Practicing participant observation with a game of Uno
By Alexandra Supper, Department of Society Studies, Maastricht University, the Netherlands. In this resource post, I share an exercise I developed to practice participant observation […]
teaching resources
Tractatus Methodologico-Ethnographicus: A Short Introduction to the Anthropological Study of Worlds
The Tractatus Methodologico-Ethnographicus: A Short Introduction to the Anthropological Study of Worlds is an open access/creative commons introductory text on ethnography created by Emeritus Professor […]
FisherCoast Exhibition and Study Guide: Coastal Transformations
By Natalie Djohari, University of East Anglia. The FisherCoast Online Exhibition is a rich data resource for exploring the impact of coastal transformation on the […]
Finding the ‘Red Thread’: How to Revise an Inherited Course.
Most lecturers have experienced inheriting a course to teach, often at short notice or with limited ability to overhaul the structure. Increasing use of short […]
New Open-Access Resources and a Free Course on Smartphones, Ageing and Health.
by Georgiana Murariu, Public Dissemination Officer at UCL Anthropology. How have smartphones impacted on intergenerational relationships? What material issues affect smartphone use? How are smartphones […]
New Teaching Resources from the RAI Public Anthropology Fellows
By Laura Haapio-Kirk and Jennifer Cearns, RAI Leach Fellows in Public Anthropology. When we first applied to be public anthropology fellows for the RAI back […]
Finding teaching resources online
There is already a broad collection of resources to help with teaching anthropology. Here are some of the best collections to get started with. We […]
From Potlatch to Prisoner’s Dilemma: An Effective Classroom Simulation for Teaching Some Anthropological Concepts
Anthropologists who are teaching undergraduate students are faced with the challenge of not only explaining key anthropological concepts, but doing so in ways that make […]