Anthropology Matters: Introduction

Journal article

This Special Issue of the Journal of the Anthropological Society at Oxford argues that anthropology matters, even as taught in a perceived ivory tower, the University of Oxford, and that it does so especially in times of crisis. Rather than aiming to add yet another publication to the avalanche of social-scientific comments on the Trump election, this JASO Special Issue, ‘Anthropology matters, especially in times of crisis’, presents graduate students’ reflections on why they are enrolled in a graduate course to learn about anthropology, which in their case is a master’s course in medical anthropology. They were asked to address the questions why are you reading anthropology, why might anthropology matter, and why does it matter, especially in times of crisis?

Authors: Hsu, E; Esposito, P

• Publication status: Published
• Publisher: Anthropological Society of Oxford
• Journal: Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford Online
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 194-198
• Publication date: 2017-01-01
• DOI: 10.5287/ora-o8kzpnzep
• ISSN: 2040-1876
• Language: English
• Keywords: JASO