amazing video! i have an anth major with archaeology minor, but i’m transferring to an epidemiology grad school! i do not EVER want to change this decision of mine, it really broadened my perspective and literally made me a better person. anthropology is so enlightening and i hope people would start to notice how holistic and amazing this program is ❤️ edit/addendum: anth also made me a better writer! profs are a lot more strict with writing than stem profs thats for sure!! 😭
Thank you so much for sharing this! It is so lovely to hear how anthropology shaped your experience as a student and even transformed some of your skills. Epidemiology sounds awesome!!
Thank you for this video! I am a junior in high school and I have been trying to decide on what to major in. Anthropology has always called to me, but I felt an obligation to do something else just because people say it doesn't pay well. I find anthro really interesting though, especially cultural anthropology, and this is really encouraging me to follow that :)
It is so awesome that you are thinking about majors and careers so early on-I definitely wasn't until later. Glad to hear you find anthropology interesting!!
I am mexican, and in my case study Antrophologý and in this moment Etnohistory, has been a wonderful experience. Undesrtand why the people do the things that do and analise the cultural difference in especific contexts is for my, is the most important thing in my life so far, but keeping mind that the laboral field is complicated....
somehow this video ended up in my recommended videos (funnily enough since I am a biochemistry major), however I took intro to anth and forensic anthropology just because it's so fascinating to me. this video was really cool to see another perspective of another major having the debate of if it's worth it or not (biology, for example), but what my professors always tell me are to do what makes you happy and the rest will follow :)
I love this comment! I don’t often hear from other majors on this channel so it was awesome to hear from a bio chem major! And I am in complete agreement, we have to do what makes us happy
Stumbled across this video, I'm graduating from Community College as a an Anthropology major and transferring soon, i can definitely relate with the fact that sometimes you go in to a major thinking its something you want to do but when you get the opportunity to work in that field its just not for you. I was an automotive major and worked in the field and from the experience i learned it wasnt for me i wish it didnt take me longer then I thought it would to figure out what I wanted to do but fell I love with the thought of studying primates on a trip to Colorado to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo when I had an interaction with a baby orangutan through the glass that separated us. Sorry this so long of a comment but definitely will try to use some of your tips.
Hi! This was absolutely lovely to read! It really shows that getting involved early helps people to find exactly what it is they want to do. Thank you so much for sharing (and I am so jealous of your experience with a baby orangutan)!
Thank you so much for this video! After one year of studying business administration, I decided this is definitely not for me. As you said in the video, I got to work an office job for 3 months, and it wasn't right for me, it's not something I want to do in the future. I knew I love to travel, meet new people, learn new languages, immerse myself in their culture. But at the same time, I was still interested in other topics, like politics, economy and psychology. I really didn't know what to do, and I didn't know which major could give me that. But then I found Cultural anthropology and development sociology, and after I read through the program, it clicked right away. It resonated with me and what I want to do so much! So I applied for it and now I'm waiting for a response (hope I get accepted haha). Anyway, thank you so much for this video, you reassured me that it is a right choice for me :)
This absolutely warms my heart!! It is so true that getting involved in a field is the best way to learn if it is for you. Cultural anthropology is absolutely lovely and sounds like it really could be the embodiment of your interests :) I’m so glad this was helpful and sending good luck your way!!
Make an update video 6 months later to this video to see where/if your mind has changed. I also graduated with a degree in anthropology and I did it last summer but it is difficult to make worth it after college. I have been able to make it worth it however by going to an archeology field school, getting my field training, making connections while I was in college, and now I am happy to say that I have an archeology job with a major engineering firm. I did not get this job until about 9 months after graduating (I probably would have gotten the job sooner, but I had to help my parents move across the country and the pandemic doesn't make it easy) but that is still better than some of my friends in other degree pathways who have been struggling to find engineering/computer science jobs. Jobwise, I feel going down the archeology path of going to a training school is one of the best pathways to getting a job in anthropology that is not staying in the realm of academia forever. Congratulations on getting your degree and good luck to my other fellow anthropology majors in getting those jobs
Game theory is one of my favorite concepts in the social sciences. The connections to anthropology seem unclear, but I feel like most of the general public does not know who John Nash is. It's scary where the education system is heading.
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Hey its a request...can you make videos/lectures on anthropology...or may be can you please share your notes...it's really difficult to get knowledgeable content on TH-cam.. please it's a request.
