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...most interesting bit of the frenzy around Mary Cheney has more to do with societal context and less to do with familial love. Both parties, of course, agree on this point. But what I am interested in are the dimensions of the views from the inside, whose measurements are similar across the dividing lines of identities. So while the lived experiences of black/Muslim/Jewish/Latino/Asian/queer/female residents of the United States differ in qualitatively significant ways, something remains constant for all of us. For Harvard students who are members of so-called “minority groups,” what...
...exhibit’s curator, Omar Al-Dewachi, says his interest was first sparked in the subject by the discovery of data sheets filled with physical descriptions of these Marsh Arabs. They drew him to explore Field’s publications, including the Anthropology of Iraq, which provide a context for the collection of Field’s photos donated to the Peabody...
...Problems,” which blisters by taking full advantage of Leo’s jaw speed and ability to hit the high notes. The title cut resembles vintage U2, with moody atmospherics in the verses and a succession of triumphant choruses. The song sees Leo in a slower context than he’s accustomed; even when not merging punk speed and Elvis Costello-like songwriting, Leo finds a way to accustom his voice to the sound...
...Dewachi makes a point of connecting such images to Field’s memoirs, giving them context as well as Field’s (a foreigner’s) impressions. Indeed, the images tell a story of a foreigner learning about this ancient culture...
...images on display also recall the larger context of physical anthropology, especially anthropometry, the study of human body measurements. As Peabody Director of External Relations Pamela Gerardi explains, the exhibit highlights the photos as anthropology, not art. They were taken in pre-Franz Boas era, before modern anthropology’s focus on cultural rather than race as the defining factor in the differences among peoples...