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Ethnologiestudium reicht nicht aus, um den Absprung ins Berufsleben zu schaffen

Published on November 8, 2004 by lorenz Posted in Ethnologie Sozialanthropologie Kulturanthropologie, Ethnologie und Beruf, Jobsuche

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Stehen die Jobchancen für Ethnologen wirklich so schlecht?
Keineswegs, so das Ergebnis von zwei Verbleibstudien der Institute für Ethnologie an der Universität Hamburg und der Freien Universität Berlin. Mit acht Prozent Arbeitslosigkeit liegen die Berliner Absolventen unter dem bundesdeutschen Durchschnitt. In Hamburg sind 14 Prozent als arbeitslos gemeldet.

Allerdings reichte das Studium allein bei den wenigsten Absolventen beider Universitäten aus, um den Absprung ins Berufsleben zu schaffen. Viele absolvierten zusätzliche Ausbildungen (als Fachzeitschriftenredakteur, Pharmareferent oder in Management-Trainee-Programmen). >> weiter

(via Ethno::log)

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Anthropologists at Pitney Bowes seek new product ideas in email communication

Published on November 8, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, applied anthropology, corporate & business anthropology

AP / The Advocate

HARTFORD, Conn. — The culture and customs of work are under scrutiny by a pair of anthropologists at Pitney Bowes Inc. trying to improve product designs by watching customers on the job. One prototype Jill Lawrence and Alexandra Mack are helping to develop is a secure mail locker for people frequently on the road.

“It’s understanding the work people are actually doing, not what they’re saying they do,” Mack said. There’s a difference between the two, as the anthropologists tell it. They discovered, for example, a group of lawyers who use e-mail to compile lists of projects as much as they use it to communicate electronically, Lawrence said.

Adapting anthropology to industry is becoming more common, said Ghita Levine, spokeswoman for the American Anthropological Association in Arlington, Va. It’s helping companies better market their products while boosting interest in the social science. Applied anthropology has grown so fast that in 2002, the anthropological association added it to the basic branches that comprise the discipline, she said. (no longer avaiable online)

AP / The Advocate

HARTFORD, Conn. -- The culture and customs of work are under scrutiny by a pair of anthropologists at Pitney Bowes Inc. trying to improve product designs by watching customers on the job. One prototype Jill Lawrence and…

Antropologi og interiør 2: En studie om hjemmet i Norge og i Sveits

Published on November 8, 2004 by lorenz Posted in hjemmet, kjønn, master-/ hovedoppgaver, sosialantropologi i Norge, Sverige og Danmark

Franziska Rüttimann Storemyr, antropologi.info

I både Norge og Sveits står mangfoldet i fokus når hjemmet blir diskutert. Samtidig ser det ut til at det “å bo” beveger seg innenfor klart definerte rammer; innenfor uskrevne regelverk som få er seg bevisst og som andre tar som en selvfølge. Jeg prøvde å komme på spor av typiske regler som organiserer rommene vi betrakter som eget territorium og kaller “hjem”.

Et av de viktigste funn i arbeidet var at forskjellene i hvordan man bor først og fremst er kjønnsrelaterte og ikke nasjonsrelatert. Det vil si at norske og sveitsiske kvinner hadde en annen forståelse og bruk av hjemmet enn norske og sveitsiske menn. >> les mer

Franziska Rüttimann Storemyr, antropologi.info

I både Norge og Sveits står mangfoldet i fokus når hjemmet blir diskutert. Samtidig ser det ut til at det "å bo" beveger seg innenfor klart definerte rammer; innenfor uskrevne regelverk som få er seg bevisst og…

Antropologi og interiør: Retro som status

Published on November 8, 2004 by lorenz Posted in forbruk, hjemmet, sosialantropologi i Norge, Sverige og Danmark

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Hva betyr det å være eier av en brukt retroklassiker, og hvem styrer trenden? Charlotte Bik Bandlien har nylig skrevet hovedfagsoppgave i sosialantropologi om emnet. – Jeg har vært opptatt av hvilken symbolverdi brukte møbler fra funkisperioden har, sier hun. >> les mer (oppdatert link)

SE OGSÅ:

Kort sammendrag av oppgaven “Producing Scarcity. An Investigation of the Retro Market”

NRK: Lang lunsj med Charlotte Bik Bandlien

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AnthroCommons: American Anthropological Association Goes Creative Commons?

Published on November 7, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing

AAA News

Professor Rosemary Joyce proposed that the AAA sponsor an online forum whereby session participants could exchange and discuss their organized topics, even if they do not take place in face-to-face meetings at the annunal meeting as originally planned in San Francisco. The AAA Executive Board enthusiastically endorsed the online forum.

All of our efforts to plan and organize the exchange of ideas, and the conduct of Association and Section business, will be available in a central repository for anyone to search and access. This innovative use of digital technology will facilitate professional and scholarly communication both for this and in future years.

The option for contributors to select “open” Creative Commons copyright licenses will further open doors for information sharing in and beyond our community. >> continue

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