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- BBC: Increasing Chinese involvement in Africa - 2009-11-10
BBC World Service report, 10 November 2009 While Chinese investment in Africa, including ten billion US dollars in new loans, is [...]
- BBC: Increasing Chinese involvement in Africa - 2009-11-10
Miscellaneous
- Another take on my new bike - 2009-09-05
Just a change of pace; here is an old TV ad for my motorcycle (well, same Enfield, but not with [...] - Parent Tip: Lock Laces - 2009-08-09
My youngest seven-year-old son loves playing his sports, but hates tying his shoes, even though he has known how to [...] - You can learn how to do anything on the web! - 2009-06-07
Somebody, somewhere has a blog or a webpage geared towards answering the everyday imponderabilia of life, such as how to [...] - Practicing what I research - 2009-05-26
Just picked this up today. I had a great time breaking it in, but it’s tough not to go past [...] - Old Jews Telling Jokes - 2009-01-31
Don’t click on the video if you get offended by foul language. www.oldjewstellingjokes.com - Charlotte Observer news article on Farmer’s Market - 2008-01-29
Look for a farmers market in Davidson TIFFANY R. LEONARD Davidson residents can expect their first farmers market in recent years this [...] - Fall 2007 semester start - 2007-08-30
OK, this is gratuitous, but in the future I will be posting my own thoughts or resources that are relevant [...] - NBA in the PRC - 2005-06-16
15 June 2005 Other than my family, what I miss most from the US of A is my recliner that sits [...] - Plunging into the Blog - 2005-05-15
Welcome to my foray into blogging! I am experimenting with this blog to help parents keep in touch with the [...]
- Another take on my new bike - 2009-09-05
Davidson College
- Asian Awareness Week @ Davidson - 2009-10-26
Asian Awareness Week ‘09 Come join members of the Asian Culture and Awareness Association each day during the week of October [...] - Quick intro to 2000 Cochabamba water wars - 2009-10-19
Might help contextualize reading for 19 October. - And while I may not look like it to you, I am the Man. - 2009-10-15
From The Chronicle of Higher Education We may encourage students to set goals, follow through, and leave a legacy involving an [...] - Trash Talk: 5 Oct, 4 pm - 2009-10-01
Trash Talk: The Why and How of Sustainable Waste Disposal Monday, October 5 4pm, Union 302 Refreshments provided! Join Professor of Economics Dave Martin, [...] - Meat! 2 Oct @ 3:30 pm. Free. - 2009-09-30
Join the Eco House and Grateful Growers Farm this Friday, October 2 for a presentation and discussion about the production [...] - Help Save the Farm! - 2009-09-28
As part of the I-485 development project, The North Carolina Department of Transportation wants to realign various local interchanges and [...] - Speaker on environmental policy: Wed, 9 Sep, 7 pm Union 302 - 2009-09-07
Climate Change Adaptation: Science and Policy Wednesday, September 9 7pm, Union 302 Tom Cors (Davidson grad), Director of Government Relations at the Nature [...] - Know Your Farms - 2009-09-02
For more information, contact Kristina Johnson (krjohnson). Saturday, September 19, 2009 2-7 PM Nine farms, all located within 30 miles of Davidson, [...] - Communitarian perspective in the news: health care debate - 2009-08-28
From the Wall Street Journal: Dr. Emanuel argues that to make such decisions, the focus cannot be only on the worth [...] - Why read John Rawls? - 2009-08-25
(excerpt from a 2001 article on John Rawls in the Chronicle of Higher Education) John Rawls, who turned 80 this year, [...] - Many ways to engage in social change - 2009-08-24
Listen to the news report from WFAE There are many ways to effect social change, and some can even help you [...] - Mark your calendars: 17 Sep talk, “Giving Voice to the Voiceless” - 2009-08-24
Dr. Damion Waymer, Assistant Professor of Communication at Virginia Tech University Giving Voice to the Voiceless: The Outcast Advocacy Relations [...] - Social Networking and Social Justice - 2009-08-20
Social science provides good tools for activists to use, either to help analyze a particular situation or to demonstrate to [...] - College Students need to GTD - 2009-08-11
This is a classic case of do what I say, not as I did. I’ve been slipping in various GTD [...] - Do the Rot Thing: Compost Happens at Davidson College - 2009-05-05
Sorry! Video temporarily taken down. More later. This is a project that came out of my Food and Culture class, [...] - Vanessa Fong on TV - 2009-03-25
Last semester, we had Vanessa Fong from Harvard University deliver a public lecture on what’s happened to the now grown-up [...] - documentary film/talk @ Davidson – Thursday, 12 Feb, 8:30 pm - 2009-02-10
Discussion with the Filmmakers, Rudy and Shirley Nelson “Precarious Peace: God and Guatemala” Thursday, 12 Feb, 8:30-10:00 pm International Studies Lounge, Duke Hall (Description [...] - Talk Tonight: Alex Counts, President of the Grameen Foundation, Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 7:00 pm - 2009-01-27
