Anthropology
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In: Ethnography
By: Richard Fleck
Though John Muir was first frightened by starving Indians during his boyhood in Wisconsin, he grew to appreciate them in the California Sierra and even more so in Alaska more...
Henry David Thoreau as Cultural Anthropologist
In: Ethnography
By: Richard Fleck
Henry D. Thoreau became a student of Native American cultures as seen in his Indian Notebooks and in his visits to Maine where he met and befriended Penobscot Indians. more...
Gender Constructions in a Ford F-150 Commercial
By: Rebekah Richards
Gender identities are socially constructed and reinforced in advertising and other media. A 2009 commercial for the Ford F-150 truck reinforces a violent masculinity. more...
Cultural Anthropology, Sociology and Psychology
By: Stefan Jeffrey
Cultural anthropology cannot attempt to define a society's culture without studying the very people that belong to it. more...
The Mysterious Realm of Human Speech
By: Ann Casey
Rresearching the marvel of cognitive thought into human speech, no known cause exists for one of the most baffling questions in the study of human development. more...
By: Admassu Kebede
Having its origins in ancient Alexandria, the museum opened its doors to the public in 18th century France and spread in the wake of the great world's fairs. more...
By: Lawrence Koppy
Porphyria symptoms bear striking similarities to characteristics associated with
Vampires of literature and film. Could this explain origins of the age-old legend?
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By: Iulia Filip
The origins of Halloween, a secular holiday observed by millions of people every year, can be traced back to ancient Celtic, Roman and Christian rituals. more...
Kukeri Games – the Bulgarian Carnival
In: Ethnography
By: Rumyana Mokanova
Carnivals are usually associated with Venice or Rio de Janeiro and linked to the Middle Ages but the rowdy festivals before Lent are much more older. more...
Zombie – From Haiti to Halloween
By: Hari Navarro
It's time to hack up that old suit, slap on the corn syrup blood & get your stagger on. But what are the origins behind one of Halloween's most favored characters? more...