@@AliviaBrown thank you so much for taking this initiative. Lots of love from India. P.s.- I am currently in my 1st year of bsc(h) anthropology. In india, we have bsc programs for 3 years ( most of them). Lol, I don't why I wrote the duration of the course 🤣🤣
what amazing video, beacuse i'm from Brazil, here is ordinary the people aren't know what do you doing really do in antropology? i go finish my colege in this year, i have much willing live outside country! thank you so much this is video i was need see🥰🥰
I'm not sure college needs to be for the purpose of work and making money. I suppose if the college experience costs a ton and you have to pay back loans, then it makes sense, but then what's the point of taking on debt just to have to pay it back.
Thank you for this video♡ Can I ask something? I'm just preparing for my recitation tomorrow and I don't have an idea on this question:( What's your understanding to the new direction and thrust in cultural anthropology? Thank you so much. I hope you see my comment:(
Of course! I’m sadly not super familiar with the new direction of cultural anthropology. What I do know is anthropology as a field has been slowly changing and expanding to consider a variety of different perspectives and cultures. It is no longer only a field where individuals visit foreign places in an attempt to understand the peoples of that place. We must consider ideas reflexivity, ethnocentrism, cultural relativism, etc. Sorry this doesn’t answer your question and good luck!!
Hey, I know this is too late but maybe it's still interesting: from my perspective we are coming to a point where we are not only reflective of ethnocentrism in it's power relations between field and reseacher and the role of the researcher - that has been criticized through the writing culute debate. I see cultural anthropology actually adressing how the identity of superiority of the "western world" or "white man" is continued -amongst other things- through the claim of objectivity of western science and medicine. Thus I think researchers will be more involved in taking action- though research and beyond- to combat the injustices it is witnessing (and helped create in it's very beginning). We see this as well trhough the fact that the scientific community is growing to include work that is not only from countries that are former colonial powers. Also obviously the internet is something gaining in sigificance due to the obvious reason of it's rapidly grown impact. Here question of how to reseach, including diversifying our apporach to each media plattform, moral questions but also possibilites and boundaries of valid research online and how they relate to offline reseach are becoming relevant. I tried to keep it short, there is definetly a lot more to say, it's just a very interesting question.
@@AliviaBrown I have been watching The Leakey Foundation talks on youtube, but they are not the best to understand the subject from its core, I suppose. There is a playlist on Anthropology from Yale University on youtube as well. It would be really helpful if you could give me your well informed recommendations. Thanks in advance
Hey @Alivia ....I want to choose anthropology becaause i love travelling to places and research about different things like knowing people stories and getting to know how they live in a particular places.Also my main goal is to work with National geographic as u mentioned and maybe since i am a medical student i want to Research in biological anthropology.So do you think an anthro major will help me to Travel(what i love) and get me in Nat geo and research ??Because these things is why i choose to study anthro and they definately Excite me?
Hello! Based on what you have said, you sound like the perfect candidate for an anthropology major. If you love to travel, talk to people, do research, and push yourself outside of the classroom, I cannot imagine anthropology not doing well for you. I honestly relate to so much of what you have said here. You got this and definitely keep going with anthro if it stands out to you!!
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amazing video! i have an anth major with archaeology minor, but i’m transferring to an epidemiology grad school! i do not EVER want to change this decision of mine, it really broadened my perspective and literally made me a better person. anthropology is so enlightening and i hope people would start to notice how holistic and amazing this program is ❤️
edit/addendum: anth also made me a better writer! profs are a lot more strict with writing than stem profs thats for sure!! 😭
Thank you so much for sharing this! It is so lovely to hear how anthropology shaped your experience as a student and even transformed some of your skills. Epidemiology sounds awesome!!
Thank you for this video! I am a junior in high school and I have been trying to decide on what to major in. Anthropology has always called to me, but I felt an obligation to do something else just because people say it doesn't pay well. I find anthro really interesting though, especially cultural anthropology, and this is really encouraging me to follow that :)
It is so awesome that you are thinking about majors and careers so early on-I definitely wasn't until later. Glad to hear you find anthropology interesting!!
I am mexican, and in my case study Antrophologý and in this moment Etnohistory, has been a wonderful experience. Undesrtand why the people do the things that do and analise the cultural difference in especific contexts is for my, is the most important thing in my life so far, but keeping mind that the laboral field is complicated....
