Digital Anthropology
The Digital Anthropology Project
The Digital Anthropology Project aims to deepen our understanding of the interplay between human communities, cultures, and digital technologies. Its goal is to shed light on what it means to be a human in the digital era and how individuals’ behaviours in the digital space translate into the analogue space. The project seeks to provide insights to guide the development better policies and practices with a focus on promoting inclusivity and ethical societies. The project is organized around three key workstreams: advancing education, innovating technology, and building awareness.
Discover: New Horizons in Digital Anthropology
This publication explores Digital Anthropology, a field that is rapidly evolving and shaping our understanding of the digital world. It provides unique insights into the latest innovations in the field, the main trends and forces driving its growth, and the barriers that still exist. It also takes a closer look at how digital anthropology is being applied across different regions and offers a glimpse into the future of this dynamic and evolving discipline.
This report was made possible through the partnership between UNESCO and The LiiV Center, and under the framework of the Management of Social Transformations Programme in the Social and Human Sciences Sector of UNESCO.
We take pride in uncovering fresh insights into the complexities of our digital world. Through the unique lens of digital anthropology, we offer a more comprehensive and ethical perspective on global social issues. We aim to make these perspectives commonplace in policy and decision-making, leading the way towards a brighter and more inclusive future.
The toolkit
With our "living" design principle, the toolkit consists of a flexible and evolving resource that adapts to our changing cultural and technological landscape.
To make navigation easier, we have divided the toolkit into two sections, "New Methods" and "Perspectives and Other Resources" (see below).
Discover new and innovative ways to shape a more inclusive and ethical digital future!
New methods
A reflection on methods in digital era
Analysis and intervention
Can people have healthy relationships with algorithms?
Mixing anthropology, design and digital studies
Far-right publics on Brazilian Telegram
The anthropological Swiss knife in the time of datafication
engaging with digital anthropology as both method and space, for better decision-making
Perspectives and resources
The case of health care
Scaling embodiment as a paradigm for anthropology in the digital world
A digital anthropology approach for the machine interpretation of cultures
Critical and collaborative forays of digital anthropology
Two years ago we set out on a mission to help society make better decisions through cultural understanding at speed and scale. Today, we are proud to achieve this transformational milestone, with the first toolkit of innovative digital anthropology methods and perspectives designed to empower people to make better decisions by understanding the cultures and communities they serve.
