Beyond bones & stones
For many of us, the concept of time is linear. Whether French or Iraqi, the past is referred as behind oneself; the future as the far out expanse ahead. The metaphor seemed to stay constant and the embodied cognition of time was once thought to be universal. We now understand it to be strictly cultural. This... Continue Reading →
About 9 months ago, I shared some news of language extinction and the conservation efforts of K. David Harrison and David Anderson. My coverage was far from a thorough treatment of the subject, partially because I know little about the problem and the ways to remedy it. Fast forward to today, where I come across... Continue Reading →
A bit of cultural anthropology news for you; a British TV company invited 5 men from a tribe called the Kastam, from the South Pacific island of Tanna, to come over to England but the catch is no Kastam person has ever visited England before. The men, Yapa, Joel, JJ, Posen and Albi, left their... Continue Reading →
