Dissertation: Transformations in Lisu Social Structure
http://manao.manoa.hawaii.edu/38/1/gillogly_dissertation.pdfThis is about strategies and tactics in a Lisu village in the face of radical changes in their agricultural economy, particularly the end of...
View ArticlePartnering Qualitatitive and Quantitative Methods in Environmental Anthropology
This is from a presentation I gave at the 2008 SfAA meetings for a session entitled "Methods Madness."Partnering Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Environmental ResearchUrban Environmentalism in...
View ArticleDiscussion of AAVE "Savage Minds"
On May 20th, 2008, Kerim wrote about AAVE on the anthro group blog "Savage Minds."African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) is something I teach frequently in anthropology classes, both Intro to...
View ArticleA wordle based on my dissertation abstract
Creating clouds on wordle is a hoot. I did a couple on a recent paper I wrote on opium control and participatory development (think of the oxymoron!), but can't find them. C'est la vie.
View ArticleThe Nietsche Family Circus
A randomly generated pairing of a Family Circus cartoon and a quote from Neitsche. Strangely and absurdly amusing, especially if you grew up wondering why this inane cartoon has such a long run!
View ArticleDo Lefties Blame Soldiers?
I started to respond to today's post on DeathPower, but it was too long to post on someone else's blog.DeathPower presents the heartrending statistics on the rates of suicide among Iraqi war vets....
View ArticleChristmas: Palestine and The Other
I'll never forget when my dream of Israel died. I grew up in a family in which we were proud of Israel. We watched "Exodus" with joy. I could not understand Vanessa Redgrave claiming that Zionism was...
View ArticleAssociation for Asian Studies 2009
I can't begin to say how wonderful it was to attend the AAS for the first time in many years. My duties to the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology kept me away from the AAS -- NAPA...
View ArticleThailand and the discourse of being a "real" Thai
I'm becoming increasingly frightened by the violence in Thailand. It's not just that I'm losing my attachment to the image of "Siam Mueang Yim" (Thailand, land of smiles). Those of us who love and have...
View ArticleRipple In Stillwater: Matt Dean calls Neil Gaiman a thief but turns a blind...
http://www.rippleinstillwater.com/2011/05/matt-dean-calls-neil-gaiman-thief-but.htmlSent from my iPhone
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Disappointing Scifi
I really enjoy my summer reading. It's time for entertainment, for scifi and mysteries and YA fiction. But I have to admit I like well-written entertainment. This book was a major disappointment.Reader...
View ArticleAn Anthropological Perspective on the Gaian Perspective
I have been working on a review of two books written from the perspective of the Gaia hypothesis: one was a collection of the most recent Gaian science ("Gaia in Turmoil," Eileen Crist & Bruce...
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More than one Google+ profile required?
I am currently confused by the joining together of blogspot and google, wherein I was obligated to make a whole new Google+ profile using the email I previously associated with the blog - although I...
View ArticleStill confused, but returning
When blogspot went to google, or whatever it did, I was left in a bit of a quandary. I already had a Google+ account, and I was not allowed to add that account to account I originally used for this...
View ArticleSecrets of Language Learning (1)
This is a long promised blog post for my students who are studying a language in college and complaining that they can't remember anything. When you teach Intro Anthro, as I do, you find the triggers...
View ArticleSecrets of Language Learning (2)
In my first fieldwork, right after graduating college, I was faced with learning two languages. Fortunately, Peace Corps taught us Pijin, but we had to learn Kwaio on our own. There were no textbooks,...
View ArticleIt's time to come back
I have so little time to write - workload increases, etc.Perhaps this will allow those little bitty creative juices to flow. See you again, soon.
View ArticleTeaching Environmental Anthropology
What follows is a very rough draft of what I'm thinking about. I will rewrite, polish, and expand throughout the summer.Environmental anthropology is a depressing class to teach. We’ve destroyed so...
View ArticleThe fundamental principles of "Environmental Anthropology: Living in the...
Global climate change is an impending catastrophe. It is real, and it is right here, and it will profoundly shape the lives of all living within a mere 20 years. Many of us working in environmental...
View ArticleWhat to Expect in the Climate Crisis in the Upper Midwest
The first module in the class after the introduction to anthropology and environmental anthropology in particular was to focus in on what we can expect in climate change, using the Fourth National...
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Please note that as of July 2019, I'm transferring this blog to waywardanthro.org.
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