OBSERVERS OBSERVED: EXPLORING THE PRACTICE OF ANTHROPOLOGY IN THE VA. Issue 2 (November 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McCullough, Megan B.; Hahm, Bridget; Ono, Sarah; Besterman‐Dahan, Karen; Hamilton, Alison
• Is Part Of: Annals of anthropological practice. Volume 37:Issue 2(2013)
• Page Start: 5
• Page End: 19
• Publication Date: 2013-11
• Subjects: Anthropology -- Periodicals; Anthropologists -- United States -- Periodicals; 301.05
• DOI: 10.1111/napa.12031
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2153-957X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>From our position as publicly funded anthropologists in the Veterans Affairs, we discuss how anthropological research on Veterans health care offers an opportunity to critically engage with ideas about what constitutes public anthropology. As public sector anthropologists, we are conducting theoretically and ethnographically innovative work. In this chapter, we discuss the implications of this work in regard to anthropological theory and practice.</p> </abstract>