Professional Networks

My interest in anthropology has evolved into a career as a practicing anthropologist. In that process I have found the topically focused professional network to be an extremely valuable thread linking professional development and disciplinary advancement. Such networks provide an identity in the crowd—a sense of place and of belonging. They are sources of peer review and, hence, scientific security; they are significant mechanisms through which our work is disseminated both inside and outside the discipline; and they are generative and forward looking, as new faces appear in network lineages. Perhaps most alluring are their informality and accessibility. Because of these qualities, I suggest that training programs emphasize more formally how professional networks can be developed and strengthened throughout one's career as a practicing anthropologist

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