Publisher's Synopsis
Digital Anthropology is a guide to show how to bring attention to our many cultures in a technological world. As technology has taken over and improved for the most part most of our lives, certain aspects of which make us human have been lost. By using this technology with different intent, our various aspects of culture can be embraced and brought to the forefront. Digital Anthropology focuses on the various arenas of culture and the tools of technology and how they intersect.
Alina Miret Shah is an author and researcher who has focused on blending the two disciplines of anthropology and computer science in order to contribute cultural awareness to the world of technology. She has published research in a variety of scientific journals including the AME medical journal. in addition, her writing has been featured in in TeenInk magazine. Her mixed ethnic background including Pacific Islander, South Asian, European has highly influenced her in bringing attention and appreciation to other cultures.
