Talk:Anthropology of media
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[edit] proposed overhaul
To anyone knowledgeable about this topic--I'm thinking the article should be rewritten with this framework:
- Intro: what is anthro of media
- History
- early examples: ethnographic film/photography, community studies, Hortense Powdermaker, "culture at a distance" (Ruth Benedict, Margaret Mead)
- why did it take anthropologists so long to develop sustained interest in media anth?
- since c. 1990: Debra Spitulnik's article, indigenous media (Faye Ginsburg)
- external links: programs, resources
- bibliography
--Media anthro 02:12, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
Good Idea. Need material for sections.
Probably some of the current sections should be kept to help give guidance and context to a more popular audience, since this is a way in for people who might be interested in Anthropology of media and not a specialised resource yet.
