Building Bridges Online

Anthropology, Native Americans, and the Digital Divide


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Author: Evamaria Nittnaus ISBN: 9783656023142
Publisher: GRIN Verlag Publication: October 7, 2011
Imprint: GRIN Verlag Language: English
Author: Evamaria Nittnaus
ISBN: 9783656023142
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Publication: October 7, 2011
Imprint: GRIN Verlag
Language: English

Master's Thesis from the year 2006 in the subject Ethnology / Cultural Anthropology, grade: 5.0 (out of 6), University of Basel (Ethnologisches Institut), language: English, abstract: In this thesis, written to reach the Swiss equivalent of a MA degree, I will attempt to highlight three main topics, which I propose show some interesting developments and possibilities for today's anthropologists: 1) that anthropology offers a methodology well-suited to look at the way people behave online; 2) that the digital divide has to be seen as complex reality with more than one dimension; and 3) that, despite all the (mostly justified) criticism and pessimism, the Internet offers many possibilities for those on the margins of a globalized society. For the latter I have chosen the Internet experience of Native Americans, who are in an especially interesting situation because they live in one of the best- connected countries in the world, yet face a number of challenges when it comes to accessing and using the Internet. These three dimensions will be described and analyzed in this thesis, using available research literature, Internet sources and a questionnaire I posted on a website created specifically for my thesis project, because it felt important to me to get some first-hand information as well, at least in a limited way.

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Master's Thesis from the year 2006 in the subject Ethnology / Cultural Anthropology, grade: 5.0 (out of 6), University of Basel (Ethnologisches Institut), language: English, abstract: In this thesis, written to reach the Swiss equivalent of a MA degree, I will attempt to highlight three main topics, which I propose show some interesting developments and possibilities for today's anthropologists: 1) that anthropology offers a methodology well-suited to look at the way people behave online; 2) that the digital divide has to be seen as complex reality with more than one dimension; and 3) that, despite all the (mostly justified) criticism and pessimism, the Internet offers many possibilities for those on the margins of a globalized society. For the latter I have chosen the Internet experience of Native Americans, who are in an especially interesting situation because they live in one of the best- connected countries in the world, yet face a number of challenges when it comes to accessing and using the Internet. These three dimensions will be described and analyzed in this thesis, using available research literature, Internet sources and a questionnaire I posted on a website created specifically for my thesis project, because it felt important to me to get some first-hand information as well, at least in a limited way.

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