brahmans in India: an online ethnography by Carolyn Brown Heinz, Department of Anthropology California State University, Chico – including fieldnotes and many pictures. Confusing site navigation. >> continue

Two new links, found via Science Blog/ Open Directory Project:

The Okavango Delta Peoples of Botswana: Short overview, many links. By John Bock, professor in the Department of Anthropology at California State University, Fullerton: "The Okavango Delta of the Republic…

Multimedia website on American Indians lives in the 1830s

Published on August 26, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, culture traditions, indigenous people / minorities, Native American, websites

Christian Science Monitor

In the 1830s, native Americans from the eastern half of the United States were being “relocated” to the West, while those already in the West were having their last experience with living in a land that was actually under their own control. At the same time, George Catlin, an ex-lawyer from Philadelphia decided to “gain fame” by recording Indian lives and cultures before they were permanently altered by European influences.

Campfire Stories with George Catlin offers both historical and contemporary perspectives on the meetings and conflicts between native and European worlds.

Online for about two years, this multi-award winning site from the Smithsonian’s American Art Museum uses a Flash interface to showcase its collection of Catlin’s paintings. The paintings are presented with historical documents as well as commentary from modern experts on art, culture and anthropology. >> continue

Christian Science Monitor

In the 1830s, native Americans from the eastern half of the United States were being "relocated" to the West, while those already in the West were having their last experience with living in a land that was actually…