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Visual/Cultural Anthropology Directory of Programs


2009
12.04

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Recently I have been asked about the availability of Visual/Cultural Anthropology graduate programs by my students. I think the best resource is the searchable directory provided by the Society for Visual Anthropology.  It allows you to search by school, program, and more.

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I also found two local program options, one in oral history and one visual anthropology:

I’ve added a section for links to the Research Methods in Expressive Culture Course blog.  I will keep adding resources here as I find them.

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A Fair(y) Use Tale


2009
12.04

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A great video from The Center for Internet and Society/Stanford Law.

Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University created this humorous, yet informative, review of copyright principles delivered through the words of the very folks we can thank for nearly endless copyright terms.

Anyone who creates “Transformative Art” from pieces of popular culture, (i.e. remixing YouTube footage with personal interviews, artwork, etc.) should consider whether their work falls within the definition of “Fair Use” and freedom of expression.

Enjoy.

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American Anthropological Association Style Guide


2009
12.03

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The Question of the Day belongs to Jack, who asked:

When writing out the process/methodology and inserting parts of our fieldnotes, do they need to be set aside or cited in any way? or can it just kind of flow between telling a story as an example and then explaining the significance without having to having to break it up/quote it or set it aside some way?

I went to the American Anthropological Association and found the very useful AAA style guide, available for download at: http://www.aaanet.org/publications/guidelines.cfm.  I highly recommend reviewing the 12 pages for reference.

The Answer:
Personal Communication (including e-mail, listserve, and newsgroup messages and unpublished interviews) should be cited in text citations, with specific date, but not in the reference cited:

Here’s an example: Horace Smith claims (letter to author, July 12, 1993)

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