Hosts Arietta and Misa launch the first episode of “Gwaa Gua Anthropolgy”. Three anthropology students who study in different universities also join the podcast and share how they become interested in anthropology. Zhe Zhe is a sociology student who is going to do a postgraduate programme in anthropology at the University of Oxford. Shui Shui acquired anthropological skills at work before pursuing academic study. Xiao Sun was motivated to study anthropology because of his interest in ethnography. From their stories, you may figure out what anthropology is and the reasons why people are passionate about it.

Host: Arietta, Misa｜Editor: Mark

(This episode is conducted in Putonghua.)

05’24 Why Study Anthropology?

23’05 Getting to Know Anthropology: Ethnography

24’09 Diversity and Anthropology

38’57 The Value of Anthropology

Credit: Opening and Closing Music “Paradise Found” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License-http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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About the Series: “Gwaa Gua Anthropology” is a podcast project of the Department of Anthropology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and is produced by anthropology students and graduates. This series aims to find delight in surprising insights and thought-provoking experiences, with guests from different cultural backgrounds and career fields joining the conversation and sharing their perspectives of anthropology. A wide variety of topics in everyday life will be covered, from trending news to global issues, from technology to gender to ethnicity and more. Join us and discover the “out-of-ordinary” encounters in the field of anthropology!