Antho question 1-3

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1. Identify and describe two of the methods for doing cultural and applied anthropological fieldwork research depicted in the film and/or advice for doing cultural anthropology communicated by Katie, Susie, and/or Mary (we covered methods way back in Chapter 3/Module 1)? Which method(s) do you think are most useful for learning about peoples' cultural experiences and why? Explain your answer and be sure to discuss methods that were described in Chapter 3/Module 1. The first Method I saw in the film of anthropology in the field was interviews by Katie and Susan to the Sakha people. She interviews and records teh interview with these people to understand the environmental issues they are dealing with. In the interview we see them discuss how their hayfields are completely underwater because of melting permafrost due to world temperatures rising which is harming the Sakha people because they depend on hay to raise their farms and animals and is an essential part of their everyday work and life. These direct interviews with the farms directly affected helps understand the issue that is at hand and how it affects regular people on an everyday basis through first hand accounts and experiences. Another form of study they do that doesn't involve hands-on work with the people is studying the land and the history of how the land is changing. We see this a few time in the film with Susie as she not only does her own studies on the and and how climate change is affecting the glacier changes and permafrost changes but also while with the Sakha people met up with a permafrost scientist to better understand the temperature rising and how it affecting the land. Both studying the people and how they are affected and what is causing this issue but personally i believe a more effective method is talking and interviewing the people directly as it gets a more personal and emotional side of not what scientifically is happening but how it affects people. 2. What are two other methods or approaches in applied and practicing anthropology, beyond research and data collection, that are depicted in this film and undertaken by Dr. Susie Crate? Which of these aspects of applying and practicing anthropology most appeal to you and why? Explain. The two main approaches we see Dr. Susie Crate's use in practicing anthropology in the field that is outside of data collection is her first action in helping. By this I mean we see her actively taking steps and using her voice as an anthropologist to speak out about global warming and things hurting native people and how people can help through educating them on what is happening. This is participating action research which integrates her research and knowledge on topics to actively help make a change. Dr. susie also compares much of her findings and talks with other anthropologist to understand things such as talking with Claire on the Kiribati island about sea-levels rising, a permafrost scientist to understand what is happening better in Sakha, and a fish scientist in virginia to understand how climate change is affecting them there. This is a form of ethnographic methods as they compare what is happening in different cultures and how different scientists are finding information in their own studies. I love how Dr.susie is hands-on with her findings and uses them and her knowledge to fight against injustice and educate people. It appeals to me because it shows she isn't just doing research and telling people to change to stop climate change but is actively trying to stop things that will affect the planet badly including protesting with native people in America against a pipeline that would harm their waters. 3. Religion – beliefs and rituals -- plays a prominent role in this film, particularly forms of Christianity, including Evangelicalism and Catholicism. In the film, how does religion

shape how certain people understand and relate to their environment and climate transformation? Provide a specific example of religion being used to understand/explain climate change in the film and be sure to explain how those religious practices are influencing peoples' behaviors and perceptions about the environment. In the film we see the catholic church intertwined with the kiribati people. In one case we see how frustrated a native, Clarie, who works to educate and help with the sea-levels rising and the environmental issues get because of how the catholic church limits her work in certain areas and islands. She explained that the local priest of the area wouldn't allow her workshop, meaning the people of that island don't get the chance to learn and understand the issues and climate change at hand or how to help, they just face the issues blindly fearing for their homes. When speaking to the priest he explains his reasonings to why he doesn't allow Claire to speak out, he says it's to help not scare the people and he believes they should have better education to migrate eventually. The biggest way we can see region work with the understanding of climate change was in Virginia we see how a man explains that he has trouble believing in climate change because it's not physical but if it is true the lord allows it.

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