ANTH 2423 Study Guide - Arjun Appadurai, List Of Newspapers In Pakistan, Imagined Communities

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24 Jun 2014
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Ethnoscapes re-visited: concept put forth by anthropologist arjun appadurai in book modernity at large . Imagined lives are a part o f how people construct their reality: cultures have a repertoire of fantasy, symbols and possibilities, creative expression of this repertoire contains folklore. Imagined communities: benedict anderson coined the term by print media helping people create idea of community and nation. **watched a part of a movie about the dia de los muertos in mexico: altar, for family and friends, mixture of cultures, sacred, fun, no fear, food. Journey to the underworld: guides, dogs, things that they might need to get to the underworld like keys, food, rest, money, pi atas, decoration and symbols.