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10 Must-Read Books on Anthropology in Business and Design
Design by Anthropologists
July 2, 2019 One Comment Amy Santee

10 Must-Read Books on Anthropology in Business and Design

In 2011, when I first began my career as a researcher in the context of business and design, I knew

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The Concealed Utility of Theory In Business
Guest Blog
April 21, 2019 No Comments Brandon Meyer

The Concealed Utility of Theory In Business

Anthropologists serve as interlocutors of diverse cultural paradigms, interrogating, recontextualizing, and ultimately enmeshing them in a “rigorous formulation” to close

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The Enduring Value of Anthropology For Business
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February 14, 2019 No Comments Brandon Meyer

The Enduring Value of Anthropology For Business

New strategies and trends in business and design that derive from anthropological origins are presented as efforts to empathize with

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The (so-called) Quantitative-Qualitative Divide
Guest Blog
January 14, 2019 No Comments Brandon Meyer

The (so-called) Quantitative-Qualitative Divide

With the advent and proliferation of digital technologies into nearly every facet of life today there is almost no research

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AnthroCurrents August 3, 2017
AnthroCurrents
August 3, 2017 2 Comments Julia Wignall

AnthroCurrents August 3, 2017

A case for applied anthropology PhDs.  The struggle is real.  Are you one of these PhDs? Do you have a master’s

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AnthroCurrents March 1, 2017
AnthroCurrents
March 1, 2017 No Comments Julia Wignall

AnthroCurrents March 1, 2017

Dr. Paul Stoller is asking American society to think about creating a more inclusive set of cultural values that accounts

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AnthroCurrents January 31, 2017
AnthroCurrents
January 31, 2017 No Comments Julia Wignall

AnthroCurrents January 31, 2017

The last week and a half have been pretty intense.  I hope you can find a brief respite in hearing

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AnthroCurrents–December 13, 2016
AnthroCurrents
December 13, 2016 No Comments Walter Pond

AnthroCurrents–December 13, 2016

Normalizing “ethnography” as a business tool See passing mentions of ethnography as a business tool in The Memphis Daily News,

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AnthroCurrents–November 29, 2016
AnthroCurrents
November 28, 2016 No Comments Walter Pond

AnthroCurrents–November 29, 2016

Practicing Anthropology The Wall Street Journal gives passing mention to ethnography as a marketing research tool, in an article about

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AnthroCurrents — November 15, 2016
AnthroCurrents
November 15, 2016 No Comments Walter Pond

AnthroCurrents — November 15, 2016

Politics, Domestic and Foreign Paul Stoller (West Chester U.) argues for ethnography as one of the weapons available to those

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AnthroCurrents – November 1, 2016
AnthroCurrents
November 1, 2016 No Comments Walter Pond

AnthroCurrents – November 1, 2016

Trick or Treat?Anthropologists Discover Isolated Tribe Of Joyful Americans Living In Remote Village Untouched By 2016 Election. From The Onion.

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AnthroCurrents — October 18, 2016
AnthroCurrents
October 19, 2016 No Comments Walter Pond

AnthroCurrents — October 18, 2016

Anthropologist Bloggers WantedFellow anthropologist bloggers (and aspiring bloggers), note two opportunities to expand your reach: Anthropology News is looking for

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