Episode 22: Dr. Scott Wilson: The Value of New Media in Applied Visual Anthropology

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcome back to Yeah, I Got an F#%*ing Job with a Liberal Arts Degree. Join Cal Poly Humboldt Dean Jeff Crane as he interviews a range of guests about the value of the liberal arts and the fight for its survival. Our guest for episode 22 is Dr. R. Scott Wilson who is a professor in and chair of the Department of Anthropology at California State University, Long Beach. He teaches courses on identity, new media ethnography, anthropological theory, and contemporary Chinese society. Born in Stanley, North Carolina, he received his BA from UNC Charlotte, and his MA and PhD from Stanford University. Dr. Wilson’s articles and essays have been published widely, including in The International Journal of the Humanities and Practicing Anthropology. Scott and Jeff have an excited conversation around the limitations and possibilities of the field of anthropology, how the work has changed over time and Scott's research into technology in applied visual anthropology. Follow Scott on X: @RScottWilson Follow the show X: ⁠⁠⁠@JobLiberalArts⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @LiberalArtsJobPod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music by Silverman Sound Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Yeah, I Got an F#%*ing Job with a Liberal Arts Degree is produced by Abigail Smithson