ANTH 1003 Chapter : 25-Jan
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Administrative notes: readings gebusi, test next monday, multiple choice, true/false, one essay, study guide to follow, si today 3:30-4:30 141c middleton. Malinowski"s intro to argonauts: science, holism, but also everyday details/tone, 1. Organization of the tribe, the anatomy of its cultre: 2. Imponderabilia of everyday life (diary/field notes: 3. Corpus inscriptionum (transcriptions of events, rituals, etc- word for word: final goal: grasp the native"s point of view, his relation to life, to realize his vision of his words. (p. 56) Adventure travel vs. anthropology: programs like living with the kombai (video clip) Journalists, travel writers, adventurists, travelers: anthropology tries to set itself apart from these other occupations and pastimes through the use of research methods, theory, _______ Chapter 1 fieldwork example: begin with entrance into new society: first contact involved a sort of test, then acceptance, develop network of informants people with whom he gathered data. Involves acquisition of fundamental grounding knowledge of culture and adaptation to new culture: