ken anderson
ken.anderson@intel.com
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words: anthropology theory, ethnographic research, social practices, culture, identity, media, participation, temporality, transnationalism, mobility . . . and technology

ken anderson is an iconoclast by nature and a symbolic anthropologist by training. Over the last 20 years, his research has explored the relationship between identity, culture and technology (ICTs). Recent work has included a focus on new media, cultural temporalities and mobilities. Currently, he is researching technologies and social participation. This work highlights the changing nature of identity and the importance of ICTs use, design and adoption in all levels of social action. Besides his research duties, Ken is spearheading efforts to develop world-wide university collaborations with Intel around “green by information and communication technologies(ICTs)”. Ken’s career has included positions in the labs of AT&T, MediaOne, US West, and Apple Computer. He has taught at Brown University, UCHS and Bethel College. He is founder and currently president of the board of directors for EPIC (Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference) and on the governing board of National Association for the Practice of Anthropology. His work has appeared in range of sources, including Computer, Journal of Human Computer Interaction, Anthropology and Education and The Harvard Business Review. His cultural area of specialty is circum Atlantic.