MIT Department of Anthropology

Doing Anthropology: Thoughts On Fieldwork From Three Research Sites

MIT Anthropology

Doing Anthropology: Thoughts On Fieldwork From Three Research Sites (Video)

MIT Anthropology

March 10, 2008

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Cultural Anthropology is a social science that explores how people understand - and act in - the world. But what, exactly, is it that Cultural Anthropologists do? How do they approach their research? In this short film, three members of MIT's Anthropology Department, Stefan Helmreich, Erica James, and Heather Paxson, talk about their current work and the process of doing fieldwork. View the video on Youtube.

 

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