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Nytt opptak til akademikerbedriften for samfunnsvitere

Published on August 16, 2004 by lorenz Posted in antropologi utenfor akademia, sosialantropologi i Norge, Sverige og Danmark, utdanning

Humsam / Kulturell dialog

Akademikerbedriften er et konkret tiltak for å hjelpe humanister og samfunnsvitere (humsamere) med å starte egen virksomhet. Gode forretningsideer får her et nettverk og en ramme for å utvikle en levedyktig bedrift. I 2003 søkte 80 bedrifter om plass i Akademikerbedriften. Bedriftene sysselsetter per i dag 22 unge akademikere, og vi søker nå etter flere kreative og dyktige humsamere!

Er du en samfunnsviter eller humanist med en god idé?

Akademikerbedriften søker etter personer som:
– har en god idé
– et ønske om å starte egen virksomhet
– er ferdig med studiene
– ønsker å dele med seg av sin kunnskap i et fellesskap
– Les mer

Humsam / Kulturell dialog

Bokanmeldelse: Ujevn om transnasjonale liv i Oslo

Published on August 16, 2004 by lorenz Posted in bøker, innvandring migrasjon, sosialantropologi i Norge, Sverige og Danmark, vi og de andre

antropologi.info / utrop

Hva har gamle damer på Frogner til felles med pakistanske innvandrere? Hvorfor er dans viktig for det tamilske samfunnet i Oslo? Bidrar lønnsarbeid til integreringen av innvandrerkvinner? I boka “Andre bilder av de andre – transnasjonale liv i Norge” ønsker 15 antropologer og sosiologer å presentere et annet bilde om innvandring enn det en får gjennom media. – les mer

antropologi.info / utrop

The Value of Rituals

Published on August 16, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, culture traditions, politics

New York Times

You’ve probably heard that the presidential candidates have been crossing the country arguing about Iraq and taxes, but, as usual, the press has ignored the true anthropological significance of their journeys.

“Ritual is absolutely central to modern politics,” Professor David Kertzer, an anthropologist at Brown University, said. “The press wrings their hands at what they call the lack of substance at conventions, and some people think of political rallies as being outmoded or even dangerous, but rituals like these are essential for creating solidarity and allegiance to a leader.” >>continue

New York Times

You've probably heard that the presidential candidates have been crossing the country arguing about Iraq and taxes, but, as usual, the press has ignored the true anthropological significance of their journeys.

"Ritual is absolutely central to modern politics," Professor…

Ethno-Dokumentation “Elsewhere – Anderswo”: Spektakulär weil puristisch

Published on August 16, 2004 by lorenz Posted in Afrika, Ethnologie Sozialanthropologie Kulturanthropologie, Ethnologie und Film, Wir und die Anderen

taz

Nikolaus Geyrhalter reiste im Jahr 2000 jeden Monat in ein anderes ländliches Gebiet der Welt, von Namibia bis Grönland. Aus 12 Geschichten machte er den Episodenfilm “Elsewhere”. Der Ethnologe Michael Rösler, der an der Uni München ein Seminar über die Dokumentation leitete, über die undogmatische Annäherung an andere Kulturen:

“Die Art, wie diese jungen Tuareg-Frauen dort auf dem Esel sitzen, zurückschauen in Richtung Kamera und kichern, das ist so ein kleiner Hinweis, dass hier Einverständnis besteht: Okay, der filmt uns. Diese Szene vermittelt Authentizität: Die Leute wirken echt.”

taz: So stellt er sie nicht als isoliert dar, sondern lässt sie sich in der Welt verorten.

“Das ist das Spannende. Es sind alles Menschen, die wir unter die Kategorie Stammesgesellschaften, indigene Völker oder nationale Minderheiten fassen würden. Aber der Film zeigt diese Menschen nicht in ihrem vermeintlich traditionellen Lebensmilieu.” >>weiter

taz

Nikolaus Geyrhalter reiste im Jahr 2000 jeden Monat in ein anderes ländliches Gebiet der Welt, von Namibia bis Grönland. Aus 12 Geschichten machte er den Episodenfilm "Elsewhere". Der Ethnologe Michael Rösler, der an der Uni München ein Seminar über die…

Anthropologist helps Intel see the world through customers’ eyes

Published on August 15, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, applied anthropology, corporate & business anthropology, design anthropology

MSNBC / San Jose Business Journal

When Genevieve Bell agreed to leave Stanford University for a job at Intel in 1998, it was with trepidation. She had, after all, been working her entire life toward being an academic, following the tenure track and accepting that practical applications of her work might never become apparent. “My vision was to survive the first year and not go insane,” she says now.

It’s not that she thought Intel was such a bad place to be. Quite the opposite. She just couldn’t see why a semiconductor company would want a technologically challenged cultural anthropologist on staff.

Now, as she writes up a final report on her three-year study of how Asian families interact with technology, Ms. Bell can’t imagine working anywhere else.

Ms. Bell has been credited with performing a remarkable job by making anthropology accessible — and worthwhile — to scores of engineers all over the world. >>continue

MSNBC / San Jose Business Journal