Readings & Podcasts
According to Daniel's article, this industry was thought to help visitors and locals learn about Mayan archaeological sites in Mexico, but actually had negative effects on the local community.
What is "tourism"?
The study of the human past through the recovery and analysis of material traces of human action.
What is "archaeology"?
Midwives, bone setters, doctors, nurses, shamans, witches are all examples of____.
What are "healers"?
The country where Anahid did most of her research in.
What is "Armenia"?
The worldwide effort to eradicate poverty and its associated ills.
What is "development"?
The mythical creature that medieval Venetians thought people who died of the plague were, according to the "What Pandemics Leave Behind" podcast.
What are "vampires"?
Objects and buildings created by people, past and present. Simply put, their stuff.
What is "material culture"?
This refers to health problems caused by war, famine, terrorism, forced migration, and poverty.
What is "structural suffering"?
This type of migration is caused by displacement due to conflict, climate change, development projects.
This type of development organization represents the interests of one nation alone.
What are "bilateral agencies"?
This type of medical anthropologist works outside of university settings, in places like hospitals, medical schools, public health programs, or non-governmental organizations.
What is an "applied medical anthropologist"? (or just "applied" is acceptable)
In Daniel's guest lecture, this industry was perceived as helping to bridge the gap between visitors, archaeologists, and members of the local community, but was actually harmful to the local population.
What is "tourism"?
This type of healing is based on the balance of elements within the body and believes that different foods and drugs have "heating" or "cooling" effects.
What is "humoral healing"?
A person with a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social or political group, sexuality, who is unable or unwilling to return to their country of origin.
What is a "refugee"?
Groups and organizations at the local level with both an interest in what happens in a project and some measure of influence over these outcomes.
What are "stakeholders"?
Dr. Chavez described the____ as believing that Latinos are not like previous immigrant groups in the U.S. because various media sources and political leaders depict Latinos as unwilling or incapable of integrating into U.S. society, unlike other groups. Rather, this believes that Latinos are an invading force intent on reconquering land that was formerly theirs.
What is the "Latino Threat Narrative"?
This process includes dismantling systems of power in and outside of academia, and critiquing positions of power and the dominant culture. It is modeled after countries who have sought independence after colonial rule.
What is "decolonization"?
Cross-cultural explanations for the causes of health problems and suffering, that can focus on factors that are natural/environmental, supernatural, structural, or psychological.
What are "ethno-etiologies"?
A legal principle that states that migrants should not be sent back to their home countries if they still fear for their safety.
What is "non-refoulement"?
This type of development decision involves defining your mandate and mission statement and scanning the environment.
What is a "framing decision"?
According to the "Development Anthropology" article, these are the 4 main types of development organizations.
What are: 1. multilateral agencies, 2. bilateral agencies, 3. non-governmental organizations, and 4. private consulting firms?
The process by which an individual learns the norms and values of a culture through unconscious repetition; the culture one is born into or raised in.
What is "enculturation"?
This type of medical anthropology focuses on how economic and political power structures (like structural suffering and structural violence) and inequality affect health and access to healing.
People who are displaced within the borders of their home country.
What are "internally displaced persons (IDPs)"?
This anthropological method is used when researchers don't have a lot of time or money for a project. It is used to begin the process of learning about the project environment and pinpoints answers for future investigation.
What are "rapid assessment procedures (RAPs)"?