ANTHR207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Visual Anthropology, Terence Turner, Medical Anthropology
14 Jan 2016
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A global world applying anthropology in everyday life. What happened in rwanda is happening again in central african republic and south sudan. Reshaping of local conditions by powerful global forces on an ever-intensifying scale. A global citizen is someone who identifies with being part of an emerging world community and whose actions contribute to building this community"s values and practices. Terence turner o o o o o o o. Theoretical interests include social and cultural theory, marx, kinship and social organization, myth, ritual and narrative, visual anthropology (particularly indigenous video and tv documentary), the body, and the critique of anthropological theory. Author argues that the fourth world peoples in this case the kayapo of the brazilian amazon have acted to converse their own political autonomy while simultaneously aiding the world conversation monument. It is not new for native peoples to attempt to resist the wholesale appropriation of their lands and resources by the peoples and governments of modern states.
