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Comments on “A SPY IN OUR MIDST”

Given the range and depth, not to mention the length, of some of the comments posted in discussion about the previous post, let me just direct readers to that discussion here, rather than repost everything on the front page. Everyone is welcome to participate, there is no comment moderation, and anonymity is allowed. Posting more […]

by Maximilian C. Forte

The Issue Joined

Now this is what “civilized discourse” is supposed to look like. When certain issues cannot be resolved by logic and reason, it is then necessary to challenge one’s opponent to a fist fight, preferably out in the quadrangle in front of the bell tower, at 12 noon, accompanied by one’s second and one’s third. In […]

by Maximilian C. Forte

Erkan Saka: Blogging as a Research Tool (1.1)

Anthropology bloggers know of Erkan Saka for, among other things, diligently tracking the contents of a great many anthropology blogs on his own online field diary. It is by very far the best roundup of anthropology blog postings that one can find, and I very much appreciate the inclusive and extensive nature of his coverage. […]

by Maximilian C. Forte

The Craft of the Online Anthropologists: The New Medium is the Message

The Craft of Social Anthropology, edited by A.L. Epstein and published in 1978, was jokingly referred to by some older anthropologists as “The Crafty Anthropologist” (or maybe it was a private joke in a small circle — no matter). I think the joke is a useful point of departure for this post. CRAFT cræft “power, […]

by Maximilian C. Forte

Academic Blogs: Purposes and Benefits?

In an article by Andy Guess in Inside Higher Ed titled, “Blogs and Wikis and 3D, Oh My!” (09 May, 2008), there is an interesting section featuring discussions of the nature, purposes and benefits of academic blogging, and some of the lingering suspicions that surround them. I will post a few extracts that I think […]