Uncovering Ethnography in Creative Practice Research with Machines
A live performance of Oliver Bown’s Zamyatin system with clarinetist François Houle This blog post comes out of a discussion with Ritwik Banerji about the ‘hidden’ role of…
Tag: applied anthropology
Ethnographic Refusals, Unruly Latinidades
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The New Death: Mortality and Death Care in the Twenty-First Century
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What A 1993 Outbreak Can Tell Us About Interdisciplinary Approaches to Pandemic Preparedness by Rebecca Lynn Perez
In 1993, the Four Corners region of the Southwestern United States experienced an unknown virus outbreak that killed its victims within 48 hours. While the Centers for Disease…
#AmAnth2021: Anthropological Engagements with Optimism?
This year’s American Anthropological Association meeting is likely to be one of the weirder ones in recent memory. The general feeling is that: 1) the conference costs far…
My journey in applied anthropology
From a graduate who thought it was a great idea to study cultural anthropology during an economic crisis to any anthropology student freaking out and wondering ‘…what’s next!?!’ By…
Application of Archaeological Anthropology and Cultural Resources Management
Application of Archaeology Archaeology is the study of human past through material remains. archaeologists study past humans and societies primarily through their material remains – the buildings, too…
Wicked Science
Wicked problems defy easy resolution and are plaqued by disagreements over their fundamental nature and cause (Credit: image by Via Sannevanderbeek) A recent article I published with colleagues…
This blog has moved – see you on the flip side!
After a decade of living apart together, Anthropologizing and my dot com are moving in! To subscribe, head on over to the new place and enter your email.…
15 methods that do not work for getting a job in UX
There are many effective methods for getting your first UX role. I wrote about them here. It’s also important to be aware of what does not work if…
Being autistic professional in tech & design – a perspective
In my coaching practice, I occasionally work with clients who are autistic. Before this, I was only familiar with autism as a form of neurodiversity with implications for…
Alternatives to “How are you?”
What have you been up to today? Did anything make you smile today? What are you looking forward to this weekend? It became very clear in 2020 that…
Designs and Anthropologies: Frictions and Affinities
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Announcing the new amysantee.com
April 1st, 2021 was the one year anniversary of my decision to pivot from design research consulting to career coaching. I slowly phased out my remaining projects to…
University of Memphis Business Anthropology Graduate Fellowship – Fall 2021
The Department of Anthropology at University of Memphis (my alma mater) is offering a one-year graduate student fellowship with Terminix. This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on…
Transitioning with your advanced degree user experience, design and business [recording]
As part of the 2020-2021 Brandeis University Seminar Series “New Trajectories for the PhD”, I teamed up with Adam Gamwell, PhD to chat about transitioning with a social science…
Using media to increase anthropology’s public visibility – February 18th webinar
Join us this Thursday February 18th, 2021 for a World Anthropology Day panel discussion on Increasing the Visibility of Anthropology. This even will feature five practicing anthropologists who…
[Recording/podcast] Ask Amy anything about UX research careers with DeltaCX
This week I spent time with UX’er extraordinaire Debbie Levitt to answer live audience questions about UX research and careers. The recording is also available on the DeltaCX…
A Tech Workers’ Bill of Rights
One of my life missions is, until my dying breath, to chip away at the capitalist system as much as I can within my capacity as a single…
[NEW BOOK] Research Practice: Perspectives from UX researchers in a changing field by Gregg Bernstein
Gregg Bernstein, User Experience Research Lead at Signal, dropped his new book this week. Research Practice: Perspectives from UX researchers in a changing field contains 430 pages of…
Emergent Anthropology: Reimagining U.S. Medical Anthropology in Theory and Practice by Ellen Rubinstein
The American Anthropological Association website identifies four subfields of anthropology (archaeology, biological, cultural, linguistic) and reserves a separate section for “applied and practicing …
Ask Like a Pro – UX Research Training Series
Are you an aspiring user experience researcher looking to develop your skills in designing and conducting research studies? Michele Ronsen of Curiosity Tank has opened up spots for…
"Seen from an anthropological view, humanity is at risk of extinction"
What are the connections between climate change, global capitalism, xenophobia and white supremacy? Marc Schuller does in his new book something rather unusual: He asks big questions. Humanity’s…
Doing and Seeing: Cultivating a “Fractured Habitus” through Reflexive Clinician Ethnography by William Schlesinger
Introduction The tension between critical theoretical innovation and on-the-ground, practical application has animated intense debate in medical anthropology (Scheper-Hughes 1990). Epistemological…