ANTHROPOLOGY

There’s probably no other field of study that will open your eyes to other possible worlds than social anthropology.

Social anthropologists produce ethnography, research and writing based on long term participant observation living amidst the people they write about. These ways of knowing about the world can be revolutionary. Here’s a few reflections from Alpa on ethnography - especially participant observation - and how it makes us question the ways in which we see the world; produce knowledge that is new, was confined to the margins, or was silenced.

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Comic Adaption of Alpa Shah's reflections on ethnography and participant observation. By Karen Rubins. Commissioned by LSE Library.

PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION (2016)

Alpa Shah discusses participant observation with Farah Jarral on BBC Radio 4.

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BBC Radio 4 From Savage to Self.

Alpa Shah discusses with Farah Jarral the significance of participant observation for uncovering truths about the world. Broadcast 28/01/2016

Interested in Anthropology at the LSE?

This film has been made to share a sense of the unique intellectual and social world of LSE's Anthropology Department. With its long and distinguished history, it remains a leading centre for innovative research and teaching. We are committed to both maintaining and renewing the core of the discipline, and our teaching and training is recognised as outstanding.