Applied anthropology : unexpected spaces, topics, and methods / edited by Sheena Nahm and Cortney Hughes Rinker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nahm, Sheena, 1979- editor.

Hughes Rinker, Cortney, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Applied anthropology--Case studies.

Applied anthropology.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

x, 180 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

This collection brings together recent innovative work in applied and practicing anthropology. Organized around the central theme of unexpectedness, the volume gives consideration to some of the novel spaces, topics, and methods that anthropologists are involved with today. There is an emphasis on non-traditional fields and areas where the relevance and important of anthropology has received little attention. A range of "real life" examples offer insight into the authors' research and work, as well as providing practical professional advice. The detailed ethnographic case studies cover a variety of contemporary settings, mainly in the United States, from law and finance to education and health care. The contributors give simultaneous consideration to practical applications, theoretical reflections, and professional experiences. Students will gain a valuable understanding of the diverse areas and industries where anthropologists operate, as well as how anthropology is being used to address some of the pressing issues facing society today. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction : what is unexpected anthropology? / Sheena Nahm and Cortney Hughes Rinker

Otherworldly anthropology : past, present, and future contributions of ethnographers to space exploration / Jo Aiken

Remembering and re-membering : lived experience of military service members in rehabilitation / Deborah A. Murphy

Navigating the boundaries of an anthropological education in a non-profit world / Chelsey Dyer

The FAIR money collective / Michael Scroggins

On embedded action anthropology and how one thing leads to another by chance / Jonathan L. Zilberg

Faculty development as applied educational anthropology / Lauren Miller Griffith

Islam and dying in the United States : how anthropology contributes to culturally competent care at the end-of-life / Cortney Hughes Rinker

Time and the method of the unexpected / Sheena Nahm

Ethnographic explorations of intellectual property claims to yoga : a series of unexpected events / Allison E. Fish

Surviving academia 2.0 : lessons learned from practicing hybrid anthropology / Sheena Nahm and Cortney Hughes Rinker

Conclusion : the unexpected and the future of anthropology / Susan Trencher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138914537

1138914533

9781138914520

1138914525

OCLC:

910009774