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Anthropology and You
Cultural Musings Anthropologythe holistic study of humanity in its broadest context in all times and places, ancient and contemporary is not just an academic fielda place where on location research is conducted; also known as fieldwork, or participant observation on various sites anymore. Anthropology gives you a broader lens through which to view other societies and...
World Day for Cultural Diversity
May 21st is the day designated as World Day for Cultural Diversitythe state of being diverse or different, variety and/or diversity is more than exhibiting "different" outward appearances; diversity is often much more about cultural differences. What does that mean? It does not mean checking out people to see if they are Black,...
Celebrating National Laundry Day
On April 15, 2019, the Whirlpool Corporation established National Laundry Day to celebrate the 109thanniversary of their washing machine patent. It is observed...
Women’s History Month — A Time to Celebrate All Women
March was officially made Women’s History Month after the National Women’s History Project, now the National Women’s History Alliance, formed in 1980 in Santa Rosa, California,...
A Cultural Tale of Two Cities
Kyiv and Moscow A Tale of Two Cities, one of Charles Dickens’s best-selling novels, was first published in 1859. The two cities in the story were Paris and...
Jews and Cultural Changes
Jewish Cultural ChangesLiberation of Auschwitz80th Anniversary - January 27, 1945 The date of the liberation of encamped inmates at the Nazi concentration camp in...
Indigenous Cultural Practices
“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.”Ralph Waldo Emerson With wildfires raging near where...
Connecting Ethnography to Genealogy Research
Connecting Ethnographya descriptive compilation of a culture based on fieldwork using ethnographic methods such as interviewing and participant observation; it may include research and description of an individual's culture, an entire cultural group, or a business culture to Genealogythe study of family origins and history; genealogy is a combination of two Greek words meaning family and science; therefore, the science of studying a family's history; More Research The first ethnography writing I completed was in the form of a personal history of my great aunt, Virginia. I did not realize my...
Culture of War Part I
Cultureculture is not genetically inherited, it is shared, learned, and dynamic- never static of WarWar: A state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state. Part I 80th Anniversary of D-Day, Operation Overlord, WWII On Thursday June 6, 2024 is the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord, better known as D-Day. Most...
Culture, Health, and Wellness
Culture, Health, and Wellness As of January 10, 2020, the WHO [World Health Organization] began using the phrase "2019 Novel Coronavirus." Most human beings have been living...