Tuesday, 25 January 2011

Capitalism embraces anthropology

What do we think about capitalists using the ethnographic approach to develop products and services. It's hard to say. On the one hand, it is good that people know about the field, it increases the potential for anthropology to have an influence. On the other, anthropology has a long history of being used for nefarious means, starting with the colonial project and maybe we quite liked being under the radar for a few decades...

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