The Dean Rusk International Studies Program and the Davidson Microfinance Club are pleased to present Alex Counts, President of the [...] - Into the Endzone for a Touchdown – what would Miner say? - 2009-01-12
While we’re reading Horace Miner’s classic Nacirema essay, here is more for you to think about. First, peruse Alan Dundes’ essay [...] - Welcome to a new semester - 2009-01-11
I’ve re-formatted my webpage to provide more timely and up-to-date posts from me. Essentially, I shifted away from a static [...] - Full Blood Rule of Evidence – talk 19 March - 2008-03-18
The “Full Blood Rule of Evidence”: Rights, Race, and Identity among the Mississippi Choctaws, 1898-1918 Katherine Osburn Department of History, Tennessee [...] - Foot Massages and Park Watching - 2008-01-11
Post by Jenny Geyer. This past weekend we decided to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the city. [...] - Davidson in KTV - 2008-01-11
Post by Elyse Harris. Our time here is coming to an end and it is funny to think that just two [...] - Day Trip to Suzhou - 2008-01-10
Post by Fuji Lozada. Everyone’s kept busy exploring and videotaping Shanghai, so it’s been hard to get people to contribute to [...] - Green Tea Lattes and Shanghai Friends - 2008-01-07
Post by Rachel Berry and Karina Nascimento. We started our day with green tea lattes near the Lu Xun Park, where [...] - In Search of Fresh Air - 2008-01-07
Post by Brian Aoyama. Today, still reeling from the sensory overload of the acrobatics show that we all watched last night, [...] - My turn - 2008-01-04
To be fair, since people have been hesitant to contribute to the blog, I’ll take my turn at a post. [...] - Wish I could rent a moped - 2008-01-04
Post by Ciara Meeks. Going everywhere with a thousand other people isn’t all that bad. Mainly what I’ve noticed is that [...] - “Different”? - 2008-01-03
Post by Colleen McKown Before coming on this trip, I knew very little about China, so I had no idea what [...] - Shanghai in Haiku - 2008-01-02
Post by Jackie Tan, with collaboration from Jenny Geyer and Elyse Harris on “Hocking Loogies.” I made the observation today that [...] - Happy New Year! - 2008-01-01
Post by Alisha Damodaran There are very few places in the world where you can eat for under $4 a day! [...] - First Day in Shanghai - 2007-12-30
Post by Alex Gregor After a delicious breakfast of jianbing (crepe-like bread with egg, seasonings, fried dough for texture) on the [...] - Starting the trip! - 2007-12-28
Here we are, at the start of our trip – way too early in the morning! From left to right, top [...] - Getting back to Shanghai - 2007-12-21
OK, so we’re not taking the Hogwarts Express, but we will be going to where these students were standing! [...] - 15 September Event - 2007-09-07
- Fall 2007 semester start - 2007-08-30
OK, this is gratuitous, but in the future I will be posting my own thoughts or resources that are relevant [...] - Xi Shua Shua - 2006-07-18
This video was a favorite song for the Davidson students on the Journey to China trip in February 2006 to [...] - March 4-5: Jinggang Mountain - 2006-03-16
The service-learning trip to Xinyu wrapped up with some sightseeing — an overnight trip to Jinggang Mountain. Jinggang Mountain [...] - A long day in Xinyu - 2006-03-06
2 March 2006 The China team had one more day of teaching, but it was a day that Xinyu College chose [...] - One more night of local fame - 2006-03-01
After a long night of karaoke, we started up bright and early again with the students teaching English classes here [...] - Karaoke and the Art of Tea - 2006-02-28
Written by Joe Dennis. It was a colorful night in the Xinyu City teahouse. Dreamsicle tea mistresses in white silk skirts [...] - First Day Teaching! - 2006-02-27
On a cold and rainy day in Xinyu, the students started their service work early with an 8:00 lecture. They [...] - Davidson and Mao - 2006-02-26
A bit of a recap, since we did so much in our one full day in Shanghai. While the team [...] - Arrival in Xinyu Municipality, Jiangxi Province - 2006-02-26
We had an early start to our day to make our flight to Jiangxi province, and arrived in Nanchang (the [...] - DDR Addenda - 2006-02-25
Written by Joe Dennis Upon discovering that the Xinjiang restaurant was out of camel meat, Minh and Megan just had to [...] - A Day in Shanghai - 2006-02-25
Written by Jessica Maguire Today we explored Shanghai! We found a bakery for breakfast and made our first purchases of [...] - First Night - 2006-02-24
Written by Prof. Joe Dennis Here we are at our first dinner out together, a hot pot place, northern food in [...] - We’re in the bright lights of Shanghai - 2006-02-24
Just a quick note to let everyone back home know that we got here safe and sound, after a very [...] - Journey to China 2006 — Ready to Go! - 2006-02-22
