| ID | 075319 |
| Title Proper | Public anthropology |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | McGranahan, Carole |
| Publication | 2006. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This special issue of India Review is about public anthropology: socially relevant, theoretically informed, and politically engaged ethnographic scholarship. Our editor and twelve contributors explore what happens when we preface anthropology with "public." We argue that if our goal is for anthropology to not be solely an extractive enterprise, but an ethnographic one in the spirit of exchange, then it must be an engaged endeavor. Yet, what is public anthropology and how is it done? Additionally, why is public anthropology worth pursuing now, and why in India? In this issue we explore these questions by trying to capture the energy of current anthropological work in India. We provide here a glimpse into how some archaeologists and cultural anthropologists are practicing and envisioning public anthropology. |
| `In' analytical Note | India Review Vol. 5, No. 3-4; Jul/Oct 2006: p255-267 |
| Journal Source | India Review Vol: 5 No 3-4 |
| Key Words | India ; Anthropology ; Ethnography |