Post 11 Anthropology in nowadays

Today I’m going to write about the challenges that Anthropology is currently facing in relation to several areas, like technology, education, social matters, etc.

I have to be honest, and I have to confess that I don’t know what to say. This is, in fact, the worst theme to write about. I really don’t want to do it.. but…. I have to ¬¬

Anyway, in my opinion Anthropology has maaaany maaany challenges to facing, for example related to education, our studies program is too disorganizer and inconsistent , we get some subjects with a big theorical hole. So this semester is exceptionally boring, it makes me feel really unmotivated by the career. Also, professors say different things for just one thing, in the end I don’t know what to think >.>

Out of university, Anthropology has a lot of things to say to the government in related to education system in our country. I think that the education in Chile is not good; boys and girls have to learn a lot of contents that probably they even understand. In that case, I think that there are a lot of research which can provide the tools to improve the education, but this scientist research are, generally, save in the academy. Even that, I hope that a part of all the new knowledge had been used to something useful.

About technology, I think that Archaeology and Physical anthropology has to get the necessary tools to analyze their object of study: like ceramic or bones. Specially bones, needs a lot of cares. Are too fragile and we don’t have to forget that there are part of someone. So, problems related to an anthropological ethic are a challenge too. By the other hand, both careers need special laboratories to work in good conditions. But, social anthropology needs something too: Statistic programs to analyze the data and the computers to use those programs.

I think that Social matters is an area where anthropology, in general, has so much to do. This social science is worry by the social phenomenon that happened everyday and which can exist during a long time. Some of that are not so good, I mean, some of them can become in social troubles and anthropology can study them to give a solution. Public politics are an area where anthropology must say something, because their fail is based, generally, in not to consider the cultural factors.

I Know that Anthropology is more than this, but in this moment I can't write more about it.

bye!