It’s the night before we leave for China, and it sounds like everyone is excited. Keep an eye out [...] - Doing Anthropology — an example from Erin Raffety ‘04 - 2005-09-12
Sometimes it’s hard for undergraduates to see how anthropology can help wider society, and even harder to see how [...] - Davidson in Qingdao - 2005-07-09
8 July 2005 My plane left Shanghai late, and so I arrived in the Qingdao area later than expected at around [...] - Patricia and the English Teachers from Huaisi Middle School - 2005-07-01
On Friday, I left Nanjing for beautiful Yangzhou, hometown of former President Jiang Zemin, and met Patricia at her hotel [...] - Davidson in Nanjing - 2005-06-24
23 June 2005 There’s a number of Davidson students in China, and four of them who were staying in Shanghai came [...] - Recap of Davidson Lax’s last day in Shanghai - 2005-06-07
6 June 2005, 10:30 pm By now, the guys should be home or getting ready for the rest of the summer, [...] - We’re either in Incheon, Korea or Nanjing - 2005-06-04
The Davidson boys are on their way home, while Patricia and I have continued on to Nanjing. Everyone is doing [...] - Shanghai - 2005-06-02
1 June 2005, 10:00 pm Tuesday was our “free day” — no touring was scheduled, and the guys scattered all over [...] - Back to Exploring Beijing - 2005-05-31
30 May 2005 After two days of playing lacrosse, the Wildcats went back to exploring China. We started off by taking [...] - Catching up with Sunday’s activities - 2005-05-30
29 May 2005, 8:30 pm Davidson 11, Beijing Sports University 8 Because the team from Japan didn’t come this year, our second [...] - Everyone is tired! - 2005-05-29
May 30, 2005 I was exhausted after the second game, and then the afternoon of touring, and fell asleep before I [...] - Davidson 10, Beijing Sports University 6 - 2005-05-28
28 May 2005, 8:30 pm Today we had our first game here in Beijing, against the Chinese Sports University lacrosse team. [...] - It’s a Great Wall. - 2005-05-27
26 May 2005, 10:30 pm Today we had an early start, with a trip out to the Great Wall at 8:00 [...] - We made it to China! - 2005-05-26
26 May 2005, 9:30 pm After a wonderful buffet breakfast at the Hyatt airport hotel in Incheon, Korea, we had an [...] - Arriving in Korea - 2005-05-25
26 May 2005, 5:00 am The guys all did a good job making it on time to the meeting point at [...] - Tickets and Visas in hand (almost)! - 2005-05-20
TranSports sent the tickets and visas for China, and I have everyone’s passport and almost everyone’s tickets — they misspelled [...] - 2005 USLIA National Championship Tournament - 2005-05-18
Here is a picture of the Davidson Wildcats that could make it out to Minnesota to play in the national [...]
- Asian Awareness Week @ Davidson - 2009-10-26
Lacrosse and other Sports
- Into the Endzone for a Touchdown – what would Miner say? - 2009-01-12
While we’re reading Horace Miner’s classic Nacirema essay, here is more for you to think about. First, peruse Alan Dundes’ essay [...] - Recap of Davidson Lax’s last day in Shanghai - 2005-06-07
6 June 2005, 10:30 pm By now, the guys should be home or getting ready for the rest of the summer, [...] - We’re either in Incheon, Korea or Nanjing - 2005-06-04
The Davidson boys are on their way home, while Patricia and I have continued on to Nanjing. Everyone is doing [...] - Shanghai - 2005-06-02
1 June 2005, 10:00 pm Tuesday was our “free day” — no touring was scheduled, and the guys scattered all over [...] - Back to Exploring Beijing - 2005-05-31
30 May 2005 After two days of playing lacrosse, the Wildcats went back to exploring China. We started off by taking [...] - Catching up with Sunday’s activities - 2005-05-30
29 May 2005, 8:30 pm Davidson 11, Beijing Sports University 8 Because the team from Japan didn’t come this year, our second [...] - Everyone is tired! - 2005-05-29
May 30, 2005 I was exhausted after the second game, and then the afternoon of touring, and fell asleep before I [...] - Davidson 10, Beijing Sports University 6 - 2005-05-28
28 May 2005, 8:30 pm Today we had our first game here in Beijing, against the Chinese Sports University lacrosse team. [...] - It’s a Great Wall. - 2005-05-27
26 May 2005, 10:30 pm Today we had an early start, with a trip out to the Great Wall at 8:00 [...] - We made it to China! - 2005-05-26
26 May 2005, 9:30 pm After a wonderful buffet breakfast at the Hyatt airport hotel in Incheon, Korea, we had an [...] - Arriving in Korea - 2005-05-25
26 May 2005, 5:00 am The guys all did a good job making it on time to the meeting point at [...] - Tickets and Visas in hand (almost)! - 2005-05-20
TranSports sent the tickets and visas for China, and I have everyone’s passport and almost everyone’s tickets — they misspelled [...] - 2005 USLIA National Championship Tournament - 2005-05-18
Here is a picture of the Davidson Wildcats that could make it out to Minnesota to play in the national [...]
