Open Field

An Open Approach to Teaching Anthropology and Ethnography

Projects

Ethnography: Research, Writing, and Representation

Resources that support learning and practicing ethnographic method and writing.

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Multimodal Ethnography

A resource for students, instructors, and anyone else who might be curious about methodological variation in anthropology, ethnography, writing, and beyond.

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Ethnographic Vignette Printer

An interactive, engaging tool to help students learn the craft of ethnographic writing through reading and reflecting on ethnographic vignettes printed on receipt-sized roll paper.

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Ethnographic Mapping

These tools let you create ethnographic annotations as points, paths, and areas on either an interactive world map or a floor plan, architectural drawing, or any other image. Fieldnotes are stored locally in your browser and can be filtered, searched, exported, and imported.

History, Theory, and the Making of Anthropology

Resources that situate anthropology’s ideas, debates, and lineages.

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Anthro Chronicle

An open-access interactive, multimedia timeline of anthropology for students, instructors, or anyone who might be interested in the history of the discipline.

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Drop-in Dialogues

A pedagogical tool that helps students engage with anthropology through short, focused encounters with talks by leading anthropologists and ethnographic media.

Developed by...

Dr. Amirpouyan Shiva

Amir teaches anthropology at the University of British Columbia. Trained as a media anthropologist, he appreciates the materiality of media objects—broadly conceived—and practices of media making—widely construed.
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