Comments on: What is a “practicing” anthropologist? http://culturematters.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/what-is-a-practicing-anthropologist/ Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:11:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Kathryn Powell http://culturematters.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/what-is-a-practicing-anthropologist/#comment-3015 Kathryn Powell Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:45:10 +0000 http://culturematters.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/what-is-a-practicing-anthropologist/#comment-3015 Anthropology is the only profession I have come across that uses this term. Pshychologists, physicians, lawyers etc etc etc do not use this term - rather there might be use of "lecturing" anthropologist, consulting anthropologist, industrial anthropologist, to give more apt examples isn't any anthropology applied if you are addressing an issue whether from within a university or within a private consulting business- why don't we have "applied scientists".? I dont understand the value of ther term "applied anthropology" and see it as detrimental to promoting the value of anthropology to the world we live in Anthropology is the only profession I have come across that uses this term. Pshychologists, physicians, lawyers etc etc etc do not use this term – rather there might be use of “lecturing” anthropologist, consulting anthropologist, industrial anthropologist, to give more apt examples

isn’t any anthropology applied if you are addressing an issue whether from within a university or within a private consulting business- why don’t we have “applied scientists”.?
I dont understand the value of ther term “applied anthropology” and see it as detrimental to promoting the value of anthropology to the world we live in

]]> By: Jen http://culturematters.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/what-is-a-practicing-anthropologist/#comment-3010 Jen Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:05:41 +0000 http://culturematters.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/what-is-a-practicing-anthropologist/#comment-3010 I actually find this debate/dilemma/conversation to be an interesting one. From the literature and 'practicing anthropologist' is one that works in the private sector as an applied anthropologist and has little, if any, ties with academia. An 'applied anthropologist' works within the academy as an applied anthropologist. An anthropologist would refer to the more traditional non-applied academic-types. My advisor helped to form that COSWA survey and I've read some stuff about the whole 'practicing/applied/anthropologist' debate. Here are the articles I recommend: "Baba 1994 The Fifth Subdiscipline Anthropology Practice & the Future of Anthropology (Read before the Goldschmidt article first" "Goldschmidt 2001 Notes Toward a Theory of Applied Anthro" I can recommend a few more if you're interested. I've wrote a post inspired by these two articles a few months ago: ttp://www.anthroblogs.org/jcardew/2007/04/dialogue_between_pratitioners.html As for the necessity of such labels - I'm torn. I can see the benefit but I also see how that may serve to widen the gap between academia and the private sector. After reading Singer's "Why I'm not a public anthropologist" article, I started to re-think my position on the names because his article is very applicable. You can email me for the articles if you want. I actually find this debate/dilemma/conversation to be an interesting one. From the literature and ‘practicing anthropologist’ is one that works in the private sector as an applied anthropologist and has little, if any, ties with academia. An ‘applied anthropologist’ works within the academy as an applied anthropologist. An anthropologist would refer to the more traditional non-applied academic-types. My advisor helped to form that COSWA survey and I’ve read some stuff about the whole ‘practicing/applied/anthropologist’ debate. Here are the articles I recommend: “Baba 1994 The Fifth Subdiscipline Anthropology Practice & the Future of Anthropology (Read before the Goldschmidt article first” “Goldschmidt 2001 Notes Toward a Theory of Applied Anthro”

I can recommend a few more if you’re interested. I’ve wrote a post inspired by these two articles a few months ago: ttp://www.anthroblogs.org/jcardew/2007/04/dialogue_between_pratitioners.html

As for the necessity of such labels – I’m torn. I can see the benefit but I also see how that may serve to widen the gap between academia and the private sector. After reading Singer’s “Why I’m not a public anthropologist” article, I started to re-think my position on the names because his article is very applicable.

You can email me for the articles if you want.

]]> By: Jovan http://culturematters.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/what-is-a-practicing-anthropologist/#comment-3004 Jovan Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:52:18 +0000 http://culturematters.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/what-is-a-practicing-anthropologist/#comment-3004 I'm pretty sure I'm a practising anthropolgist. I know I'm not yet perfect -- though I am, apparently, a perfectionist. I’m pretty sure I’m a practising anthropolgist. I know I’m not yet perfect — though I am, apparently, a perfectionist.

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