Archive for March, 2011

Thesis defended. Issue #1:representing anthropology & being cynical.

How was it?  Brutal [even if it was accepted with minor revisions!] !!! I’ll do my best to summarise the experience, and issues raised, over the next few posts. The biggest issue that came up: Chapter 2. Why, I was asked, would I present anthropology in such a negative light? What does such a negative [...]

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Open Access – Books & Journals

[This post is a reply to a reader's question, "What about books?"] Discussions related to Open Access often focus on journals, but as one thesis reader has asked me, what about books? Open Access is about removing the price barriers to peer reviewed academic research, whether it be book, journal article, or whatever else. The [...]

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