Anthropology 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Trobriand Islands, Tom Boellstorff, Ethnography
13 Oct 2018
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Earliest observers of other societies not anthropologists but travelers, explorers, missionaries, colonial officials, travel writes. Armchair anthropology: refers to an approach to the study of various societies that dominated anthropology in the late 1800s. It involved the collection, study, and analysis of the writings of missionaries, explorers, and colonists who had sustained contact with non-western peoples. Armchair anthropologists used these documents to make comparisons and generalizations about the ways of life of various groups. Anthropology as we now know it: early 20th century. Pioneered by bronislaw malinowski"s research in the trobriand islands. Tom boellstorff did his research on an online platform called second life . Karen ho did her research on the wall street investment industry. Your field is anywhere where people are culture and intact. A school, village, medical clinic, a support group. Living with them, eating what they eat, learning their language. Julie cruikshank studied first nations women by interviewing 3 women.
