January 2012
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“I think that anthropology (and the other social sciences) are the ideological...”
– Esther Newton (1940~), Mother Camp
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“The world man actually lives in, in the sense of his inescapable necessities and...”
– Ruth Benedict (1887-1948) “Magic”
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“The strange idea that reality has an idiom in which it prefers to be described,...”
– Clifford Geertz, Works and Lives: The Anthropologist as Author
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New Issue of Perspectives on Europe →
This issue of Perspectives on Europe features an extensive mini-forum on the Eurozone crisis and its likely fallout. Other articles examine ethnography and communist nostalgia, institutional stability in the GDR, factors influencing Euroscepticism, the music of Kurdish Alevi immigrants in Germany, and much more.
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Totally Mad Writing Project Day XXIV
Day 24: Project I - (2,323 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 2,323)
Day 24: Project II - (0 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 0
Project I cumulative total = 71,979
Project II cumulative total = 16,026
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This Way to Transition (Caution: Frequent Road... →
A new blog post from the editors of the electronic journal, Transitions Online, featuring Lost in Transition.
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Totally Mad Writing Project Day XXIII
Day 23: Project I - (2,150 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 2,150)
Day 23: Project II - (0 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 0
Project I cumulative total = 69,656
Project II cumulative total = 16,026
Notes: I will break 70,000 words for sure today, and I have almost written all of the chapters I had planned. I have only three more that remain unfinished, but I am...
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Totally Mad Writing Project Day XXII
Day 22: Project I - (2,089 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 2,089
Day 22: Project II - (0 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 0
Project I cumulative total = 67,506
Project II cumulative total = 16,026
NOTES: Barely made it today. Tomorrow will be even harder.
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Totally Mad Writing Project Day XXI
Day 21: Project I - (2,715 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 2,715
Day 21: Project II - (0 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 0
Project I cumulative total = 65,417
Project II cumulative total = 16,026
NOTES: Ugh. My responsibilities on campus begin today. Where I will find the time to write, I do not know…
“When talking about their lives, people lie sometimes, forget a lot, exaggerate,...”
– Marjorie L. Devault (via gardant)
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30 famous authors who were rejected by publishers →
A truly humbling (and inspiring list). Make sure you click for part II.
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Totally Mad Writing Project Day XX
Day 20: Project I - (2,761 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 2,761
Day 20: Project II - (0 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 0
Project I cumulative total = 62,702
Project II cumulative total = 16,026
Notes: Only six days left!
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Totally Mad Writing Project Day XIX
Day 19: Project I - (3,814 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 3,814
Day 19: Project II - (0 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 0
Project I cumulative total = 59,941
Project II cumulative total = 16,026
Notes: The weird irony of Day 19’s total is that I had a terrible time getting started. I kept looking at my word total thinking I would never make it to 2000...
moriba asked: What are your thoughts on that The Far Side comic? Are you hinting at the difference between ethnography and anthropology?
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“Bent over his own chips, stones, and common plants, the anthropologist broods,...”
– Geertz, “The Impact of the Concept of Culture on the Concept of Man” (via fieldbook)
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Totally Mad Writing Project Day XVIII
Day 18: Project I - (2,257 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 2,257
Day 18: Project II - (0 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 0
Project I cumulative total = 56,127
Project II cumulative total = 16,026
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WatchA fantastic documentary film about a 13-year old Russian girl chosen to become a fashion model in Japan. Very disturbing.
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Totally Mad Writing Project Day XVII
Day 17: Project I - (2,829 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 2,829
Day 17: Project II - (0 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 0
Project I cumulative total = 53,870
Project II cumulative total = 16,026
Notes: Entering the weekend, which is always hard because my daughter is home with me. I am just going to try for the 2000 word minimum.
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Totally Mad Writing Project Day XVI
Day 16: Project I - (2,848 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 2,848
Day 16: Project II - (0 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 0
Project I cumulative total = 51,041
Project II cumulative total = 16,026
Notes: I still have 10 days to go and I am already at 51,000 words! The thing now seems to have a life of its own…
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Totally Mad Writing Project Day XV
Day 15: Project I - (3,045 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 3,045
Day 15: Project II - (0 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 0
Project I cumulative total = 48,193
Project II cumulative total = 16,026
Notes: I have 11 more days to go before this is over and I am already almost to 50,000 on Project I. As you can probably see, I have totally given up on Project II. ...
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Nostalgia for the Soviet Union →
A great piece of journalism by Brigid McCarthy on nostalgia for the Soviet Union. The link include videos of beloved Soviet ballads. Fun stuff!
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Dealing With Money in Post-Soviet Life →
A great piece about the material culture of post-socialist Russia.
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Society for Visual Anthropology →
A sub-section of the American Anthropological Association that deals incorporates film and photography into ethnographic practice.
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Totally Mad Writing Project Day XIV
Day 14: Project I - (2,278 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 2,278
Day 14: Project II - (0 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 0
Project I cumulative total = 45,148
Project II cumulative total = 16,026
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WatchWade Davis, “Dreams from endangered cultures”
A wonderful TED lecture on the value of ethnography and cultural anthropology! A must watch for anyone interested in human cultural diversity.
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Totally Mad Writing Project Day XIII
Day 13: Project I - (3,240 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 3,240
Day 13: Project II - (0 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 0
Project I cumulative total = 42,870
Project II cumulative total = 16,026
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"Putting Ethnographic Writing in Context" →
A useful open access essay about what ethnographers do as well as information about different ethnographic writing styles.
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Totally Mad Writing Project Day XII
Day 12: Project I - (2,048 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 2,048
Day 12: Project II - (0 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 0
Project I cumulative total = 39,630
Project II cumulative total = 16,026
Notes: Ugh. I am getting sick.
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Creative Ethnography Forum at the Open... →
A nice discussion of the ins and outs of creative ethnographic writing
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Totally Mad Writing Project Day XI
Day 11: Project I - (3,016 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 3,016
Day 11 Project II - (0 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 0
Project I cumulative total = 37,582
Project II cumulative total = 16,026
Notes: 15 more days to go. If I can actually manage 2000 words a day every day for the next 15 days, my draft manuscript will be 67,582 words long! But great obstacles...
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Totally Mad Writing Project Day X
Day 10: Project I - (2,937 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 2,937
Day 10 Project II - (0 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 0
Project I cumulative total = 34,566
Project II cumulative total = 16,026
Notes: I started Project I without even knowing what the book was going to be about. Forcing myself to write everyday, despite lacking a clear direction, paid off last...
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Totally Mad Writing Project Day IX
Day 9: Project I - (2,708 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 2,708
Day 9 Project II - (0 words of new prose + 0 words of found prose) = 0
Project I cumulative total = 31,629
Project II cumulative total = 16,026
Notes: I am really getting in a groove now, and I am thinking that it might actually be possible to do this. The pep talks at the nanowrimo website are so inspirational. ...
hnnrksn asked: I have no questions for now, just praise. Thank you.
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