- Into the Endzone for a Touchdown – what would Miner say? - 2009-01-12
Anthropology
- Asian Awareness Week @ Davidson - 2009-10-26
Asian Awareness Week ‘09 Come join members of the Asian Culture and Awareness Association each day during the week of October [...] - Quick intro to 2000 Cochabamba water wars - 2009-10-19
Might help contextualize reading for 19 October. - And while I may not look like it to you, I am the Man. - 2009-10-15
From The Chronicle of Higher Education We may encourage students to set goals, follow through, and leave a legacy involving an [...] - Trash Talk: 5 Oct, 4 pm - 2009-10-01
Trash Talk: The Why and How of Sustainable Waste Disposal Monday, October 5 4pm, Union 302 Refreshments provided! Join Professor of Economics Dave Martin, [...] - Meat! 2 Oct @ 3:30 pm. Free. - 2009-09-30
Join the Eco House and Grateful Growers Farm this Friday, October 2 for a presentation and discussion about the production [...] - Help Save the Farm! - 2009-09-28
As part of the I-485 development project, The North Carolina Department of Transportation wants to realign various local interchanges and [...] - From the Clippings File - 2009-09-23
New York Times’ take on China’s emergence as a global power. - Dreams from my mother – BBC report - 2009-09-17
The influences on one social activist, President Barack Obama. What influences have shaped President Barack Obama? From Dreams of My Father, [...] - NFL in China? Boy Bands take the field - 2009-09-16
The Washington Post had a story the other day about how the NFL is trying to get 1.6 billion people [...] - Speaker on environmental policy: Wed, 9 Sep, 7 pm Union 302 - 2009-09-07
Climate Change Adaptation: Science and Policy Wednesday, September 9 7pm, Union 302 Tom Cors (Davidson grad), Director of Government Relations at the Nature [...] - Social Networking not necessarily all kumbaya - 2009-09-02
Is social networking bringing us together, or are we reproducing various social divisions online? From the New York Times: Ms. [...] - Know Your Farms - 2009-09-02
For more information, contact Kristina Johnson (krjohnson). Saturday, September 19, 2009 2-7 PM Nine farms, all located within 30 miles of Davidson, [...] - More thoughts on the “Good Enough Revolution” - 2009-08-31
Wired has a thought-provoking article, one that may help explain more than changes in current consumption patterns. Robert Capps [...] - Communitarian perspective in the news: health care debate - 2009-08-28
From the Wall Street Journal: Dr. Emanuel argues that to make such decisions, the focus cannot be only on the worth [...] - Global Post: China invests in Zambia’s copper mines - 2009-08-27
- Triumph of the Commons? - 2009-08-25
In a recent article in the New Scientist, Mark van Vugt suggests that the scenario painted by Garrett Hardin in [...] - Why read John Rawls? - 2009-08-25
(excerpt from a 2001 article on John Rawls in the Chronicle of Higher Education) John Rawls, who turned 80 this year, [...] - Many ways to engage in social change - 2009-08-24
Listen to the news report from WFAE There are many ways to effect social change, and some can even help you [...] - Mark your calendars: 17 Sep talk, “Giving Voice to the Voiceless” - 2009-08-24
Dr. Damion Waymer, Assistant Professor of Communication at Virginia Tech University Giving Voice to the Voiceless: The Outcast Advocacy Relations [...] - Social Networking and Social Justice - 2009-08-20
Social science provides good tools for activists to use, either to help analyze a particular situation or to demonstrate to [...] - College Students need to GTD - 2009-08-11
This is a classic case of do what I say, not as I did. I’ve been slipping in various GTD [...] - My First Ghanaian Wedding - 2009-06-29
After the torrential downpour Friday morning, Ann Hooper, her friend Regina, and I took a bus to go to Obuisi [...] - Optimism in the Fields - 2009-06-23
As I was walking out of the guesthouse on my usual route to the main road to town, I greeted [...] - Mutia in Kakum National Park? - 2009-06-22
After my dinner Saturday, I returned to Biriwa to attend a drumming/dancing performance for the UCSD group, and it ended [...] - Asafora Akwaaba - 2009-06-21
I spent the bulk of the day tagging along with a ProGhana service-learning group project in Asafora, a village near [...] - Biriwa - 2009-06-20
Having finished with my work for the day (after meeting with the manager of a woman’s credit cooperative and the [...] - Announcing Death - 2009-06-19
Last summer, driving through rural parts of Ghana to the north, I was struck by the relative lack of highway [...] - Diversity and Peace in Ghana - 2009-06-18
Shorter post today – I forgot to write the post before showing up here in the internet cafe! I often [...] - Acting Up in Kwaprow, Ghana - 2009-06-17
