Tomorrow TheAnthroGuys are giving a presentation about our core competency: Analytic Induction that gets practiced in search of opportunities to “add value“. This is a rather clunky way to express what we do but we are still sharpening our ‘laser focus’ so bear with us. Once we reach Gladwell’s 10,000 hours, I’m sure it will sound better. [...]
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Ethnographic (Inductive) Opportunity Analysis
Posted in Analytic Induction, Entrepreneurs, Innovation, Public Anthropology, tagged TheAnthroGeek, TheAnthroGuys on October 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Practicing Anthropology in the Shelves: Designing Academic Libraries via Ethnography
Posted in EM/CA, Entrepreneurs, EthnoPraxis, Public Anthropology, tagged anthropology, digital divide, entrepreneurship, ethnography in industry, ethnomethodology, EthnoPraxis, Induction, practicing anthropology, Public Anthropology on August 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Practicing Anthropology in the Shelves: Designing Academic Libraries via Ethnography Presentation at the 108th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Philadelphia PA Organizer: James Mullooly (CSU-Fresno) Chair : Henry Delcore (CSU-Fresno) Session Date & Time: 12/04/2009, 04:00:00PM – 05:45:00PM Room: Room 408, Session ID #: 5311 Session Title: Practicing Anthropology in the Shelves: Designing Academic [...]
The “Best of Anthro 2008″ Prizes
Posted in Public Anthropology on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you want to know what successfully achieved the goal of “Public Anthropology” last year (and a good indicator of the best this year), read the following and feed off their feeds (i.e., subscribe to their feeds): The best Anthropology Media of 2008 (judged by Neuroanthropology & Savage Minds respectively): The “Best of Anthro 2008″ Prizes [...]
Shapely Bodies Handle Stress Better
Posted in Public Anthropology on January 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Anthropology supports the value of the Rubenesque form. So much for New Year’s Resolutions! (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Although most women would choose a slender shape over an hourglass figure and believe men would do the same, new research suggests larger waists come with hidden health benefits. SOURCE: Current Anthropology, 2008;49:6 read on at: Ivanhoe’s Medical Breakthroughs – Shapely Bodies [...]
Design Anthropology in CA’s Central Valley
Posted in Public Anthropology, tagged participatory design on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m happy to be living in Fresno, CA, USA, one of the major bread baskets of the US and a place that is much warmer than the last few places I’ve lived. But the challenges faced in terms of educating members of this community are high. I have been working to educate my students as to the [...]
“Faeces hint at first Americans”
Posted in personal musings, Public Anthropology, tagged Public Anthropology on April 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Let me start my tirade by pointing out that I’ve got nothing against the BBC. When I lived in Mali then Egypt, the BBC was all I listened to. I currently record their nightly TV broadcast to keep up on the world news. But look at the wording they chose to publicize this very important [...]
Ethnography in Industry in Fresno
Posted in Entrepreneurs, Public Anthropology, tagged anthropology, ethnography in industry, EthnoPraxis, practicing anthropology on April 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Not only was the Ethnography in Industry class designed by Hank Delcore the first Tri-College initiative on the Fresno State campus (combing students and faculty from the Colleges of Social Science, Business and Engineering) but the news story about this initiative was the most read (clicked) news article on fresnostatenews.com Link to article: http://www.fresnostatenews.com/2008/03/TriCollege.htm Link [...]
Archaeologists are in fact Anthropologists
Posted in Public Anthropology on April 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Dear NPR, Archaeologists are in fact Anthropologists In a recent story about Stonehenge archeology, Andrea Seabrook stated that “archaeologists and anthropologists have theorized that Stonehenge has…”. It is too bad that NPR is not aware that archeology is in fact one of the sub-fields of Anthropology. Aside for that blunder, it’s a good story @Archaeologists [...]
AAA 2007
Posted in Public Anthropology on December 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Just got back from the AAA 2007 meetings http://www.aaanet.org/mtgs/2007/theme.htm It’s always a great way to see old friend and make new ones.
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