Blogs about: Digital Anthropology

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Research is like art.

Emily Johnson wrote 3 weeks ago: I’ve decided to create a hashtag for my thesis topic. I already said that I plan on blogging a … more →

Tags: Archaeology, Thesis Writing, archaeology, Research, Heritage, Gaming, skyrim, Elder Scrolls, Masters Thesis

Call for Papers: Digital Anthropologists’ Current Engagements with 21st Century Publics

sydneyyeager wrote 1 month ago: Check out the Digital Anthropology Call for Papers: Call for Papers: Digital Anthropologists’ Curren … more →

Tags: writing anthropology, Anthropology, Digital, technology, aaa, CyberWorlds, Academia, Culture, Research

Mapping Emotions Through a Century

electronicmax wrote 1 month ago: (image courtesy of http://www.behance.net/gallery/Migration-and-Identity/1335529 ) An NPR news story … more →

Tags: Data Archiving, Emotion, Data Visualisation

Our Web 2.0 Legacy

Sarah wrote 1 month ago: Machu Picchu, Lost City of the Incas. Photo courtesy of my iPhone Last year I took a trip to Peru, a … more →

Tags: Internet Culture, New Media, Internet, Legacy, ecosystem

Technology in the Home

Lui wrote 2 months ago: This is an extract from a mini-ethnography I did of an East London household of three young people, … more →

Tags: essays, Ethnography, Gadgets, Gaming, London, Obsolescence, phones

Disruptions: Digital Era Redefining Etiquette20 comments

nevis63 wrote 2 months ago: Description: Some people are so rude. Really, who sends an e-mail or text message that just says “Th … more →

Tags: Etiquette, E-mail, Social, Internet, technology, Pet Peeves, Ettiquite

Football, Yogurt and Live-Tweeting

emsok wrote 3 months ago: Yessss! The Superbowl is today! I didn’t even know who was playing until someone at work asked … more →

Tags: Social, Social Media, NYTimes, Technophile, Superbowl

A Day in the Life: 3-wheeled Vehicle-based Fruit Vendor1 comment

zlhyman wrote 3 months ago: Editor’s Note: A few weeks ago Fulbright Fellow Zach Hyman @SqInchAnthro introduced readers to … more →

Tags: A day in the life., Guest Posts, 3 wheeled, A Day in The Life, China, description, digital ethnography, Ethnogra, Ethnography

Freedom of Speech 2.0 #freeandopen1 comment

sydneyyeager wrote 5 months ago: Google calls Internet users to Take Action “it is ours and it is free a free and open world de … more →

Tags: Anthropology of Here and Now, Anthropology, Digital, technology, Contemporary Issues, CyberWorlds, Future, america, social change

Book review (1) of Localizing the Internet, by John Postill

John Postill wrote 5 months ago: Localizing the Internet: An Anthropological Account. John Postill. Oxford: Berghahn, 2011. xxv + 150 … more →

Tags: Field theory, Malaysia, Manchester School, internet studies, localising the internet, activism, Digital Media, Fieldwork, Protest

Politics and Wikipedia1 comment

sydneyyeager wrote 5 months ago: Wikipedia is currently in fundraiser mode.  It reminds of the PBS phone-a-thons of my childhood.  Bu … more →

Tags: Anthropology of Here and Now, america, Anthropology, Contemporary Issues, Digital, open access, Open-Source, Politics, Problem-solving

Digital Ethnography: Bridging the online and offline gap4 comments

jameslrobson wrote 5 months ago: Editor’s note: In this guest post, James Robson discusses how he used Google docs as a platfor … more →

Tags: Guest Posts, Boellstorff, Ethnography, Featured, GOOGLE DOCS, Interviewing, Methods, narrative history

Public protest in a digitised world: reflections on the Indignados and Occupy movements2 comments

John Postill wrote 6 months ago: Paper to the Anthropology Department, Oslo University 21 November 2012 John Postill RMIT University, … more →

Tags: Field theory, Political Anthropology, Web 2.0, North America, activism, Social Media, Digital Media, Publics, Social Movements

Part 3: Movement Between Cities

Matt Voigts wrote 7 months ago: London, Berlin, Dresden, Prague, Bratislava, Budapest, Corfu, Meteora, Katerini March 29 – April 18t … more →

Tags: Travel

Ethnozine: October edition

Rachelle Annechino wrote 7 months ago: Gabriella Coleman’s research on the enigmatic Anonymous network has provided unique insights a … more →

Tags: Ethnozine, aaa, Anonymous, asthma files, Bill Moggridge, Curious Rituals, enterprise social networking, Fieldwork, Gabriella Coleman

New paper: Webcam and the theory of attainment

John Postill wrote 7 months ago: WEBCAM AND THE THEORY OF ATTAINMENT Daniel Miller and Jolynna Sinanan (UCL) Working Paper for the EA … more →

Tags: Anthropology, technology, Media Theory, Visual Anthropology, media anthropology, Ethnography, media ethnography, Daniel Miller, danny miller

BOOK REVIEW: The Shallows, by Nicholas Carr

emsok wrote 7 months ago: The Main Idea: There are two opposing schools of thought: “Net enthusiasts” believe we a … more →

Tags: Books, Perception, Book Reviews, Internet, Books 2, technology, Digital life, product design, user experience

Free e-seminar on webcam ethnography, 9-23 October 2012

John Postill wrote 8 months ago: By Steve Lyon (Durham University) via Media Anthropology Network mailing list Dear List The next Med … more →

Tags: Anthropology, Web 2.0, internet studies, Material Culture, sociality, Visual Anthropology, Digital Media, media anthropology, Ethnography

Facebook for ethnographers: data-­rich, distracting, and awkward

John Postill wrote 8 months ago: Since we’re on the subject of social media ethnography, this coming 12 October 2012 I’ll … more →

Tags: Anthropology, Ethnography, Epistemology, Web 2.0, technology, internet studies, sociality, Social Media, Communication


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