Collaboration is a big part of the world we reside in. It is extremely difficult to be able to make decisions on your own and go down the route of your own choosing without restriction. We are bounded by different stakeholders and different entities that we have to learn to work with and compromise on certain issues. As an Applied Anthropologist, going into the field and applying it into issues that affect a community one must be ready to work with groups that may have other views and opinions on the situation and effectively and civilly work with one another to improve the conditions of that community.
The article by Luke Lassister focused on moving past public anthropology and engaging in collaborative research (Lassiter 2008). Public …show more content…
2012). From reading this, I realized how vital and hard it is to come upon funding for certain projects. You are basically underfunded and working with what you are able to acquire. CommUniverCity mission was to enhance social capital, and increase civic engagement (English- Lueck et al. 2012). This was a hard issue to tackle not only because the people of the community they were working in was so diverse, but also low-income which had limited resources. This local evaluation helped display the complexity of issues present in project from funding, staffing, to support from different entities and building alliances along the way. Blood, sweat, and tears of individuals really go into projects like these.
One thing I realized from reading these article and discussions in class was that fact that collaboration is very difficult. It does not matter if it’s a community based project or corporate research people will not have the same opinions as yourself. It is vital in not only coming to compromises but accepting that in collaboration you might not go in the route you planned on going. You have to learn to adapt to those members of your particular group just how immigrants have to adapt to customs of new …show more content…
"Communivercity San José: Evaluating a Community-University Partnership." Practicing Anthropology 34, no. 2 (2012): 4-8.
Lassiter, Luke Eric. "Moving past public anthropology and doing collaborative research." Napa Bulletin 29, no. 1 (2008):
The article by Luke Lassister focused on moving past public anthropology and engaging in collaborative research (Lassiter 2008). Public …show more content…
2012). From reading this, I realized how vital and hard it is to come upon funding for certain projects. You are basically underfunded and working with what you are able to acquire. CommUniverCity mission was to enhance social capital, and increase civic engagement (English- Lueck et al. 2012). This was a hard issue to tackle not only because the people of the community they were working in was so diverse, but also low-income which had limited resources. This local evaluation helped display the complexity of issues present in project from funding, staffing, to support from different entities and building alliances along the way. Blood, sweat, and tears of individuals really go into projects like these.
One thing I realized from reading these article and discussions in class was that fact that collaboration is very difficult. It does not matter if it’s a community based project or corporate research people will not have the same opinions as yourself. It is vital in not only coming to compromises but accepting that in collaboration you might not go in the route you planned on going. You have to learn to adapt to those members of your particular group just how immigrants have to adapt to customs of new …show more content…
"Communivercity San José: Evaluating a Community-University Partnership." Practicing Anthropology 34, no. 2 (2012): 4-8.
Lassiter, Luke Eric. "Moving past public anthropology and doing collaborative research." Napa Bulletin 29, no. 1 (2008):