As part of a new series at Anthropologizing, I’ll be posting some interviews with practicing anthropologists about their professions, backgrounds,…
Anthropologists in Practice: An Interview with Stacey Burgin, Research Associate in the School of Social Work at UNC Chapel Hill
As part of a new series at Anthropologizing, I’ll be posting some interviews in the upcoming weeks with practicing anthropologists…
Starting a job in Corporatelandia? Work it like an anthropologist
These days, lots of anthropologists (including recent anthropology grads) are finding work in the private sector, oftentimes as researchers, analysts,…
It takes two: How researchers and clients can help facilitate successful ethnographic fieldwork
Image courtesy State Library and Archives of Florida Ethnographic research is an increasingly popular approach for understanding consumers and users…
Working in the private sector: matters of contradiction, self-interest, practicality and personal values
This post began as a response to a question left by an anonymous reader of my blog on a previous…
About being an anthropologist: what I’m doing now and how I got here
The other week, a former coworker of mine (I’ll call her R.) emailed me to ask a favor. The son…
A Wordled resume
Creating a Wordle (word cloud) out of my resume really whittled it down to the essence of my academic and…
But someone was already here: teaching social studies in public schools
“Social studies is the neglected subject in school these days. Not enough time in the day.” – My dad, a…
Anthropology Major Fox – a disciplinary meme
A few funny anthropology memes from Anthropology Major Fox.
What’s in a name? Welcome to Anthropologizing
“What’s in a name?” Image via Nameberry I’ve finally found a blog name that I like! Since kick-starting the blog…
