Agriculture: Democratizing our Food System
Author: sfisher
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down – Chapter 6 Response
The medical staff at MCMC were not trained or ready for anything like what they experienced with the Hmong community. Language difficulty was a given, but lack of compliance, strong differences in cultural beliefs, hardships related to scientific discovery, and high birth rates, caused medical staff to become worked up when caring for Hmong patients. […]
The Gebusi : Chapter 9 Response
In less than two decades, much of Gebusi life has changed due to Western influence. For instance, “not one of the 16 marriages in the community between 1982 and 1998 was considered sister-exchange,” which was arguably the most culturally acceptable method for marriage at one point (156). On Knauft’s first exposure to Gebusi settlements in […]
The Gebusi : Chapter 8 Response
As one might expect, in a changing culture, there are changing economic conditions and practices. For the Gebusi, this would have tremendous significance for females in their society. In 1998, misogyny continues to have a great presence in Gebusi lives; but, between the 1980s and 2000, it is also true that women have gained more […]
The Gebusi : Chapter 7 Response
After Bruce Knauft and company returned to the United States several years went by before Knauft would make his way back to Gebusi settlements, sixteen years to be precise. And in that time Gebusi culture had dramatically morphed into a society run by time, and Christianity. This new lifestyle, one might argue, was a loss […]
The Gebusi : Chapter 6 Response
Arguably, it is a good sign when anthropologists are surprised while conducting field work, it lends a certain level of excitement and support for the important work that they are doing. They are recording observations never formerly recorded before or they are witnesses to events other outsiders may never have been permitted to witness. In […]