Women‚ Power and Dissent in the Hills of Carolina is an ethnography by Mary K. Anglin about women’s labor in the declining mica industry in Southern Appalachia‚ specifically the Moth Hill Mica Company. Anglin begins her research by first analyzing government documents as a contextual base for the social and economic environment of North Carolina. Then‚ she conducts eight months of field research in which she interacts and has daily conversations and interviews with workers in order to get first-hand
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Book Review: Operation Fly Trap; L.A. Gangs‚ Drugs‚ and the Law Operation Fly Trap was written by Susan A. Phillips‚ published in 2012 by the University of Chicago Press. Phillips received her Ph.D. in anthropology in 1998 from UCLA. She is interested in theories of violence‚ in the relationship between gangs and the state‚ and in utilizing academic writing and scholarship toward criminal justice reform (Susan). All of these intriguing interests led her to write Operation Fly Trap. However‚
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world. Many would believe globalization is a wonderful term‚ yet the definition presents a few negatives. Globalization can bring changes that stray away from cultures deep traditions. For example‚ in the article “The Globalization of Bollywood: An Ethnography of Non-Elite Audiences in India”‚ it talks about how Bollywood films are currently influenced by Western themes and cultures. As result‚ the globalization of Bollywood is slowly diminishing India’s unique culture and film genre. With Bollywood turning
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archeology‚ history‚ medieval gold-Orda period and Yaitsky history of the town‚ the history of the Little Horde‚ khanate Bukeyev stories‚ stories of the Soviet period‚ the history of art‚ literature‚ science and education West Kazakhstan region‚ the ethnography of the Kazakh people‚ the history of independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan . West Kazakhstan oblast museum of local history - the repository of many remarkable monuments of culture and art - a unique opportunity for education and training
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individual wishes being satisfied and the states obligation to secure the prosperity of society. The policy of this state of removing the death penalty should be attempted to be removed everywhere. The overview of this paper will be based upon an Auto-Ethnography method of research. I will examine the role of representing the process of how the death penalty was abolished and why it should be that way in a qualitative research‚
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Understanding the world’s religions and ideologies is vital in many ways. They’re a significant ingredient within the varied story of humankind’s numerous experiments in living. To grasp the center east‚ you wish to understand one thing concerning Islam‚ not to mention Christianity and Judaism; and to grasp Japan‚ you wish some insight into Buddhism‚ Shinto‚ and also the Confucian heritage. We have a tendency to might as people are attempting to make our own coherent and showing emotion satisfying
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complex of interlocking structures and strategies that are themselves composed of old and new elements‚ the old revised and reoriented by a new operation context (Garland‚ 2001: 23). There are a range of methods and forms of data used such as‚ ethnography‚ documentary/textual analysis‚ and focus group interviewing that provide ways of dealing with the problem of crime. Qualitative research plays a significant role in reducing crime; offering rich insights into the way people’s attitudes‚ beliefs
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assumptions of Performance Studies : (7 assumptions compiled from Schechner listed in class) o Performance studies examines behavior as an object of study o Performance studies involves doing performance o Participant observation-ethnography (study of people) o Frequently involved in social practices in advocacy ▪ Ideology- a system of beliefs more frequent than other academic study ▪ More frequent than other academic study o Performance should be seen as a broad
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one of the four anthropological sub-fields. One of the main goals of cultural anthropology is to understand and appreciate the diversity of human cultural systems. Throughout the semester we will survey the different theories and methods‚ such as ethnography‚ that are employed by cultural anthropologists to study culture. Students will also become familiar with a variety of general concepts including the role of language and culture‚ how and why kinship patterns are organized‚ and the effects of globalization
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Hurston‚ one of the greatest novels‚ Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ and one of the most talented and remarkable musicians of the 20th century‚ Louis Armstrong. Zora Neale Hurston was an accomplished writer who was able to focus her work around the ethnography of the African American people. This was shown undeniably in her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. This novel did not on purpose but nevertheless showed a strong origin of the music of the Harlem Renaissance. And who better to represent the
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