Now that I think about it, I realize there was a constant emphasis of the Pharaoh — a symbol of rightness and order? — triumphing…
Continue ReadingMonth: February 2010
- FIRESTARTER
- Anthropology
- Craftiness
- Education
- Environmental thoughts
- Feminism
- House stuff
- LIBRARY
- Random
- Wonderful pets!
- Year of 50 new things
- Year of me!
The amazing King Tut Birthday! :) [1 of 2]
For my birthday in October, my wonderful housemate took me to see the display on King Tutankhamen at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco. It…
Continue ReadingA Redux on “How do we Keep Honesty?”
This month’s Firestarter is a (badly needed) review and reflection on How Do We Keep Honesty? I figured since February is traditionally a month for…
Continue Reading“Mythologies” by Roland Barthes
(Originally written some time in 1999 for an Independent Study anthropology class on various seminal works in the field) Roland Barthes’ exploration of the mythologizing…
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