Enhancing the OAC through anthro-relevant news feed aggregation - Open Anthropology Cooperative2019-11-03T19:43:50Zhttp://openanthcoop.ning.com/forum/topics/enhancing-the-oac-through?groupUrl=oachelp&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSorry, Charles, I forgot to c…tag:openanthcoop.ning.com,2009-12-14:3404290:Comment:378532009-12-14T15:32:56.317ZFrancine Baronehttp://openanthcoop.ning.com/profile/Fran
Sorry, Charles, I forgot to close this discussion when I moved it to main <a href="http://openanthcoop.ning.com/forum/topics/suggestion-enhancing-the-oac">OAC Forum</a>. I'll repost your insightful comment there so that more people can see and read it.
Sorry, Charles, I forgot to close this discussion when I moved it to main <a href="http://openanthcoop.ning.com/forum/topics/suggestion-enhancing-the-oac">OAC Forum</a>. I'll repost your insightful comment there so that more people can see and read it. I am all in favour of viewing…tag:openanthcoop.ning.com,2009-12-14:3404290:Comment:378512009-12-14T14:15:44.392ZCharles Kirkehttp://openanthcoop.ning.com/profile/CharlesKirke
I am all in favour of viewing current news through the insights of anthropology - but I suggesr that if we attempt this it should be a practical application that is open and as free of jargon as possible. As a soldier (I have retired but I still feel like one - there is anthropology in that!) I have been encouraged to prefer clarity in communication over obscurity.<br />
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The British media treatment of MPs' expenses claims might be a possible place to start. What conventions does it reveal about…
I am all in favour of viewing current news through the insights of anthropology - but I suggesr that if we attempt this it should be a practical application that is open and as free of jargon as possible. As a soldier (I have retired but I still feel like one - there is anthropology in that!) I have been encouraged to prefer clarity in communication over obscurity.<br />
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The British media treatment of MPs' expenses claims might be a possible place to start. What conventions does it reveal about 'keeping to the rules' in Parliament? What were the moral grounds on which this became seen as a serious issue? How much money was really involved in claims that were subequently declared 'wrong' [I think it was about £300,000 over five years]? Given that the financial loss to the UK Government was tiny, why were the moral issues treated as so important? Who defined them?<br />
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I personally find the definition of formal and informal rules a never-ending fascination - so if anybody else wants to join in...<br />
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Charles There was a previous discussi…tag:openanthcoop.ning.com,2009-12-13:3404290:Comment:378182009-12-13T18:41:12.614ZFrancine Baronehttp://openanthcoop.ning.com/profile/Fran
There was a <a href="http://http://openanthcoop.ning.com/group/oachelp/forum/topics/which-is-the-best-technical" target="_blank">previous discussion</a> about mixing and combining feeds and keeping up with OAC content that may be relevant here (with links to helpful tools).
There was a <a href="http://http://openanthcoop.ning.com/group/oachelp/forum/topics/which-is-the-best-technical" target="_blank">previous discussion</a> about mixing and combining feeds and keeping up with OAC content that may be relevant here (with links to helpful tools).