Word: anthropologist
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...Even if it is tempting to look with disdain or bemusement upon these fanatical customs, the good anthropologist must remember that every cultural scene is the product out of a legitimate system of meaning. For the bleary-eyed people who come out here every morning, there is a sort of mysticism in their extracurricular plans, and a deeply—held belief in the efficacy of their eight-and-a-half-by-eleven” icons. And so, when I left the Yard that morning, head full of field notes, I had already began to miss these people and their...
...flames for over 45 minutes. Residents were told they could reenter the building later that night to collect valuables or other essential items. Murphy anticipated that many residents would be able to move back in today. Divinity School Professor Baber Johansen and his wife Mariapia DiBella—an anthropologist conducting research at Harvard—live directly below the site of the fire. “All the water is in my working room, on my computer, in my laptop,” DiBella said. “My books are all swimming in the water...
...grass surrounding Roach in a courtyard near the Peabody Museum was peppered with small, razor-sharp stone blades, which Roach, a budding bio-anthropologist, said had been used throughout the afternoon to slice meat for the roast...
When asked whether she thinks race is a social construction or a biological trait—a contentious issue in her field—she said, “Whenever there’s a big fight like this, I turn into an anthropologist and sit in the back and watch...
...Sunday, though, the mood was euphoric. "It's been great fun," said Mather George, an anthropologist from San Francisco. "I missed the dykes on bikes, the naked people and the music, but I guess they'll get there!" There was much back-slapping and an ecstatic sense of accomplishment. "Delhi has come out and spoken about the kind of people we want to be," said Bhan. "This is not just about queer rights, it's about women's rights, about Dalits, about justice for everyone." But the enthusiasm wasn't shared by the passersby, many of whom looked on perplexed...