What do you think of when you picture an anthropologist? Is it a suave, Indiana Jones type with a fancy hat and a bad attitude? Perhaps itâs someone in an unfamiliar place, frantically scribbling notes about rites of passage and kinship structures? Or, maybe, you canât see anyone at all because you have no idea […]
Zoom breakout rooms: the tried and true method by which in-class, small group discussions are replicated in cyberspace. Theyâre virtual meeting spaces where ideas are seamlessly exchanged, and the discussions they facilitate are always moving, lively, and characterized by intellectual rigor. At least, thatâs what my TF told me! In reality, Zoom breakout rooms are […]
Remember that time your miscellaneous relative said theyâd show you a card trick? You brought them the deck of cards, placed perfectly one on top of the other. You watched as they shuffled the cards three times and tapped twice on the table to realign them. You looked at the deck of cards in their […]
Socialism! The red menace of the 20th century, now reincarnated in the form of mobs upon mobs of angry Gen Zâers plotting the destruction of Western civilization! An evil, parasitic force that wants ⌠âequitable housing and universal healthcare?â The assurance that individualsâ âbasic needs are metâ no matter who they are or where they […]
Thanks to the Wild West balladeer Kenny Rogers, we all know how important it is to âknow when to hold âem, know when to fold âem, know when to walk away, and know when to run.â But where am I supposed to find such information? Where could I develop the sheer instinct to know without […]