Thanks so much for sharing this, it sounds fascinating!!
somehow this video ended up in my recommended videos (funnily enough since I am a biochemistry major), however I took intro to anth and forensic anthropology just because it's so fascinating to me. this video was really cool to see another perspective of another major having the debate of if it's worth it or not (biology, for example), but what my professors always tell me are to do what makes you happy and the rest will follow :)
I love this comment! I don’t often hear from other majors on this channel so it was awesome to hear from a bio chem major! And I am in complete agreement, we have to do what makes us happy
Anth senior here, this is awesome. Thank you and I wish you success!
Of course, thank you so much!! We got this!!
Stumbled across this video, I'm graduating from Community College as a an Anthropology major and transferring soon, i can definitely relate with the fact that sometimes you go in to a major thinking its something you want to do but when you get the opportunity to work in that field its just not for you. I was an automotive major and worked in the field and from the experience i learned it wasnt for me i wish it didnt take me longer then I thought it would to figure out what I wanted to do but fell I love with the thought of studying primates on a trip to Colorado to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo when I had an interaction with a baby orangutan through the glass that separated us. Sorry this so long of a comment but definitely will try to use some of your tips.
Hi! This was absolutely lovely to read! It really shows that getting involved early helps people to find exactly what it is they want to do. Thank you so much for sharing (and I am so jealous of your experience with a baby orangutan)!
Thank you so much for this video! After one year of studying business administration, I decided this is definitely not for me. As you said in the video, I got to work an office job for 3 months, and it wasn't right for me, it's not something I want to do in the future. I knew I love to travel, meet new people, learn new languages, immerse myself in their culture. But at the same time, I was still interested in other topics, like politics, economy and psychology. I really didn't know what to do, and I didn't know which major could give me that. But then I found Cultural anthropology and development sociology, and after I read through the program, it clicked right away. It resonated with me and what I want to do so much! So I applied for it and now I'm waiting for a response (hope I get accepted haha). Anyway, thank you so much for this video, you reassured me that it is a right choice for me :)
This absolutely warms my heart!! It is so true that getting involved in a field is the best way to learn if it is for you. Cultural anthropology is absolutely lovely and sounds like it really could be the embodiment of your interests :) I’m so glad this was helpful and sending good luck your way!!
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I'll surely make use of the tips in the future Alivia. Thank you
Aw of course! So happy to hear this!!
@@AliviaBrown do you consider pursuing further education like a master’s or phd?
@@luisandrade2254 Yes I have!! It is not my immediate post grad plan but I’m absolutely considering it :)
Make an update video 6 months later to this video to see where/if your mind has changed. I also graduated with a degree in anthropology and I did it last summer but it is difficult to make worth it after college. I have been able to make it worth it however by going to an archeology field school, getting my field training, making connections while I was in college, and now I am happy to say that I have an archeology job with a major engineering firm. I did not get this job until about 9 months after graduating (I probably would have gotten the job sooner, but I had to help my parents move across the country and the pandemic doesn't make it easy) but that is still better than some of my friends in other degree pathways who have been struggling to find engineering/computer science jobs. Jobwise, I feel going down the archeology path of going to a training school is one of the best pathways to getting a job in anthropology that is not staying in the realm of academia forever. Congratulations on getting your degree and good luck to my other fellow anthropology majors in getting those jobs
That is a lovely idea :) Thank you for sharing your story-I think a lot of people would love to wind up on the path you are on. Thanks so much!
Game theory is one of my favorite concepts in the social sciences. The connections to anthropology seem unclear, but I feel like most of the general public does not know who John Nash is. It's scary where the education system is heading.
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This is so sweet! Of course!!
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¡Hola! Mi español no es perfecto pero gracias por tu comentario. ¡Tan amable!
Thanks For Sharing Alivia💚. Keep On...& Just One Question: What's The Most Frequently Asked Question That An Anthropologist Asks Herself?
Of course! And gosh this will be different for everyone but I often wonder how my own biases and experiences impact my judgments about the world :)
I'm also post graduate in Anthropology. Best wishes from India, Jharkhand.
Wow, how amazing!
Hey its a request...can you make videos/lectures on anthropology...or may be can you please share your notes...it's really difficult to get knowledgeable content on TH-cam.. please it's a request.
I second this !!
So great to hear this! Yes I'm working on a project to make anthropology more accessible to students and this is a great suggestion! Thank you!
