There is one aspect of anthropological fieldwork which I do not think I have ever seen discussed. That is fieldwork skills. By this, I do not mean, however, research skills or interview techniques. You may or may not get taught them as an anthropology student. (You should get taught them, of course, but ‘Ought’ and ‘Is’ aren’t the same thing.) Nor am I talking about languages, or learning to take acceptable videos or photos. No, what...
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While many, if not most, of the posts on this blog have been about wine, in some shape or form, this one is about the first part of our name: the Anthro-, which is from ‘anthropology’. It occurred to me that I have never explained for those unfamiliar with it, what exactly anthropological fieldwork is. As Julia and I have done two short periods of fieldwork earlier this autumn, I thought this was a good time to address this lacuna....
Read MoreFor those of you who aren’t following us on either Facebook or Twitter (for shame!), Anthroenology is currently in the field. I have a backlog of updates for the blog, but those are on hold. Look for us on Facebook or Twitter to see what goes on in the next week or so.
Read MoreWait. It’s September?! At the start of the summer, one of my plans was to blog here weekly. As you may have noticed, that hasn’t quite happened. That doesn’t mean we’ve been completely inactive. I should more accurately say ‘I’ instead of ‘we’. Julia – the more sociable half – has been busy with numerous things. So, in an attempt to kill two birds with one stone, I’m going to blog about why I haven’t been blogging.Let me start with a...
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Pét Nat. It is short for pétillant naturel (naturally sparkling), a particular type of sparkling wine. I’ve only come across it in the last year or so, although I’ve found references on the web going back a few years earlier. It doesn’t seem to generate much coverage in the press, except for noting it’s a new trend, and apparently big with hipsters. But what is it? Pét Nat is wine that finishes fermenting in the bottle. It undergoes...
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