On being an Anthropologist…

by Diana on October 26, 2011

When responding to an email last night I made the statement, “Anthropologists and our discipline are traditionally misunderstood, which is ironic in that it is our jobs to make others easier to understand.” Followed a few sentence later by, “I (…)

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Dear Rick Scott

by Diana on October 12, 2011

I recently read remarks you made about my discipline, anthropology. There you proclaimed that your state, Florida, didn’t need any more anthropologists. “Is it a vital interest of the state to have more anthropologists? I don’t think so.” It saddens (…)

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The effects of working from home on my psyche

by Diana on October 4, 2011

Ah to be a remote worker! I have worked from multiple parts of the world with people from all over the world, but this is the first time I’ve been sequestered to a single place with a single in person (…)

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