Kojo took me back to his village Kwaprow, just on the outskirts of the University of Cape Coast, so that [...] - Heavy Marketing in Cape Coast - 2009-06-15
As you can see, the entrepreneurs in Ghana don’t mess around. Given the deep religiousity of Ghanaians, when God says [...] - Cape Coast at twilight - 2009-06-14
The picture that you see is my view during dinners at the Fairhill Guesthouse here in Cape Coast. I stayed [...] - Cape Coast Castle - 2009-06-13
This World Heritage Site is probably the reason that President Obama is coming to Cape Coast in July. The Cape [...] - You can learn how to do anything on the web! - 2009-06-07
Somebody, somewhere has a blog or a webpage geared towards answering the everyday imponderabilia of life, such as how to [...] - More Global Pop Culture - 2009-05-28
From Korea, to the rest of the world. (Give it time to load, the video is coming from China). Here’s the [...] - Motorcycles in Afghanistan - 2009-05-27
I have seen families of four and five on a single motorcycle in China, but not seven. Someone should do [...] - Practicing what I research - 2009-05-26
Just picked this up today. I had a great time breaking it in, but it’s tough not to go past [...] - More from Abigail Washburn’s Afterquake - 2009-05-23
Afterquake: “Sala” Video from Sexy Beijing TV on Vimeo. - Global Christianity - 2009-05-20
- Why you should study abroad in China and major in East Asian Studies - 2009-05-13
Abigail Washburn’s story is a great one for understanding why students should learn more about China. Ms. Washburn was [...] - Why you shouldn’t use wikipedia as a source - 2009-05-08
I know it’s crunch time for undergraduates, but I found another reason why you shouldn’t use wikipedia for scholarly efforts. [...] - There-and-back Globalization - 2009-05-07
I bought my first motorcycle, a 1977 Honda 360T with a kick-starter (since the electric starter was on-and-off) in 1984, [...] - Do the Rot Thing: Compost Happens at Davidson College - 2009-05-05
Sorry! Video temporarily taken down. More later. This is a project that came out of my Food and Culture class, [...] - Future Map of the U.S.? - 2009-05-04
From Strange Maps: Igor Panarin has been predicting the “moral and economic collapse” of the US for about a decade now; [...] - The Barbie Dream lives on in Shanghai - 2009-04-28
Why build Barbie World in Shanghai? Not just one burger for every person in China, but twelve barbies for every [...] - David Stern on Chinese passion for basketball - 2009-04-21
Breaking sports news video. MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL highlights and more. Via the Shanghaiist - Time Warp Español – 1986 - 2009-04-19
No Susan Sarandon or Little Nell, but still great example that there’s nothing new about globalization. - More reflections on Chinese Hip Hop - 2009-04-14
How come people 说 and not 唱 hiphop? Thanks to Kerim for posting this on facebook. - Asian beauty trends - 2009-04-11
This isn’t really my line of research, but in helping an East Asian Studies major with her thesis, I ran [...] - 草泥马: The infamous grass-mud horse - 2009-04-07
For an explanation of why this is funny, read this article from China Digital Times. - Chinese people like Chinese social networking better than Facebook - 2009-04-06
Read the full Tech Crunch article. Even though Facebook and MySpace are making strong efforts to increase market share in China, [...] - World Water Forum protests, March 2009 - 2009-03-31
More on the 2009 World Water Forum. - Everything you wanted to know about Chinese food - 2009-03-30
but were afraid to ask … First conclusion: Chinese food in America really isn’t Chinese … or is it? Great lecture from [...] - Rapping Buddhist Monks in Japanese Bars - 2009-03-29
In Global Post, Rena Singer describes how Buddhist monks are attempting to reach out more by going to bars in [...] - Vanessa Fong on TV - 2009-03-25
Last semester, we had Vanessa Fong from Harvard University deliver a public lecture on what’s happened to the now grown-up [...] - Extreme Localization - 2009-03-15
Everybody localizes, as can be seen in this video produced by Israeli arms maker Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. A company [...] - Question: What can you do with an anthropology degree? - 2009-03-03
Answer: Become President of Dartmouth College Dr. Jim Yong Kim, a physician and anthropologist, co-founded “Partners in Health” (with Paul [...] - Economic Anthropology - 2009-02-25
In Bangkok, a Ronald McDonald statue welcomes customers with a bow or “wai,” the customary Thai greeting. Each summer, well-heeled [...] - documentary film/talk @ Davidson – Thursday, 12 Feb, 8:30 pm - 2009-02-10
