I want to commend you all in ANTH 104-002 for an engaging and interesting discussion yesterday about cultural commodification and appropriation. It was a shame we didn’t have more time to dig into these important concepts in more detail. We didn’t … Continued
We have talked about our family tree in terms of how we are related to chimpanzees and other great apes. We can apply the same concept to thinking about the relationship between different language families. This graphic from mentalfloss.com is … Continued
Let’s bring this food movement to Victoria, and challenge ourselves to waste less food by buying less than perfect produce. OK, I’m not suggesting that you be a martyr and buy the mushy, moldering fruit (not that you can, it … Continued
A new exhibit opens this week in three location in Vancouver, telling the story of the Musquem peoples and c əsnaʔəm, an important village site also known as the Marpole midden (under the Fraser Arms hotel near the Arthur Laing … Continued
I read this in the Globe and Mail and thought of our class last week. Here is another way of thinking of race realities and white privilege! Hey White person! Imagine you were stopped on the street as though you … Continued
Check out this short video of Christee Lee Charles, a Musquem hip hop artist who raps in her Halkomelem language. This is an amazing example of langauge revitalization in a meaningful and contemporary way! Very exciting!
OK, I have to admit a stereotype here: I have never thought of Hollywood actors as particularly articulate. Ashley Judd has proven me wrong, assuming she herself wrote this opinion editorial for the Daily Beast in response to the media … Continued
Some of you have asked for some help with morphemes ahead of the final exam. There will be a question where you are given words and asked to cirle ALL of the morphemes that are present. You can test yourself … Continued
Thank you for your participation in class yesterday, the issues that we started to consider are very important ones, and you likely left with more questions than answers (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing!). I have found a web resource … Continued
For those of you who didn’t get a paper copy of the revised course schedule and accompanying readings, I am posting it here for your convenience. Please note that the 100 Mile Diet assignment due date STAYS THE SAME, so dont … Continued