What I'm curious about is who hired you, who funds urban anthropologists? Are you more of an entrepreneur or do you have a set job supplied by the state or city or something? As an anthropology student I'm learning about anthro in the classic sense; going out to timbuktu and seeing how the loincloth life is and maybe dig some bones with paleo-enthusiasts. But there's yet to be the conversation of anthro in the 21st century. I wonder what will be in demand in the future, what should new anthros be gearing towards. Why did you choose this field instead of anything else?
I spend most of my time teaching in a couple of different programs - one is social anthropology, the other is interdisciplinary urban studies. As for the future of anthro - besides the academic route, there are a lot of people with anthro grad degrees doing research, writing, consulting, etc in the private sector. A lot of that work is about technology, especially AI lately. As for why I did it- of all the disciplines, it just seemed like the best fit for the stories I wanted to tell and the things I wanted to learn.
“The urban” is kind of an abstract concept that means cities in general, and what it’s like to live in them...so it doesn’t really have a clear definition, it’s just what urban anthropology is a about. “Urbanism” is a specific idea from Louis Wirth as described in the video, but it also gets used to mean something like “the urban”
Wonderful perspectives, great thank you.
I might be starting a job to maximize transportation outreach in my local city. As a recent anthro graduate this is so helpful. Thank you!
Thanks - this is very cool to hear! If it works out I’d be very interested to hear more about it.
What I'm curious about is who hired you, who funds urban anthropologists? Are you more of an entrepreneur or do you have a set job supplied by the state or city or something? As an anthropology student I'm learning about anthro in the classic sense; going out to timbuktu and seeing how the loincloth life is and maybe dig some bones with paleo-enthusiasts. But there's yet to be the conversation of anthro in the 21st century. I wonder what will be in demand in the future, what should new anthros be gearing towards. Why did you choose this field instead of anything else?
I spend most of my time teaching in a couple of different programs - one is social anthropology, the other is interdisciplinary urban studies. As for the future of anthro - besides the academic route, there are a lot of people with anthro grad degrees doing research, writing, consulting, etc in the private sector. A lot of that work is about technology, especially AI lately. As for why I did it- of all the disciplines, it just seemed like the best fit for the stories I wanted to tell and the things I wanted to learn.
Thank you, the video was really helpful! I was searching for a perfect introductory urban anthropology lecture.
Thanks Nishat, I’m glad you came across it! I’ll have lots more urban content in the months ahead
@@ryanjames416 gratitudes 😊
Very interesting Presentation.
Thanks!
Phenomenal lecture. Thank you!
Thanks for the support Brian!
What a masterpiece
Wow- much appreciated, thank you
Thank you for this wonderful lecture!
I’m glad you enjoyed, thanks for the kind words Riva!
So what is "the urban" keyword? Is it found in this video? Is "the urban" = urbanism?
“The urban” is kind of an abstract concept that means cities in general, and what it’s like to live in them...so it doesn’t really have a clear definition, it’s just what urban anthropology is a about. “Urbanism” is a specific idea from Louis Wirth as described in the video, but it also gets used to mean something like “the urban”