Ethnography Reaction Paper The ethnography I chose to do my reaction paper was called ‘Anxious Pleasures: The Sexual Lives of an Amazonian People’ written by Thomas Gregor. This ethnography is about Thomas Gregor and his wife’s visit to the Mehinaku Village in 1967. Gregor was a graduate student of anthropology and decided to take a field trip there to further his studies and better understand the Amazonian people. I could only read a select few pages from this ethnography so it was a little
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painting‚ requested his head after prompting from her mother‚ from King Herrod. Her dancing pleased him so much‚ that he did exactly as she asked. However‚ some have speculated today that since none of the faces in the painting look horrified it could simply be Salome’s hallucination or a group hallucination. Of course‚ I will never tell. Hercules and the Hydra depicts Hercules battling the hydra. Salome Dancing Before Herrod is almost a precursor to The Apparition. In 1880 I exhibited Galatea
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thirteen of Nightwork the author stated that in order to carry out her research‚ she worked in a hostess club for four months (Allison‚ 1994). This type of immersion to observe the Japanese culture of hostess clubs demonstrated the use of ethnography. Ethnography is formally defined on page six of Cultural Anthropology as the aspect of cultural anthropology involved with observing and documenting peoples’ ways of life (Bonvillain‚ Cultural Anthropology). At the very end of the introduction‚ the author
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COM 204 Final Exam Study Guide Spring 2012 *Everything on the final will come from this review sheet!* The exam comprises 50 multiple-choice questions. Exam percentage scores will be converted to our 5-point scale (5=95%‚ 4=85%‚ 3=75%‚ 2=65%‚ 1=55%). BONUS STUDY SESSION: Tuesday‚ May 1‚ 4:00-5:00‚ MTHW 210 Terms Critical/criticism – Pay careful attention to a text‚ can be either positive or negative‚ not taking things at face value‚ What is being assumed? What are the consequences
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A Theoretical Analysis on Hobos Hustlers and Backsliders An Ethnography by Teresa Gowan Tamara Anderson ANTH320 Hobos Hustlers and Backsliders was a project conducted on the study of Euro-American constructions of poverty and homelessness. Several notable homeless subcultures in San Francisco were analyzed‚ with particular focus given to the adult male homeless population. Gowan’s dissertation opens up arguments around the concepts of a self-reproducing culture of poverty‚ and the counter-argument
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identify and use a minimum of three scholarly articles from the library in addition to the text your rese arch. Keep in mind that most anthropological research‚ whether article length or book length‚ is either an ethnography or an ethnology. You may use any combination of ethnographies or ethnologies in your paper. 3. W rite a seven to eight page long research paper that does the following: a. Identifies and classifies the selected culture’s primary mode of subsistence. ( Foragers‚ Horticulturalists
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Traditional and postmodern indigenous art practice Traditional Explain how traditional indigenous art reflects a spiritual connection to the land. Why is this important? (Cultural Frame). Select an artwork by this artist‚ examine the signs and symbols used-what do they mean? (Structural Frame) Land means different things to non-indigenous and Aboriginal people. Non-Indigenous people and landowners might consider land as something they own‚ a commodity to be bought and sold. For Aboriginal
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of Malaysia * Mbuti * Enga * Semai * Huaorani of Ecuador * Nayar of India * Singapore * Tikopia of Melanesia * Basseri of Iran 2. Use a minimum of three scholarly research journals‚ ethnographies and ethnologies as the primary sources of information. 3. Identify and classify the selected culture’s primary mode of subsistence. ( Foragers‚ Horticulturalists‚ Pastoralists‚ Emerging Agriculturalists‚ Agrarian States or Industrialists)
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AN ETHNOGRAPHY "When used as a method‚ ethnography typically refers to fieldwork (alternatively‚ participant-observation) conducted by a single investigator who ’lives with and lives like’ those who are studied‚ usually for a year or more." --John Van Maanen‚ 1996. "Ethnography literally means ’a portrait of a people.’ An ethnography is a written description of a particular culture - the customs‚ beliefs‚ and behavior - based on information collected through fieldwork." --Marvin Harris and Orna
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Alexander Calder was one of the most innovative and original American artists of the twentieth century. In 1926‚ Calder arrived in Paris and devoted himself to a project called the Circus that occupied him for over five years. This contains characters and animals made out of wire‚ scraps of cloth‚ wood‚ cork‚ labels‚ bits of scrap metal and pieces of rubber. Calder transported his little theater in suitcases and performed it for his friends. During his performances‚ Calder invented ways to simulate
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