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Multimodal ethnographies for teaching anthropological sensibilities

Teaching Anthropology

Anna Apostolidou PhD, Assistant Professor of Social Anthropology, Ionian University Given the history of our discipline, it seems rather peculiar that anthropologists are not more “naturally inclined” to employ multimodality in their research and teaching.

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Other Anthropology Schools: Translating Disciplinary Treasures for “Undisciplined” Minds

Anthropology News

The courses covered many domains—design, medicine, the environment—but most featured an anthropological flair, and most of the organizers had an anthropology background. I titled my course—one of the four core courses—“Tears of the Earth: An Anthropological Thinking Experiment.”

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“Living with Javelinas”: New Book Under Contract

Anthropology 365

Intended Readership The book is intended for scholars and students in anthropology, environmental studies, and animal studies, particularly those with interests in human-environment relations, multispecies ethnography, and human-animal relations.

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Trying to give students in low-wage majors some extra skills they can cash in on

The Hechinger Report

The majors whose graduates tend to earn the lowest salaries after graduation are majors such as theater, studio art, creative writing, psychology and anthropology. The median annual wage for these majors, one year out of college, is around $30,000 or less. .

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The Pedagogy Of The Oppressed Freire

TeachThought

Its enduring significance stems from its profound critique of traditional teaching and learning methods. Freire’s work critiques traditional pedagogical practices and offers a compelling vision for a more just and participatory education system. His efforts must be imbued with a profound trust in people and their creative power.

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Speaking Truth to Israel Requires More Than Academic Freedom

Sapiens

But a few days before we met on Zoom to discuss the book, the news broke that Hage had been fired from his position at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Germany. These relationships call on older traditions of religious tolerance in the region. Everyone was enthusiastic to do so.

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Colleges rebrand humanities majors as job-friendly 

The Hechinger Report

The superpowers of the future emanate from the humanities: introspection and imagination, storytelling and story-listening, critical thinking. The traditional argument for the humanities, Brookes said, has been, Well, it will make you a better citizen and person. Future combinations are planned with fashion and game design.