I see all the posts (the program sends them to my email). I will not reply. This is a space for dialogue among you all and the blog will continue next term. So feel free to come visit.
BEFORE YOU POST, CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:
Which, do you think, is more powerful?
Which is more useful to the other readers of a blog about anthropology?
- Reading the posts below and sharing whether you think it's right or wrong, or
- Reading the posts and considering what etic (or scientist's) view of the subject you can discover
- Sharing your view based on emic (insider) experience, sharing a firsthand account, or etic (scientist's) interpretations, or
- Sharing your personal opinion without asking if it has any bearing on the new insights and knowledge you gained from the Kottak chapters, our discussions or your newfound power as an experienced "mini" ethnographer.
You be the judge and let that inform your responses as you read back over the posts below.
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13 comments:
Regarding question 1, I think reading posts and considering scientist's view of subject is more powerful than just say whether it's right or wrong. As I learned in this course, every opinion (and especially one of a scientist) has some ground and base to exist. It's much harder and at the same time much more useful to gain insight why the particular person thinks so.
I think question 2.Sharing your personal opinion without asking if it has any bearing on the new insights and knowledge you gained from the Kottak chapters, our discussions or your newfound power as an experienced "mini" ethnographer. The details/reports of scientists and the descriptions in the book are indeed important, but i feel that you learn more of culture from what others have to say about their own. People should know more about their own culture than an outsider does. Their experiences and learnings should teach us more profoundly about how they do things and what they view as wrong or right. It is not the same to refer to someone that hasn't experienced anything related to the culture, but just knows the details by facts read.
*by the way..i don't remember my password =/
i think reading posts and considering what etic view of the subject you can discover is more powerful. peoples views on topics can open the eyes of others because people see things differently,even when they are looking at the same thing. a person might think of something that you may have never thought was related to the topic. sharing you personal opinion is good as well because it can let others know what you are thinking and why you fell the way you do.
Antoinette Spina said...
I believe that reading the posts and considering what etic view of the subject you can discover is way more powerful than just saying whether you think it is right or wrong. Of course, it is important to give your view on a subject but experiencing other's point of view is a better chance to learn something and open your mind up.Also, I think sharing my views, experiences, and interpretations are more useful to other readers of a blog because it is a person's vanuable perspective that can teach everyone about the subject being discussed.
Steve said:
Saying whether something is right or wrong is rather simple in my opinion, and doesnt let a discussion open up. Giving your view allows for a discussion full of many ideas from other people. That's why in the blog it is more important to share your opinion and view than to say what is right and wrong.
I think it’s more useful, when we use our emic or etic point of views, because it gives the reader a clear picture about the topic, and helps him to understand the subject matter. By reading a emic or etic interpretation of a document, one can analyze the paper effectively.
I believe that sharing your etic and emic perspectives are very important. I feel this way because you can see things in a two-fold situation. You can view your own opinion on a certain issue but yet again you can view the perspective from an etic perspective to see what that person knows about the issue or feels about it. I always believe that people should see any situation from the two sides because it can enhance your knowledge about things and you can learn a whole lot from that other person. And for number one, I think that both are equalll important. If you can post up whatever your feeling about a blog, it's great because you lend out your voice about a certain issue and ur expressing your thoughts and concerns. However, I also feel that you should see it from an etic's point of view to see other facts and opinions that you might have missed.
~~Colete~~
I believe that the best way to attain knowledge is by learning from others. Each and every person thinks and approaches everything in his/her own way. I think that by formulating our own opinions and recognizing the opinions of others strengthens our beliefs and ideas of what is and is not moral.
As for other readers of a blog about anthropology, it really depends on the person. Because I did the mini ethnography and found it really insightful, I would most definitely recommend that over sharing our views on our emic experiences.
I believe that it is a matter of both reading for the author's content, and trying to see things from a different point of view- the point of view of the person writing the material, and then analyzing it for yourself, forming an opinion, and making comments on that. I don't mean necessarily to state whether you believe it is right or wrong, but if you truly read the material and internalize it, you are then allowed to state what you think of it- not making statements on your PREVIOUS opinion on the topic.
-Valerie Grebenyuk
I think it is important to read other opinions but it is more important to know ow to analyze them. If we just simply argue without havign soem factual evidence and getting somehtign new form the argument that we didnt know yet it is not worth it to do it
The course has taught me to value the importance of both the emic and etic point of view. By understanding both insights it gives us a better picture of the person's world. i also, think its important to apply things you have learn from class into your everyday life. A class like anthro teaches you how to study aspects of culture in deeper way.
Cynthia Via
Throughout the year I have learned that telling someone whether they are wrong or right only impacts them for a temporary moment in time. It either boosts up their confidence or brings it down. Either way, when a person speaks they want people to listen to what they are saying. Most of the time they don't even need a response, but just a moment in time to express their thoughts and feelings, to be acknowledged. Once words are aprreciated, the lesson begins.
Venus
i think that we learn the most about culture when we simply listen to others speak about their opinion or their view of culture. we see the emic perspectives of people better when we engage in conversation and see where we are lead. culture is all around and while it is important to read the book i think we can see culture b y simply looking around or looking at ourselves.
-Jenny U
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