ANTHRO 104 Study Guide - Carrying Capacity, John Dewey, Yimas Language
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Lectures: september 6, 2007 october 4, 2007. To describe or write about people and their social and cultural life. Focuses on how people look at bali, indonesia. Look at bali, then look at yourself looking at bali (what is your perspective, bias, how do you look?) Temples, cock fighting: may seem weird to us, but it"s part of their culture. Search for patterns appeals to visitor: tourists try to capture what they think happens daily, what is authentic . Whiteman comes to bali looking for an unspoiled image of bali. It is unwise to name a process after a product. It is possible to go fishing and never catch a fish. A good fisherman values chance as much as routine. Asks us to put aside our ethnocentrism, to momentarily let go of our own social and cultural assumptions and allegiances. Is never free of political and economic conditions. Bali person makes ethnographic film, brings it to us vs.
