05.28.2009 06:53

I have been reading/devouring this book over the last couple of days (it very quickly superseded Birth of the Clinic as my book of choice to read at work). I am so crazy about Philippe Bourgois, and after a year that was fairly discouraging, he is reminding me why I loved anthropology in the first place. I really appreciate the extensive inclusion of transcription as opposed to just conclusions of the anthropologist. Its giving me a lot to think about in terms of ethics and cultural relativism in the field.

So, its pretty cool.

anthropophagous

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This is just a collection of things I think are neat.

A general overview of 'things I think are neat':abandonment/the post-industrial midwest, anarchism (syndicalism, insurrectionalism, etc), race/ethnicity (esp. defining/constructing the boundaries of whiteness), gender, class (talking/thinking about class generally seems to be an underrated activity), health care (access to, the experience of obtaining, etc), art, science fiction, punk music, conservative talk radio and anthropology (which probably incorporates almost everything else about people).