The Anthropology of News and Journalism

The Anthropology of News and Journalism
Author: S. Elizabeth Bird
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2010
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0253221269

This title explores the role of news and journalism in contemporary culture from an anthropological perspective. Essays by leading scholars look at communities of professional and nonprofessional journalists.

Anthropology, Film Industries, Modularity

Anthropology, Film Industries, Modularity
Author: Ramyar D. Rossoukh
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2021-09-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1478022191

From Bangladesh and Hong Kong to Iran and South Africa, film industries around the world are rapidly growing at a time when new digital technologies are fundamentally changing how films are made and viewed. Larger film industries like Bollywood and Nollywood aim to attain Hollywood's audience and profitability, while smaller, less commercial, and often state-funded enterprises support various cultural and political projects. The contributors to Anthropology, Film Industries, Modularity take an ethnographic and comparative approach to capturing the diversity and growth of global film industries. They outline how modularity—the specialized filmmaking tasks that collectively produce a film—operates as a key feature in every film industry, independent of local context. Whether they are examining the process of dubbing Hollywood films into Hindi, virtual reality filmmaking in South Africa, or on-location shooting in Yemen, the contributors' anthropological methodology brings into relief the universal practices and the local contingencies and deeper cultural realities of film production. Contributors. Steven C. Caton, Jessica Dickson, Kevin Dwyer, Tejaswini Ganti, Lotte Hoek, Amrita Ibrahim, Sylvia J. Martin, Ramyar D. Rossoukh

Anthropological Intelligence

Anthropological Intelligence
Author: David H. Price
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 395
Release: 2008-06-09
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0822389126

By the time the United States officially entered World War II, more than half of American anthropologists were using their professional knowledge and skills to advance the war effort. The range of their war-related work was extraordinary. They helped gather military intelligence, pinpointed possible social weaknesses in enemy nations, and contributed to the army’s regional Pocket Guide booklets. They worked for dozens of government agencies, including the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and the Office of War Information. At a moment when social scientists are once again being asked to assist in military and intelligence work, David H. Price examines anthropologists’ little-known contributions to the Second World War. Anthropological Intelligence is based on interviews with anthropologists as well as extensive archival research involving many Freedom of Information Act requests. Price looks at the role played by the two primary U.S. anthropological organizations, the American Anthropological Association and the Society for Applied Anthropology (which was formed in 1941), in facilitating the application of anthropological methods to the problems of war. He chronicles specific projects undertaken on behalf of government agencies, including an analysis of the social effects of postwar migration, the design and implementation of OSS counterinsurgency campaigns, and the study of Japanese social structures to help tailor American propaganda efforts. Price discusses anthropologists’ work in internment camps, their collection of intelligence in Central and South America for the FBI’s Special Intelligence Service, and their help forming foreign language programs to assist soldiers and intelligence agents. Evaluating the ethical implications of anthropological contributions to World War II, Price suggests that by the time the Cold War began, the profession had set a dangerous precedent regarding what it would be willing to do on behalf of the U.S. government.

Anthropology & Law

Anthropology & Law
Author: James M. Donovan
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2003
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781571814234

Legal practice renders a further important benefit to anthropology when it validates anthropological knowledge through the use of anthropologists as expert witnesses in the courtroom and the introduction of the 'culture defense' against criminal charges."--Jacket.

Anthropological Ethics in Context

Anthropological Ethics in Context
Author: Dena Plemmons
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1315434849

Using the recent multi-year revision of the American Anthropology Association’s code of ethics as a platform, this volume suggests a set of principles and practices, based on ethical dilemmas common in the social sciences.