ANT358H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Class Conflict, Max Gluckman, Ethnocentrism
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Social justice: emphasizes values that eliminates anything that creates inequality in the world. Why certain types of diseases are prevalent in the world when they are not in other parts. Relationship between poverty, race, marginalization, gender, class, health disparities. Anthropology as a discipline to engage/create change. Give a voice to those who don"t have one. Provide criticism (i. e. challenge notions of norms) Ethnography to further issues of social justice: Most anthropologists working with hiv/aids = engaging with issues of social justice (susser as well) Ethnography: method and form of writing that requires long-term fieldwork (1+ year) to study a group/culture. Activist ethnography: should be useful, accessible, and relevant to the local actors (those engaged on a daily basis) May involve collaborate nature in work (not getting complete ownership) Is political and engages with issue at hand -> use that privilege in effective way.
