ANT3120 A – Applied Anthropology

Final Class Meeting, December 5, 2017

Alex Enkerli, aenkerli@uOttawa.ca

School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies

University of Ottawa

“The Future”

“The future is already here – it's just not very evenly distributed.” – William Gibson

“Who Decides?”

HIPPO Syndrome:  

“The Study of Human Diversity”

“Context Is Key”

Progress or Equilibrium?

Appropriate ≠ “Good”

“Every Day We’re Hustling” – Miranda Campbell

Gig Economy

Freelancing

Personal Branding

“Don’t Quit Your Dayjob!”

Professional Identity

Representing Anthropology

Memberships

Learning Networks

Peer Learning

Connectivism

This Course

Outcomes

  • Career paths and domains
  • Ethical stance
  • Ethnographic approach
  • Skill development
  • Specialized domain insight
  • Early research

Topics

  • Career Paths
  • Domains
  • Ethics and Collaboration
  • Reflexivity
  • Methods and Techniques
  • Domain Knowledge
  • Skill Development
  • Project Design & Management
  • Social Change and Emerging Trends

Action Items

Pathway Project Submission

  • December 15
  • On Brightspace
  • Learning experience
  • Lifelong learning
  • Journal, portfolio, résumé, slides, video, audio…

 

Last Text Notes

  • Wildcard/catchup

Last Exercises

  • Wildcard/catchup