ANTH 1003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Skype, Ethnography, Electronic Waste
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Characterized by comparative, field-based, evolutionary, holistic approach. Research is often active, in-the-field (less articles, more interaction) Addresses how we have evolved as a species, as groups, as individuals. Time-space compression: writing letters (sent by boat or carriage) vs. skyping (instant) Flexible accumulation: businesses can adapt to market quickly. Increasing migration: people travel easier (still administrative hurtles, but easier transportation) Uneven development: some areas benefit greatly, others suffer negative effects. Adapting to natural world: humans have always adapted to natural world to survive. Shaping natural world: consequence/effect of /\ /\ /\ Humans and climate change: www. vox. com/2014/8/30/6084585/watch-how-louisianas-coastline-has-vanished- in-the-last-80-years, recycling vs. pollution. Changing research strategies: new communication technologies, multi-sited ethnography (ex: kenneth guest) Guest studied religious practices in china (big city in china, then to smaller village, then nyc) Coca-cola bottling plant in plachimada, india: opened march 2000. Local water table began to drop (45 m. to 150 m. below surface) Locals had no water, then accused coca-cola plant of polluting area.
