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Klaus Rominger replied to Keith Hart's discussion Does the OAC need a new social model?"Does the OAC need a new social model?
I would say it could use some type of economic model and a clear mission statement that would help people do things like getting published, acquire funding for existing (and future) research projects,
It…"
Klaus Rominger replied to Chelsea Hayman's discussion Could Sahlins's Affluent Society thesis be deployed to disprove Polanyi's Disembedded Economy thesis?"It is definitely a good question. Determining the impetus for any change in subsistence methodology and or social complexity is always a prominent question. In the case you describe I think questions such as these could be directed to specific…"
Klaus Rominger replied to A. Ashkuff's discussion How do you feel about using ancient places of worship, to drive tourism economies?"In order to actually open things to tourism it probably makes sense to limit tourist access to specific days/times.
I similar problem came up in the Thailand after Jim Thompson created the "Jim Thompson House". It was never actually…"
Klaus Rominger replied to A. Ashkuff's discussion How do you feel about using ancient places of worship, to drive tourism economies?"Leave it to John (and a few of the others on this site) to answer in a concise and accurate manner.
-but in the end I think you answered your own question Ash- at least as far as I'm concerned.
as long as the "original worshipers"…"
Klaus Rominger replied to Ainslee Hooper's discussion Things an anthropologist must have"A video camera
A laptop computer
A permit provided by the Government of the country you want to conduct your research in (necessary for publishing in peer reviewed outlets)
Plenty of pencils and blank notebooks.
Read and carry the following book…"
Klaus Rominger replied to E Rey-Saturay's discussion FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES in the group Anthropology of consumption"Erica,
Sorry I didn't get you the info on my project in Cebu in the Barangay Camdulawan. We have some funding problems there too but that's a different story- and we are approaching it differently due to the nature of the project. I…"
Klaus Rominger joined Sabina Rossignoli's group
Anthropology of consumption
The aim of this group is to discuss issues of consumption through multiple perspectives, by investigating consumption as praxis, its relations to capitalism, historical developments and everydayness, ethnographic aspects...and more!
Klaus Rominger replied to muyekho barasa's discussion Future of Anthropology in Africa" Keith,
Thanks for saying in 4 paragraphs what it took me 3 pages to say.
k"
Klaus Rominger replied to muyekho barasa's discussion Future of Anthropology in Africa"Dr. Muyekho Barasa
Thank you. You have brought to light (what I consider) one of the main problems in Anthropology. There is however a thread that runs through the discipline that suggests that Anthropology should "give something…"
Klaus Rominger replied to Ainslee Hooper's discussion Indigenous welfare"Sorry- it's late and I have to edit the above piece- Genotype should read phenotype etc. etc.etc.
I'm so tired I keep missing the keys
k"
Klaus Rominger replied to Ainslee Hooper's discussion Indigenous welfare"Structural violance...Hmmmm
That is a very interesting idea. I think in a way it disrupts the normal evolutionary biological imperatives that are the products of our genome and our cultural heritage. This brings up the topic discussed in the late…"
Klaus Rominger replied to M Izabel's discussion Can we really understand a cultural/social phenomenon using just one theoretical framework or specific analytical tool/lens?"Just using the word "corruption" already implies a singularity that dismisses all other possibilities.
Cross cultural analysis is like surgery.
It takes a fine meticulous hand.
k"
Klaus Rominger replied to Ainslee Hooper's discussion Indigenous welfare"Hi Ainslee,
It's a bit late here and I'm sleepy but let me give this a try.
I have been living in and studying indigenous the Asian peoples in Vietnam, China, Thailand and Cambodia for about 10 years now. From what I have…"
Klaus Rominger replied to Mitchell Jones's discussion Creative Ethnography"Possibly a good idea for Anthropologists to write Historical fiction. This limits the tedium of meeting the criteria to fall under the category of non-fiction yet offers the ethnologist the opportunity to keep the research results accurate and…"
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- At 10:47am on August 13, 2011,
E Rey-Saturay said…
Hi Klaus! Just send me details regarding this project of yours and how I can be part of it through my email: rey.erika1@gmail.com
Erika
- At 8:26am on July 17, 2011,
Keith Hart said…
- Point taken. On the one hand, You are right that a pious evocation of anthropology as a potential source of social glue for a world falling apart will not do by itself. I trace an "anthropology of unequal society" back to Rousseau via Morgan and Engels and more recent anthropologists like Goody and Wolf. Rousseau had several bites at the cherry including positive treatises on politics and education. I am really only saying that anthropology might raise its sights to addressing humanity as a whole for a change. But that will not be enough by itself.
- At 6:29pm on July 14, 2011,
- Welcome to the OAC, Klaus! It's still saigon to you?
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