I thought it was very interesting to read about the Chicago School in the context of movements within the fields of anthropology and sociology. After reading about the Chigaco School in Where the Action Is (Dourish 2001 p.62) all my confusion was cleared up from the beginning of the Strauss book.
I should be listening to the presentation in front of my right now, but here I am reading your blog. Ha ha!
It’s about time somebody was reading this thing. j/k