Thursday, September 14, 2017

Questions for Discussion 9/14

Crack in Spanish Harlem

  • How is this study an example of the "different perspective" of anthropology?
  • How is the "drug sub-culture" understood by Bourgeois?
  • How can drug dealers possibly share our values?
  • How is this ethnography illustrative of "American Culture" in general (microcosm)?

Eating Christmas in the Kalahari

  • What happens in this ethnography?
  • What mistakes did the ethnographer make?
  • What was the value that was disregarded by the anthropologist?

Reflections of the Shy Ethnographer

  • what skills does the ethnographer need to carry out participant observation?

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