Media, Information and Technoculture 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Anthro (Comics), Maisin Language, Salvage Ethnography
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Jan 19 read monaghan and just chapter 4. Malinowski made use of bbc to make his work public. Wanted to get messages out regarding a critical take on british contempory customs (colonialism, marriage etc. ) Venues he had and medium he used was different he published news articles sent work in to ny timestried to have a impact in north america is specific policy. Concerned with the future of these people and whats there fate. What"s the future and outlook of their cultures. Common concern is that these cultures may be disappearing. A lot of his work was salvage ethnography, he was trying to save the knowledge, data and culture from disappearing. Argued on behalf of aboriginal rights, racism, immigrant/migrate populations. In order to understand anything you have to place it in its social and cultural context. What he did did not depend on observing everyday life and their traditional paths.