Sc2218 lecture 12 (2011)

SC2218: Anthropology and the Human Condition Lecture 12: Recent Work, New Directions & World Anthropologies Eric C. Thompson Semester 1, 2011/2012

Where Are We Going? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],YOU ARE HERE

Today’s Lecture: Anthropology in the 21 st Century ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

In a changing world, how shall anthropology get on with the job?

Who are the Anthropologists? “Strangers Abroad” and Others . . .

The Human Challenge: Anthropologists in the 21 st Century ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Amitav Ghosh John Waiko

“ A Man without Pigs” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

American Anthropology, c.2010 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Twenty-three Influential Scholars in American Anthropology Today ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],*Survey of Six leading graduate schools in cultural anthropology. Conducted by NUS Graduate students in SC6212: The Anthropological Perspective.

Who is Shaping American Anthropology? (Based on List of 23 Scholars) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Trends by PhD Field ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Trends in American Anthropology ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Theoretical Challenge: Culture, Discourse, & Theory ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Evolving Anthropological Theory: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Trends in American Anthropology Theory and Practice, 1980 - Now ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Contemporary Themes: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

About the following… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Culture abides... with a difference ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Global Theory, Local Perspecitve ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Political… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

… and Personal ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Anxious Selves and Others… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

And Et Cetera… ,[object Object],[object Object]

The Empirical Challenge: Globalization & Postmodernity ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

1st Generation Cultural Structures (Grammars, Words, Styles, Signifiers) 1st Generation Agents (Subjects/Individuals) (Drawing on the Structures to relate to others , influence action , interpret meanings – their own and others ) Culture as an Iterative Process Agents are “Subjects” of (“subject to”) cultural structures – they cannot operate meaningfully outside of the structure. Cultural Structures are emergent structures, dependent on the agents for their existence.

1st Generation Cultural Structures 1st Generation Agents (Subjects) 2nd Generation Agents (Subjects) 2nd Generation Cultural Structures Culture always changes, CULTURE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT!

Anthropology ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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