Applied Anthropology blog
Culture Matters
Much like the CHOCD blog, Culture Matters chronicles articles, studies, and other recent events that involve culture. They are concerned with applied anthropology in particular. The main contributors are Pal Nyiri and Jovan Maud. Pal believes that applied anthropology can be used "to build safeguards into systems in which the idea of “culture” is often hijacked, leading to flawed and even harmful interventions." Jovan notes that "the discipline is increasingly being applied in ‘non-traditional’ areas" such as product design and marketing. Both contributors and the blog are associated with Macquarie University in New South Wales, Australia
A visitor to Culture Matters will find everything from Microsoft's take on anthropology to the Native Hawaiians' protests to stop the genetic alteration of the sacred taro plant.
Much like the CHOCD blog, Culture Matters chronicles articles, studies, and other recent events that involve culture. They are concerned with applied anthropology in particular. The main contributors are Pal Nyiri and Jovan Maud. Pal believes that applied anthropology can be used "to build safeguards into systems in which the idea of “culture” is often hijacked, leading to flawed and even harmful interventions." Jovan notes that "the discipline is increasingly being applied in ‘non-traditional’ areas" such as product design and marketing. Both contributors and the blog are associated with Macquarie University in New South Wales, Australia
A visitor to Culture Matters will find everything from Microsoft's take on anthropology to the Native Hawaiians' protests to stop the genetic alteration of the sacred taro plant.
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