The digital and the human : a prospectus for digital anthropology

Daniel Miller, Heather A. Horst

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Abstract

This introduction will propose six basic principles as the foundation for a new sub-discipline: digital anthropology. While the principles will be used to integrate the chapters that follow, its larger purpose is to spread the widest possible canvas upon which to begin the creative work of new research and thinking. The intention is not simply to study and reflect on new developments but to use these to further our understanding of what we are and have always been. The digital should and can be a highly effective means for reflection upon what it means to be human, the ultimate task of anthropology as a discipline.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDigital Anthropology
EditorsHeather A. Horst, Daniel Miller
Place of PublicationU.K.
PublisherBerg
Pages3-35
Number of pages33
ISBN (Electronic)9780857852939
ISBN (Print)9780857852915
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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