ANT204H5 Lecture Notes - Nuclear Family
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The prof drew himself on the board as an example of parasitical symbol; he is hoping it would symbolizes masculine, educated individual (coat and tie, glasses); icon of power, business. Highland new guineas (refer to book, sorrow of the lonely: made legible on the outside, such as western colonial powers, reading them as savage or uncivilized , ch. 9 looking at the ceremonies; the role of gift giving and reciprocity; think of the symbolic build up; the preparations of food, costumes, makeup, rehearsals for performances: pg. Clifford gere quote: animal suspending in web of significance . We are cultural creatures, inventing reality; we should not compare our society with others and thinking that we are more superior. Anything you study in a certain society can be interesting, everything is part of the homology, when they talk about music they can go on about other things.
