Open AccessTeach Your Children Well: (How and) Why Design Anthropology Speaks to Our Students
Author(s) -
Lisa DiCarlo
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of business anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2245-4217
DOI - 10.22439/jba.v7i2.5606
Subject(s) - holism , appeal , sociology , applied anthropology , action research , stakeholder , intervention (counseling) , anthropology , pedagogy , psychology , epistemology , public relations , political science , philosophy , psychiatry , law
This paper explores design anthropology as a topic of study among university students. After establishing a working definition of design anthropology, I will use a case study from class to illustrate several aspects of the discipline that appeal to students: holism in research, understanding before action, and stakeholder engagement. I conclude with a discussion of the importance of informed intervention as an appealing outcome for students.