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On learning and unlearning 'objective' anthropology 论学习与摒弃“客观”人类学

Teaching Anthropology Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.22582/ta.v10i4.628

Lisette Van den Berg

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“Hearing Images, Seeing Sounds”: Disturbance as Pedagogy “听象见声”:作为教育学的干扰

Teaching Anthropology Pub Date : 2021-11-30 DOI: 10.22582/ta.v11i2.624

Subhashim Goswami

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Tasking Students With Empathy: Field Observations, COVID-19, and Assessing an Anthropological Sensibility 赋予学生同理心:实地观察、COVID-19和评估人类学敏感性

Teaching Anthropology Pub Date : 2021-11-24 DOI: 10.22582/ta.v11i2.614

T. King, Carina Truyts, Anne Faithfull

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The dead centre of town: tribalism, dark tourism and the quest for belonging in post-earthquake Christchurch, New Zealand 死亡的城镇中心:部落主义、黑暗旅游和对震后新西兰克赖斯特彻奇归属感的追寻

Teaching Anthropology Pub Date : 2021-11-24 DOI: 10.22582/ta.v11i2.645

Julius Skiba

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Lockdown Stage 4: Life in a 5km radius 四级封锁:半径5公里范围内存在生命

Teaching Anthropology Pub Date : 2021-11-24 DOI: 10.22582/ta.v11i2.649

Kristy Proudlock

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The Forager’s Drop 采集者的掉落

Teaching Anthropology Pub Date : 2021-11-24 DOI: 10.22582/ta.v11i2.647

Matthew T. Davenport

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The pedestrian outlaw and the transformation of the cyclist: An examination of movement and identity along Lygon Street from my home to my workplace. 不法的行人和骑自行车的人的转变:从我的家到我的工作场所沿着莱贡街的运动和身份的检查。

Teaching Anthropology Pub Date : 2021-11-24 DOI: 10.22582/ta.v11i2.646

Takeki Tanemura

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Animal Farm as a Heuristic Tool for Classroom Teaching of Social Movements 《动物农场》作为社会运动课堂教学的启发式工具

Teaching Anthropology Pub Date : 2021-11-16 DOI: 10.22582/ta.v11i2.613

S. Tiwari

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From Classroom to Industry: Teaching and Learning Anthropology through a Real-Life Case Study in Slovenia 从课堂到行业:通过斯洛文尼亚的真实案例研究教与学人类学

Teaching Anthropology Pub Date : 2021-11-10 DOI: 10.22582/TA.V10I2.521

Gregor Cerinsek, Dan Podjed, Sara Arko

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Teaching Fieldwork Experience: Experiment, Embodiment, Emotions 教学实习经验:实验，体现，情感

Teaching Anthropology Pub Date : 2021-11-02 DOI: 10.22582/TA.V10I2.573

Karolina Bielenin-Lenczowska, Iwona Kaliszewska

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