ANTH 2160 Chapter Notes -Techne, Participant Observation, Ethnography
11 Feb 2012
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Malinowski"s quote from argonauts of the western pacific published 1922. Describes cultural inhabitants of the trobriand island north of australia. Allows you to picture yourself in another culture leaving home and feeling stranded. Avatars yourself and virtually in shoes of other 2 culture. Shows just like in any ethnographic work he is stranded on a new island : how and why does the author use the quotes from malinowski"s argonauts of the. Shows must live in close proximity of those you"re studying just like malinowski first did. Speaks of actual experience, belief , and life. Has home and work in second life names ethnographia. Engaged in normal anthropological methods (participant observation and interviews) Because: is feasible and crucial to developing research methods to keep up with realities of technological change. Many participants majority only interact in virtual world. Promise of illuminating culture online, but not because it"s traditional or old-fashioned.
