ANTH 202 Lecture 6: Lecture 6

• School: McGill University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 202
• Professor: Eduardo Kohn

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Lecture 6: the making of an anthropologist (sept 18th) We, subjects, are the tools we use in our own analysis (serious concept). Rabinow: the comprehension of our self by the detour of comprehension of the other. Understanding ourselves in these new cultural worlds is the key to understanding those cultural. Understanding ourselves in this way is key to self-growth and realization. One of the few genuine vocations can come out of a person without having the formal education. A(cid:374)thropology is a (cid:449)ay of li(cid:448)i(cid:374)g, it does(cid:374)"t (cid:374)e(cid:272)essarily (cid:373)ea(cid:374) that you ha(cid:448)e a(cid:374) edu(cid:272)atio(cid:374) a(cid:374)d tea(cid:272)h it.