Writing Anthropology: Essays on Craft and Commitment buff.ly/32CiUnp edited by Dr. Carole McGranahan, published by @DukePress (use code SPRING21 for 50% discount)

"Writing takes time. Writing well takes time and practice. This book is about both"
For those of you who have not had the pleasure of listening to a talk by Dr. Carole McGranahan, her writing is just as incredible as her speech.

"Anthropological writing is a form of accountability and an ethical practice" (McGranahan 2020, p. 3)
"The responsibility to tell the stories trusted to us is substantial. Many scholars share a sense of writing as commitment to the communities in which and with whom we do our research. Politically engaged, public scholarship requires this. " (McGranahan 2020, p. 3)
"It requires a commitment beyond funders or evaluators to the people whose stories we are telling" (McGranahan 2020, p. 3).

Thanks, Carole.

Since I bought this book, I often come back to it to read up and feel refreshed about my writing and why I write.

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