Have you caught Kate Riley’s piece in the opinions column of the Seattle Times? It is dramatically titled, Anthropology: the great divide as if there’s some big dilemma happening within anthropology.
If you haven’t yet read it you may want to hold off on clicking to link.
Kate discusses the events and anthropologists behind the Kennewick Man [...]
October 7, 2007
On the Seattle Times’ “Anthropology: The Great Divide”
October 7, 2007
Upcoming Four Stone Hearth, Wednesday, October 10th.
Just a quick reminder to everyone that the 25th edition is out this Wednesday, hosted by me at remote central, and as it marks the first anniversary of this blog carnival, the more entries received, the better; so far there is a grand total of 3 submissions, including one from me to myself, (and which [...]
October 7, 2007
Where cultural anthropology meets entertainment, Discovery Channel’s Last One Standing
Last Thursday I caught Discovery Channel’s new reality television show called Last One Standing. The premise of the show is that they take six men and place them in different ethnic groups around the world to learn the respective fighting style and compete on behalf of the ethnic group. It is macho and over produced.
But [...]