Discussion with the Filmmakers, Rudy and Shirley Nelson “Precarious Peace: God and Guatemala” Thursday, 12 Feb, 8:30-10:00 pm International Studies Lounge, Duke Hall (Description [...] - Cross-cultural jinxes - 2009-02-06
The Shanghaist reports that after gracing the cover of the Chinese Sports Illustrated, Bonzi Wells was released by his CBA [...] - Another sign of the changing times - 2009-02-04
The Wall Street Journal reports that in January, Chinese consumers bought more cars than American consumers did. This is [...] - China has the most internet users in the world - 2009-01-29
From The Economist, 26 Jan 2009 - Talk Tonight: Alex Counts, President of the Grameen Foundation, Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 7:00 pm - 2009-01-27
The Dean Rusk International Studies Program and the Davidson Microfinance Club are pleased to present Alex Counts, President of the [...] - Twittering 101 - 2009-01-23
OK, one of the loves of teaching is hearing something different from students in class – but as a 40 [...] - Why anthropology helps us understand economics - 2009-01-19
In his critique of models of classical economics (and solutions to the current financial crisis proffered by economists from the [...] - First Contact: documentary film by Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson - 2009-01-16
Official Film Site Here is the blurb about the documentary shown in ANT 101 on 16 January. It is taken from [...] - The Promise of Global Capitalism? - 2009-01-15
Is this where China is headed? It looks like a clean, safe work environment, one that any American worker would [...] - Into the Endzone for a Touchdown – what would Miner say? - 2009-01-12
While we’re reading Horace Miner’s classic Nacirema essay, here is more for you to think about. First, peruse Alan Dundes’ essay [...] - ANT 101 Challenge - 2009-01-11
Think about this throughout the term: “I fly like paper, get high like planes If you catch me at the border I [...] - Welcome to a new semester - 2009-01-11
I’ve re-formatted my webpage to provide more timely and up-to-date posts from me. Essentially, I shifted away from a static [...] - 2008 NSF SCRM Systematic Video Analysis - 2008-08-09
- Cruising around Accra - 2008-05-31
Today, Fifi and Francis took us to the Art Center and the Nkrume Memorial in Accra. After driving around [...] - Tema, Ghana - 2008-05-30
On my first night in Tema, it rained heavily; but by the morning, the sun was out and the sky [...] - Ghana! - 2008-05-29
Today was my first day in Ghana; I left around 5:00 pm from JFK in New York, and arrived the [...] - NYT: Into the Trash It Goes The food an American family throws away each month - 2008-05-18
Original New York Times article - Full Blood Rule of Evidence – talk 19 March - 2008-03-18
The “Full Blood Rule of Evidence”: Rights, Race, and Identity among the Mississippi Choctaws, 1898-1918 Katherine Osburn Department of History, Tennessee [...] - For ANT 267: Food and Culture - 2008-03-11
- Charlotte Observer news article on Farmer’s Market - 2008-01-29
Look for a farmers market in Davidson TIFFANY R. LEONARD Davidson residents can expect their first farmers market in recent years this [...] - Public Lecture on Environmental and Social Change - 2008-01-28
Talk given by Ryan Thomas Adams, Indiana University Wednesday, 30 January 2008, 4:30 pm in Chambers 1027 Environmental and Social Change: Global [...] - NYT article on meat consumption and the environment - 2008-01-27
Following the recent presentation given the Sally and Sadie Knidel, the New York Times published an article entitled “Rethinking the [...] - Public Lecture on Food and Culture issues - 2008-01-24
Talk given by Miriam Shakow, Dept. of Anthropology, Harvard University Thursday, 24 January 2008, 4 pm in Chambers 1027. “Take the envy [...] - What the World Eats in One Week - 2008-01-17
What the World Eats, Time.com Japan: The Ukita family of Kodaira City Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or $317.25 Favorite foods: [...] - World Food Program PSA - 2008-01-17
Good resource for hunger relief videos: World Food Programme, the United Nations Food Aid Agency - Foot Massages and Park Watching - 2008-01-11
Post by Jenny Geyer. This past weekend we decided to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the city. [...] - Davidson in KTV - 2008-01-11
Post by Elyse Harris. Our time here is coming to an end and it is funny to think that just two [...] - Day Trip to Suzhou - 2008-01-10
Post by Fuji Lozada. Everyone’s kept busy exploring and videotaping Shanghai, so it’s been hard to get people to contribute to [...] - Green Tea Lattes and Shanghai Friends - 2008-01-07
