Tag: culture
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Turns out I do
So…. all day while I was at the not-academia day job, the question of “why did I make this decision” was running in the background. It wasn’t conscious at all, just in hindsight I can see that it was there and just being chewed over. But when I got home, after picking up a gigantic…
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Help melt ICE (DHS)
Did you know that an LYS in Minnesota has drawn on the history of Nordic resistance to the Nazis by creating/re-creating the resistance cap knit back then? Well they have and you too should buy this pattern: Some history can be found here. Solidarity with those protesting. And while we’re busy watching the chaos unfold…
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Material culture
Good morning Gentle Reader, I hope you’re well wherever you are. I wanted to take some time to explain some of the terms we routinely use in folklore (also in adjacent fields such as anthropology and archeology). One of my faves is material culture, especially textiles but also more ephemeral aspects such as food (and…
