Browsing All posts tagged under »ETHNOGRAPHY«
The End of Debates About the Human Terrain System?
The End of Debates? Having been asked (and declined) to write commentaries, or respond to one or another essay on the Human Terrain System (HTS) over the past 18 months, I realized that I had enough, and had said enough that it did not warrant repetition. However, unlike others who said their piece, I might […]
Militanthro: Anthropology and the Study of NATO and the U.S. Military
November 23, 2012 by Maximilian Forte
Two articles to which I want to draw attention discuss the important issues of research methodology for anthropologists studying NATO and the U.S. military. For those who do not have paid access to these publications, I will summarize some of the key points. Secondly, I will make some additional comments for those interested in pursuing […]
The Leavenworth Diary: Double Agent Anthropologist Inside the Human Terrain System
December 5, 2010 by Maximilian Forte
[Max Forte: The following article by John Allison, an anthropologist and former employee of the U.S. Army's Human Terrain System, offers us an inside look at the workings of HTS and its training program, adding to a growing body of insider accounts published as leaks to John Stanton's many articles, as comments on this blog […]
The Diary of Ted the Tongue: Pinecone Anthropologist
August 21, 2010 by Maximilian Forte
In an earlier article, “More European Press Coverage of the Human Terrain System,” I referred to an article in Germany’s GEO Magazine which carried an extensive article about anthropology and the Human Terrain System, on 05 May 2010, the whole of which can be viewed and downloaded from here, titled “Ein Ethnologe im Krieg.” Online you can […]
Punishing Publication, Banishing Ideas: YouTube Censors Your World for the CIA
March 2, 2010 by Maximilian Forte
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This post, while actually written on 20 April 2011, is backdated to the time that the video in question below was uploaded to YouTube. The video, “Humam al-Balawi: Slayer of CIA Terrorists in Afghanistan,” was an unacceptable challenge to some, starting with the very title. Let’s put this in some perspective first. The video was […]
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February 17, 2013 by Maximilian Forte
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