Post by Rachel Berry and Karina Nascimento. We started our day with green tea lattes near the Lu Xun Park, where [...] - In Search of Fresh Air - 2008-01-07
Post by Brian Aoyama. Today, still reeling from the sensory overload of the acrobatics show that we all watched last night, [...] - My turn - 2008-01-04
To be fair, since people have been hesitant to contribute to the blog, I’ll take my turn at a post. [...] - Wish I could rent a moped - 2008-01-04
Post by Ciara Meeks. Going everywhere with a thousand other people isn’t all that bad. Mainly what I’ve noticed is that [...] - “Different”? - 2008-01-03
Post by Colleen McKown Before coming on this trip, I knew very little about China, so I had no idea what [...] - Shanghai in Haiku - 2008-01-02
Post by Jackie Tan, with collaboration from Jenny Geyer and Elyse Harris on “Hocking Loogies.” I made the observation today that [...] - Happy New Year! - 2008-01-01
Post by Alisha Damodaran There are very few places in the world where you can eat for under $4 a day! [...] - First Day in Shanghai - 2007-12-30
Post by Alex Gregor After a delicious breakfast of jianbing (crepe-like bread with egg, seasonings, fried dough for texture) on the [...] - Starting the trip! - 2007-12-28
Here we are, at the start of our trip – way too early in the morning! From left to right, top [...] - Getting back to Shanghai - 2007-12-21
OK, so we’re not taking the Hogwarts Express, but we will be going to where these students were standing! [...] - Now this is what Youtube is made for - 2007-07-06
Saw this first on Gizmodo. According to one of the commenters, the dancers are new employees of Samsung, [...] - Baseball in Shanghai - 2006-09-22
Today, I spent the afternoon watching the American pasttime, in Shanghai. Baseball, or 棒球(bangqiu) in Chinese, we know has [...] - Shanghai Street Food - 2006-09-18
Shandong jianbing, a “fried cake,” is one of my favorite street food snacks to eat here in China. When I [...] - Frank Deford’s column “Is a focus on sports hindering our academic growth?” - 2006-09-14
The beauty of having broadband in China is that I can listen to NPR, much like I do back home [...] - Globalization at Play - 2006-09-09
Last Saturday night, 9 September, Shen Yifei (a colleague in the School for Social Development and Public Policy) and her [...] - Visiting the Potala - 2006-05-31
While I was impressed by the piety of the Tibetans, both sangha and lay, the realities of global life today [...] - March 4-5: Jinggang Mountain - 2006-03-16
The service-learning trip to Xinyu wrapped up with some sightseeing — an overnight trip to Jinggang Mountain. Jinggang Mountain [...] - A long day in Xinyu - 2006-03-06
2 March 2006 The China team had one more day of teaching, but it was a day that Xinyu College chose [...] - One more night of local fame - 2006-03-01
After a long night of karaoke, we started up bright and early again with the students teaching English classes here [...] - Karaoke and the Art of Tea - 2006-02-28
Written by Joe Dennis. It was a colorful night in the Xinyu City teahouse. Dreamsicle tea mistresses in white silk skirts [...] - First Day Teaching! - 2006-02-27
On a cold and rainy day in Xinyu, the students started their service work early with an 8:00 lecture. They [...] - Davidson and Mao - 2006-02-26
A bit of a recap, since we did so much in our one full day in Shanghai. While the team [...] - Arrival in Xinyu Municipality, Jiangxi Province - 2006-02-26
We had an early start to our day to make our flight to Jiangxi province, and arrived in Nanchang (the [...] - DDR Addenda - 2006-02-25
Written by Joe Dennis Upon discovering that the Xinjiang restaurant was out of camel meat, Minh and Megan just had to [...] - A Day in Shanghai - 2006-02-25
Written by Jessica Maguire Today we explored Shanghai! We found a bakery for breakfast and made our first purchases of [...] - First Night - 2006-02-24
Written by Prof. Joe Dennis Here we are at our first dinner out together, a hot pot place, northern food in [...] - We’re in the bright lights of Shanghai - 2006-02-24
Just a quick note to let everyone back home know that we got here safe and sound, after a very [...] - Journey to China 2006 — Ready to Go! - 2006-02-22
It’s the night before we leave for China, and it sounds like everyone is excited. Keep an eye out [...] - Dvorak’s rant on academia - 2006-02-21
John C. Dvorak, a columnist for PC Magazine, recently wrote an article exhorting academics to study such vibrant, popular social [...] - Fashion in Malaysia - 2006-01-05
A former student of mine is in Malaysia on a Fulbright; she wanted to work with women’s groups in an [...] - Group travelling in China - 2005-10-27
A Davidson alumnus called me yesterday to catch up on news. Ben Ralston was not an anthropology major; I knew [...] - Careful Social Scientists? - 2005-09-25
