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A Sea Change in Anthropology? Public Anthropology Reviews
Author(s) -
Checker Melissa,
Vine David,
Wali Alaka
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american anthropologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1548-1433
pISSN - 0002-7294
DOI - 10.1111/j.1548-1433.2009.01192.x
Subject(s) - section (typography) , variety (cybernetics) , applied anthropology , sociology , anthropology , work (physics) , social anthropology , social science , computer science , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , engineering , operating system
In this article, we introduce the inaugural issue of the “Public Anthropology Reviews” section. We suggest that the new section reflects significant changes underway in the discipline, including an expansion in the kind of work valued among anthropologists, new ways in which anthropological knowledge is being produced and disseminated, and an acknowledgment that anthropologists have a responsibility to dedicate their skills to issues of broad public import. The section will, thus, expose AA readers to some of the new anthropological work appearing in a wide variety of media and nontraditional academic formats that aims both to communicate primarily with nonanthropological audiences and to have an impact on critical issues of wide social significance. We here present the reviews in this issue, identify additional contemporary issues likely to be addressed in future reviews, and welcome submissions and critical feedback for the section.