Saturday, January 5, 2008

Ethics Debate about Iraq and Anthropologists in the Field

Follow Inside Higher Education's summary of the ethics debate within the American Anthropological Association when members were accused of aiding the U.S. government's invasion of Iraq:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/09/01/anthro
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/11/22/anthro
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/10/22/anthro
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/11/29/anthro
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/11/30/anthro
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/05/28/minerva

The Controversial Program: "The Human Terrain Team" (Video)
http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=25b899e3a1415c151a6cde86c8bb3311ed99cd54
The American Anthropological Association's Critical Response to The Human Terrain Team program:
http://www.aaanet.org/blog/PR_110707.htm
http://www.aaanet.org/blog/resolution.htm
http://www.aaanet.org/PM_112807.htm
And..follow the "Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology" blog on the subject:
http://savageminds.org/2007/10/11/marshall-sahlins-on-anthropologists-in-iraq/

1 comment:

Gina said...

When is the summary of these articles due (for Extra Credit)?