ANT100Y1 Lecture Notes - Sherry Ortner, Dustin Hoffman, Cross-Dressing
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The ways in which humans separate themselves from nature - or see themselves as superior to nature - are cultural artifacts. These are not to be critically examined rather than be adopted as assumptions to be shared. Sherry ortner: an anthropologist who grows up during the 1970s when sexism movement was in the centre of the stage. She suggests there"s a universal correlation between female and nature. Female identity is rooted in nature: rootness, fetidity A white male heterosexual voyage into the female world. An interesting voyage of a white male actor adapting females" traits and personalities. In the end, dustin hoffman who plays the main character, talks about the woman within himself. The line between males and females is now challenged and crossed. (robin williams) the main character poses as a nanny to visit his children. Technology in the film has changed dramatically from the previous ones.
