{"id":313,"date":"2023-03-31T14:02:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T14:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/ppscant2550medicalanthropology\/chapter\/chapter-11-public-anthropology\/"},"modified":"2023-04-06T21:28:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T21:28:00","slug":"chapter-11-public-anthropology","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/ppscant2550medicalanthropology\/chapter\/chapter-11-public-anthropology\/","title":{"raw":"CHAPTER 11: PUBLIC ANTHROPOLOGY","rendered":"CHAPTER 11: PUBLIC ANTHROPOLOGY"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"chapter-11:-public-anthropology\">\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n<h2>Learning Objectives<\/h2>\r\nBy the end of this section, you will be able to:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Explain how the structure of academic careers, topical specialization, and writing styles contribute to difficulty with communicating findings from academic anthropology to a wider public.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify examples of anthropological research that has contributed to the public good.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Define public anthropology and distinguish it from academic anthropology and applied anthropology.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Assess the factors that contribute to a desire for public engagement in anthropology as well as the obstacles to this engagement.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Evaluate the ways in which accountability, transparency, collaboration, and the goal of benefiting others could contribute to reframing anthropology.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Discuss actions that can be taken by anthropologists to facilitate social change.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\"><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: normal;text-align: initial;font-family: Lora, serif;font-size: 1em\">As an example of public anthropology (following the model of the Kahn Academy), Dr. Borofsky has created short 10\u201315 minute videos on key topics in anthropology for introductory students. 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