As an anthropologist currently working in the policy realm, I provide insights on the value of anthropology and its potential for growth and impact, both within and beyond academia. Drawing from my experiences studying in graduate school, teaching in academia, and holding nonacademic jobs, I suggest that anthropology can flourish by breaking free from disciplinary boundaries and silos, challenging conventional notions of scholarship, and by “studying in.” The next 50 years of anthropology can be brighter, more inclusive, and more accessible if the discipline's practitioners think more critically about how we do our research and who we share our research with, what we frame as research and scholarship, and how we train and support the next generation of anthropologists.

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人类学不受束缚

作为目前在政策领域工作的人类学家，我对人类学的价值及其在学术界内外的增长和影响的潜力提供了见解。根据我在研究生院学习、在学术界教学和从事非学术工作的经验，我认为人类学可以通过打破学科界限和孤岛、挑战传统的学术观念以及“学习”来蓬勃发展。如果该学科的从业者更加批判性地思考我们如何进行研究、与谁分享我们的研究、我们将什么视为研究和学术，以及我们如何培训和培训人类学，那么未来 50 年的人类学将会更加光明、更具包容性和更容易获得。支持下一代人类学家。