Love it!
@@AliviaBrown thank you so much for taking this initiative. Lots of love from India.
P.s.- I am currently in my 1st year of bsc(h) anthropology. In india, we have bsc programs for 3 years ( most of them). Lol, I don't why I wrote the duration of the course 🤣🤣
Anytime :) I really do love making these videos and it is ESPECIALLY motivating, knowing they help people out
Tq 🥰🥰 I'm also anthropology student love from manipur (India)
How awesome!!
what amazing video, beacuse i'm from Brazil, here is ordinary the people aren't know what do you doing really do in antropology? i go finish my colege in this year, i have much willing live outside country! thank you so much this is video i was need see🥰🥰
Of course!! I am so happy to hear this!
How long does it take to complete both bachalor's and phd for anthropology
A bachelors is 4 years and a phd is anywhere from 5-8 after getting your bachelors :)
I'm not sure college needs to be for the purpose of work and making money. I suppose if the college experience costs a ton and you have to pay back loans, then it makes sense, but then what's the point of taking on debt just to have to pay it back.
Let's see what will happen to me with anthropology major
You got this! Many people here are wondering the same thing :)
Thank you for this video♡
Can I ask something? I'm just preparing for my recitation tomorrow and I don't have an idea on this question:(
What's your understanding to the new direction and thrust in cultural anthropology?
Thank you so much. I hope you see my comment:(
Of course! I’m sadly not super familiar with the new direction of cultural anthropology. What I do know is anthropology as a field has been slowly changing and expanding to consider a variety of different perspectives and cultures. It is no longer only a field where individuals visit foreign places in an attempt to understand the peoples of that place. We must consider ideas reflexivity, ethnocentrism, cultural relativism, etc. Sorry this doesn’t answer your question and good luck!!
@@AliviaBrown It's okay, this is already a big help. Thank you so much💖
@@30secondkookie60 Of course! You got this!
Hey, I know this is too late but maybe it's still interesting:
from my perspective we are coming to a point where we are not only reflective of ethnocentrism in it's power relations between field and reseacher and the role of the researcher - that has been criticized through the writing culute debate. I see cultural anthropology actually adressing how the identity of superiority of the "western world" or "white man" is continued -amongst other things- through the claim of objectivity of western science and medicine. Thus I think researchers will be more involved in taking action- though research and beyond- to combat the injustices it is witnessing (and helped create in it's very beginning). We see this as well trhough the fact that the scientific community is growing to include work that is not only from countries that are former colonial powers. Also obviously the internet is something gaining in sigificance due to the obvious reason of it's rapidly grown impact. Here question of how to reseach, including diversifying our apporach to each media plattform, moral questions but also possibilites and boundaries of valid research online and how they relate to offline reseach are becoming relevant. I tried to keep it short, there is definetly a lot more to say, it's just a very interesting question.
@@someone.on.the.internet Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I appreciate it🥺 I will take note on this❤
Hi,
I am trying to educate myself about anthropology on my own. Could you please suggest the best Open course videos i can start with?
Hello! My best experience has been with crash course and ted talk lectures. Let me know if you would like specific recommendations!
@@AliviaBrown I have been watching The Leakey Foundation talks on youtube, but they are not the best to understand the subject from its core, I suppose.
There is a playlist on Anthropology from Yale University on youtube as well.
It would be really helpful if you could give me your well informed recommendations.
Thanks in advance
@@utsavghosh6495 Anthropology by Ember and ember!
You: build relationships with your professors
Me: *slowly crosses anthropology off my list of potential majors*
i m doing my masters in Anthropology 🤓
That's amazing!! I hope you are enjoying it
@@AliviaBrown yupp! 😁
Hey @Alivia ....I want to choose anthropology becaause i love travelling to places and research about different things like knowing people stories and getting to know how they live in a particular places.Also my main goal is to work with National geographic as u mentioned and maybe since i am a medical student i want to Research in biological anthropology.So do you think an anthro major will help me to Travel(what i love) and get me in Nat geo and research ??Because these things is why i choose to study anthro and they definately Excite me?
Hello! Based on what you have said, you sound like the perfect candidate for an anthropology major. If you love to travel, talk to people, do research, and push yourself outside of the classroom, I cannot imagine anthropology not doing well for you. I honestly relate to so much of what you have said here. You got this and definitely keep going with anthro if it stands out to you!!
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