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The Gas (Sarin, Mustard and Chlorine)

The North Americans had enormous reserves ready for deployment, and the British had experimented with anthrax on a remote Scottish island, massacring flocks of sheep and goats.… Read more “The Gas (Sarin, Mustard and Chlorine)”

March 19, 2022March 21, 2022 by anthropologist

Before & After: Stories from New York, Edited by Thomas Beller

This anthology was required reading in son’s high school English. The front cover: The back cover:

September 12, 2021September 14, 2021 by anthropologist

The New Jersey City University (NJCU) Center for the Arts Presents

A Conversation with Emily Bernard Author of Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and Mine Moderated by Edvige Giunta and Meilli… Read more “The New Jersey City University (NJCU) Center for the Arts Presents”

April 15, 2021April 18, 2021 by anthropologist

What To Read Next

February 14, 2021February 16, 2021 by anthropologist

2020 Reads: The List So Far

The books below took her through a tumultuous year. Books are listed in the order in which she read them: Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion, by Jia… Read more “2020 Reads: The List So Far”

November 10, 2020November 12, 2020 by anthropologist

Doreen G. Fernandez, Food Writer, Queen

From Hometown Foods: Essays on Filipino Food: Quiet, bucolic Silay used to have a lot of gambling for high stakes going on behind the walls of those… Read more “Doreen G. Fernandez, Food Writer, Queen”

July 9, 2020July 12, 2020 by anthropologist

Emily Bernard, Winner of the 2020 Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose

The Prize was announced by the L. A. Times on April 17. Read about other prizes in the full article here. What the judges had to say… Read more “Emily Bernard, Winner of the 2020 Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose”

May 14, 2020October 15, 2020 by anthropologist

Self-Regard

Since finishing The Hobbit, a week and a half ago, self has read two books by women: The Haunting of the Mexican Border, by Kathryn Ferguson (University… Read more “Self-Regard”

January 9, 2020January 11, 2020 by anthropologist

Quote of the Day: Jia Tolentino

White nationalists have brought white people together through the idea that white people are endangered, specifically white men — this at a time when 91 percent of… Read more “Quote of the Day: Jia Tolentino”

January 8, 2020 by anthropologist

Anthropology of Food: Doreen G. Fernandez

Doreen G. Fernandez was self’s Freshman English professor at the Ateneo de Manila University. Her greatness was in her writing. She wrote beautifully about her subject: Philippine… Read more “Anthropology of Food: Doreen G. Fernandez”

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 by anthropologist

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