Dr. Griffin’s Anthro Lounge is a forum dedicated to anthropology. The membership seems to consist of a lot of Dr. Griffin’s students and ex-students, but is open to everyone. I’ve been thinking a lot lately (more than usual, even) about how the Internet can contribute to both the spread of anthropological ideas to non-anthropologsts and the development of new or improved idea within the discipline, both of which are explicit goals of Savage Minds but it would be folly to suggest that the way we’ve gone about it is the only or even the best way. Forums are notoriously hard to launch; Anthro Lounge has a nice long track record and an active membership already, and seems well-primed to become a great resource for anthropologists and the anthropologically-minded — what I think we all wish AnthroCommons would have become.
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I admit: Dr. Griffin. Although the product endorsement thing is a little weird I think the site is good too — and as the son of one of my esteemed senior colleagues I’ve got to give him props!
Thanks for the props. I’ve had the site almost a year now and it has been a lot of work for my wife and me. The more that join, the better it becomes, and the greater the diversity of thoughts encountered. Regarding Rex’s comment on the product endorsements being weird, let me explain. In my former capacity of director of academic computing at CNU, I was always asked what people should buy. So when I set up the anthroshop, I decided to create reviews of materials I think will be helpful for someone trying do anthropology or think anthropologically. Plus, running the site is not cheap and any purchases made at the anthroshop help defray expenses that otherwise must come from my state salary.
See you in the AnthroLounge?