Already a member?
Sign in
| Version | User | Scope of changes |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 8 2007, 9:01 AM EST | ambassadorial | 81 words added, 23 words deleted |
| Apr 21 2007, 10:23 AM EDT | ambassadorial | 4 words added |
Changes
Key: Additions Deletions
Marc K. Hebert - January 21, 2007 (revised AprilDecember 21, 2007)8,2007)
WhatMany aremonths yourhave thoughtspassed ofsince first writing about Anthropology 2.0? Whatand doesnow thisterms termlike Web 3.0 and Globalization 3.0 are meanbecoming more popular. It will be only a matter of time until Anthropology 3.0 arises, leading me to you?pull Whythe isplug iton using relevantsuch terms to describe this website.I kept the disciplineterm in the article below to convey an idea of anthropologyhow anthropologists are using Internet today?technologies and cell phones in creative ways. Insert your own Pleasephrase as your read it and feel free to leave your comments below.
Anthropology 2.0 may refer to the current stage in the evolution of anthropology, as a discipline being impacted by information and communication technologies (ICTs), such as cell phones, computers and the Internet. Similar to computer software upgrades from the original version often identified as 1.0 to the new and improved 2.0 version, the current stage of the Internet’s evolution is popularly called Web 2.0. The term Web 2.0 also implies that creating, collaborating and disseminating information is easier and more widespread than before.
The democratizing force of the Web 2.0 movement is the idea behind Anthropology 2.0: anthropologists who perceive ICTs, as a means of advancing how anthropologists have traditionally conceived of the discipline with particular emphasis given to communicating anthropology to greater publics. One of the first uses of the term “Anthropology 2.0” can be found in the SavageMinds.org blog entry of P. Kerim Friedman dated March 13, 2006. Friedman is an Assistant Professor of Indigenous Studies at National Dong Hwa University in Taiwan, who uses the term Anthropology 2.0 when referring to
The link between faculty, tenure and promotion (FTP) requirements for professors and the importance of publishing in journals is one key area that the Anthropology 2.0 movement seeks to reform. Currently, many anthropology professors write in peer-reviewed, paper journals using vocabulary and a language often unknown to the informants about whom they write or to policymakers, businesses, NGOs and others that could potentially benefit from this information. Anthropology 2.0 seeks to reform FTP regulations by having professors receive credit for publishing online and to popularize anthropology and its publications among non-anthropologists.
Anthropology 2.0 may encourage anthropologists to have their work translated online in dozens of language and sent via email to informants and others in various disciplines and positions of power who could benefit from an anthropological perspective. The abstracts of anthropology journals could be written clearly and concisely, and sent to informants’ cell phones worldwide via text message, email or left as a voicemail, allowing the literate and illiterate to learn what researchers are writing about them. Informants are no longer bound by distance or language, which traditionally placed them at the lower end of an information imbalance with researchers.
Anthropology 2.0 allows for anthropologists to share information collaboratively through blogs that question university policies or policymakers who do not understand their constituents’ culture or lived experiences. Anthropology 2.0 can be found through blogs by anthropologists who (1) critique what they see, as outdated anthropological methods and theories in academia, (2) clarify anthropological concepts and terms for students and enthusiasts of the discipline, and (3) promote the perspectives of non-Western and other underrepresented anthropologists. Graduate anthropology students use blogs to write their field notes, solicit feedback for crafting their thesis or express their opinions about an anthropology conference while panels are still in session. Anthropology blogs are perpetuating the Anthropology 2.0 movement by popularizing ideas and commenting on current events outside of academia as well. The once elusive understanding of how anthropology can contribute to the efforts of policymakers, journalists, NGOs and corporations are now being addressed through anthropological websites, which speak to these audiences in an easily accessible format.
WhatMany aremonths yourhave thoughtspassed ofsince first writing about Anthropology 2.0? Whatand doesnow thisterms termlike Web 3.0 and Globalization 3.0 are meanbecoming more popular. It will be only a matter of time until Anthropology 3.0 arises, leading me to you?pull Whythe isplug iton using relevantsuch terms to describe this website.I kept the disciplineterm in the article below to convey an idea of anthropologyhow anthropologists are using Internet today?technologies and cell phones in creative ways. Insert your own Pleasephrase as your read it and feel free to leave your comments below.
Anthropology 2.0 may refer to the current stage in the evolution of anthropology, as a discipline being impacted by information and communication technologies (ICTs), such as cell phones, computers and the Internet. Similar to computer software upgrades from the original version often identified as 1.0 to the new and improved 2.0 version, the current stage of the Internet’s evolution is popularly called Web 2.0. The term Web 2.0 also implies that creating, collaborating and disseminating information is easier and more widespread than before.
The democratizing force of the Web 2.0 movement is the idea behind Anthropology 2.0: anthropologists who perceive ICTs, as a means of advancing how anthropologists have traditionally conceived of the discipline with particular emphasis given to communicating anthropology to greater publics. One of the first uses of the term “Anthropology 2.0” can be found in the SavageMinds.org blog entry of P. Kerim Friedman dated March 13, 2006. Friedman is an Assistant Professor of Indigenous Studies at National Dong Hwa University in Taiwan, who uses the term Anthropology 2.0 when referring to
- the collaborative use of ICTs in contributing towards anthropological knowledge as a whole and
- the importance of a providing anthropological treatments of ICTs via more timely publishing venues than paper journals, which can take too long to publish, rendering new scholarship of ICTs outdated.
The link between faculty, tenure and promotion (FTP) requirements for professors and the importance of publishing in journals is one key area that the Anthropology 2.0 movement seeks to reform. Currently, many anthropology professors write in peer-reviewed, paper journals using vocabulary and a language often unknown to the informants about whom they write or to policymakers, businesses, NGOs and others that could potentially benefit from this information. Anthropology 2.0 seeks to reform FTP regulations by having professors receive credit for publishing online and to popularize anthropology and its publications among non-anthropologists.
Anthropology 2.0 may encourage anthropologists to have their work translated online in dozens of language and sent via email to informants and others in various disciplines and positions of power who could benefit from an anthropological perspective. The abstracts of anthropology journals could be written clearly and concisely, and sent to informants’ cell phones worldwide via text message, email or left as a voicemail, allowing the literate and illiterate to learn what researchers are writing about them. Informants are no longer bound by distance or language, which traditionally placed them at the lower end of an information imbalance with researchers.
Anthropology 2.0 allows for anthropologists to share information collaboratively through blogs that question university policies or policymakers who do not understand their constituents’ culture or lived experiences. Anthropology 2.0 can be found through blogs by anthropologists who (1) critique what they see, as outdated anthropological methods and theories in academia, (2) clarify anthropological concepts and terms for students and enthusiasts of the discipline, and (3) promote the perspectives of non-Western and other underrepresented anthropologists. Graduate anthropology students use blogs to write their field notes, solicit feedback for crafting their thesis or express their opinions about an anthropology conference while panels are still in session. Anthropology blogs are perpetuating the Anthropology 2.0 movement by popularizing ideas and commenting on current events outside of academia as well. The once elusive understanding of how anthropology can contribute to the efforts of policymakers, journalists, NGOs and corporations are now being addressed through anthropological websites, which speak to these audiences in an easily accessible format.
