ANT 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Ed Esber, Participant Observation, Participatory Action Research

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANT 1101
• Professor: Deborah Sick

Document Summary

New avenues of anthropological research & applied research. Early research; primarily descriptive; document ways of life. Mid-20th century: shift toward documenting changes & impacts of change; local-global relations. Identify for(cid:272)es & (cid:858)a(cid:272)tors(cid:859) at (cid:449)ork: understand peoples(cid:859) perspe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)es. E. g. research on coffee-producing household costa rica (sick) Research today knows no bounds, e. g: understand emerging technological/social trends; world events; changing livelihoods; health, out own societies and others. Use of anthropological research techniques & perspectives to identify, assess, and identify & contribute to possible solutions to contemporary problems. Work with those affected to understand contexts & potential consequences of (e. g. new technologies: war & disasters, policies & initiatives designed to address social problems. Information for community leaders, activists, government policy makers. Conducting applied anthropological research: identify & assess: Needs: what is/are the perceived problem(s: a(cid:272)(cid:272)ording to those (cid:858)affe(cid:272)ted(cid:859, according to outsiders (cid:858)a(cid:272)tors(cid:859) in(cid:448)ol(cid:448)ed, diverse interest groups; potential difference in perceptions/desires. Potential cross-cultral misunderstandings; culture-bound assumptions: analyze the situation: