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 language | English |
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Title of host publication | Digital Anthropology |
Editors | Heather A. Horst, Daniel Miller |
Place of Publication | U.K. |
Publisher | Berg |
Pages | 3-35 |
Number of pages | 33 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780857852939 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780857852915 |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |