PDF-(READ)-Weaponizing Anthropology (Counterpunch)

The ongoing battle for hearts and minds in Iraq and Afghanistan is a military strategy inspired originally by efforts at domestic social control and counterinsurgency in the United States Weaponizing Anthropology documents how anthropological knowledge and ethnographic methods are harnessed by military and intelligence agencies in post911 America to placate hostile foreign populations David H Price outlines the ethical implications of appropriating this traditional academic discourse for use by embedded militarized research teamsPrices inquiry into past relationships between anthropologists and the CIA FBI and Pentagon provides the historical base for this expose of the current abuses of anthropology by military and intelligence agencies Weaponizing Anthropology explores the ways that recent shifts in funding sources for university students threaten academic freedom as new secretive CIAlinked fellowship programs rapidly infiltrate American university campuses Price examines the specific uses of anthropological knowledge in military doctrine that have appeared in a new generation of counterinsurgency manuals and paramilitary social science units like the Human Terrain TeamsDavid H Price is the author of Threatening Anthropology McCarthyism and the FBIs Surveillance of Activist Anthropologists and Anthropological Intelligence The Deployment and Neglect of American Anthropology in the Second World War He is a member of the Network of Concerned Anthropologists and teaches at St Martins College in Lacey Washington. . Anthropology 1. Fall 2014. Katherine Schaefers, Instructor. Office: 3102 . Office Hours: Tuesdays/Thursdays 1-2pm. “To make the . strange. . familiar. , and the . familiar. . strange. ”. Strangeness, the unfamiliar is scary and can lead to misguided feelings of anger and hate, which may eventually lead to warfare and death.. ANTH 250: Issues in Anthropology. Kimberly Martin, Ph.D.. What is Anthropology?. DEFINITION. Anthropology is the holistic, synthetic, multidisciplinary study of human beings.. KEY COMPONENTS. 1. Anthropology seeks and uses all information about both individual humans and groups of humans regardless of time, geographic location, culture or types of evidence.. The purpose of Anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences.. Ruth Benedict (1887 - 1948). . Digging for Meaning?  Not Always.. .  . A common misconception is that anthropologists only deal with digging into the past (this is actually archaeology).  . The comparative study of human peoples and cultures, past and present . Comes from “. anthropos. ” (Greek for “man”) and “ology”- (the study of). A branch of the social sciences . Focus is on the development of human form and culture. Definition of Anthropology. Greek for . study of humans. How humans are affected by social, environmental, and biological factors. Four sub-branches. Biological/Physical Anthropology: deals with evolution & behavior. Definition… . an·thro·pol·o·gy . n.. The . _____________ study . of the . _____________, . the behavior, and the . _____________, . social, and . _______________ . development of humans. The Four Subcategories. and Introduction to anthropology of science Universit Lyon 1 Undergraduate course 2003-2004 introduction to social anthropology Universit Marne la valle Undergraduate course 2002-2004 introdu 7273ANTHROPOLOGY ANTHR Magic Religion and WitchcraftComparative study of religion magic and supernatural beliefs and practices Dynamics and function of religion Formation of sexual and gender identiti Anthropology: The cultural and physical study of humans across all geographical areas over time. Forensic Anthropology. Forensic Anthropology: the application of anthropology to legal matters. What Does a Forensic . ANA 413. 2. Course Outline. Definition of concepts. Use of anatomical techniques for determining differences between appearances of body structures in different sexes, ages and races. Advanced Egyptology - Mummification. HSP3C. Ms. . Maharaj. What is Anthropology?. . Anthropology is the broad study of . humankind. . around the world and throughout time. . . It is concerned with both the . biological and the cultural aspects of humans.. Howard Culbertson. Southern Nazarene University. Lewis Henry Morgan . 1818-1881. A 19th century scholar who developed the evolutionary approach. Pioneered the comparative study of culture. Sir Edward B. Tylor . 1 Physical / Biological Anthropology Emergence o f Modern Human a nd Their Dispersal Paper No. : 01 Physical / Biological Anthropology Module : 09 Emergences of Modern Human and Dispersal Prof TCP Reflected Amplification. Kevin Bock. * . Abdulrahman. . Alaraj. . Yair. Fax. * . Kyle Hurley. * . Eric . Wustrow. . Dave Levin. *. *. University of Maryland University of Colorado Boulder.