Nov 13 2010
Anthro Profiles
This anthropology profile project began with a desire to know more about my colleagues work here at UBC and has since expanded to also include the circle of anthropologists that I count among my friends and intellectual fellow travelers.
In the star-centric world of late 20th century/early 21st century academics it is not uncommon for colleagues to know more about the work of a flashing star (whom they might never actually meet) then they know about the people they share office space with. I count myself among that sorry lot and this small project is an attempt to counter the glitz of fashion. While I can count stars among my colleagues and friends (or at least those whom I think should be) these profiles will make no distinction between journeyman and star.
I have invited a range of anthropologists that I know to share one to three journal articles or book chapters that they have written. The criteria for inclusion is that these should be pieces that the author feels either shows the nature and scope of their work particularly well or that they focuses on some aspect of the anthropologist’s work that they would like others to pay attention to. The profiles will include any explanations given regarding the selection of articles and also a short summary of the articles. Where links exist I’ll include those as well.
Read all the profiles here!
Individual profiles:
- Michael Blake (coming soon)
- Paul Durrenberger (coming soon)
- Gerald Sider
- Charles Menzies
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