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The Audible Anthropologist
Anthropologists study human culture and society. They ask “what it is to be human?”. Anthropologists answer this question by analysing diverse societies to find out what all humans have in common. To undertake this study, anthropologists have a ‘kit’ full of conceptual tools. Join the Audible Anthropologist (aka La Trobe University’s Nicholas Herriman) as we describe some of these tools and put them to use.
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Great Podcast
I just discovered this pod cast, and have in front of me the pleasure of going backward and listening to the earlier casts. I recommend it to anyone interested in anthropology.
katenmkate via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 08/01/13
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