Link to NYT article, 25 Sep 2005 In a New York Times Week in Review article entitled “An Uprooted Underclass, Under [...] - Studying Kinship - 2005-09-13
I have to first help with a question that I didn’t get a chance to address in class — what’s [...] - Doing Anthropology — an example from Erin Raffety ‘04 - 2005-09-12
Sometimes it’s hard for undergraduates to see how anthropology can help wider society, and even harder to see how [...] - First Contact - 2005-08-29
In class last Friday, my introductory anthropology class watched the documentary First Contact by Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson. [...] - The deeper meaning of shengjian bao (生煎包) – 29 June 2005 - 2005-06-29
One last meal of shengjian bao in my favorite (and Patricia’s favorite) restaurant. As I got off the phone with [...] - Duanwujie: Dragon Boat Festival - 2005-06-12
11 June 2005 On Saturday, Patricia and I caught up with the Hopkins-Nanjing China and American Studies Center crowd at Mochao [...] - Recognizing the Local and the Global - 2005-06-09
After a day of fieldwork for Patrica, and some writing for me, we walked over to a nearby part of [...] - Nanjing Arrival – 4 June - 2005-06-08
8 June 2005 Through her contacts at the Nanjing Theological Seminary, Patricia found a very comfortable and affordable hotel for us [...] - Lessons from Kaifeng: Kristof’s NYT article - 2005-05-22
First read Kristof’s 22 May NYT article. Kristof writes: “So what can New York learn from a city like Kaifeng? One [...] - NY Times article on Starbucks Expansion in China - 2005-05-21
To see the original Bradsher NYT article, go here. According to NYT reporter Keith Bradsher, Starbucks already has 120 stores in [...] - Web Shorts: Store Wars and the Meatrix - 2005-05-19
I do research in issues in food and culture, work that I started in the early 1990s as part of [...]
- Asian Awareness Week @ Davidson - 2009-10-26
China
- From the Clippings File - 2009-09-23
New York Times’ take on China’s emergence as a global power. - NFL in China? Boy Bands take the field - 2009-09-16
The Washington Post had a story the other day about how the NFL is trying to get 1.6 billion people [...] - More thoughts on the “Good Enough Revolution” - 2009-08-31
Wired has a thought-provoking article, one that may help explain more than changes in current consumption patterns. Robert Capps [...] - Global Post: China invests in Zambia’s copper mines - 2009-08-27
- China’s Search for Oil - 2009-08-06
Maps give a good visual for seeing things in a different light. Go to the original Economic Observer (in Chinese) [...] - More from Abigail Washburn’s Afterquake - 2009-05-23
Afterquake: “Sala” Video from Sexy Beijing TV on Vimeo. - Why you should study abroad in China and major in East Asian Studies - 2009-05-13
Abigail Washburn’s story is a great one for understanding why students should learn more about China. Ms. Washburn was [...] - The Barbie Dream lives on in Shanghai - 2009-04-28
Why build Barbie World in Shanghai? Not just one burger for every person in China, but twelve barbies for every [...] - David Stern on Chinese passion for basketball - 2009-04-21
Breaking sports news video. MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL highlights and more. Via the Shanghaiist - More reflections on Chinese Hip Hop - 2009-04-14
How come people 说 and not 唱 hiphop? Thanks to Kerim for posting this on facebook. - Asian beauty trends - 2009-04-11
This isn’t really my line of research, but in helping an East Asian Studies major with her thesis, I ran [...] - 草泥马: The infamous grass-mud horse - 2009-04-07
For an explanation of why this is funny, read this article from China Digital Times. - Chinese people like Chinese social networking better than Facebook - 2009-04-06
Read the full Tech Crunch article. Even though Facebook and MySpace are making strong efforts to increase market share in China, [...] - Everything you wanted to know about Chinese food - 2009-03-30
but were afraid to ask … First conclusion: Chinese food in America really isn’t Chinese … or is it? Great lecture from [...] - Vanessa Fong on TV - 2009-03-25
Last semester, we had Vanessa Fong from Harvard University deliver a public lecture on what’s happened to the now grown-up [...] - Priorities? - 2009-02-16
In a column on a climate conference held by the Energy and Resources Institute in New Delhi, Thomas Friedman writes: The [...] - Another sign of the changing times - 2009-02-04
The Wall Street Journal reports that in January, Chinese consumers bought more cars than American consumers did. This is [...] - China has the most internet users in the world - 2009-01-29
From The Economist, 26 Jan 2009 - 2009 Chinese Nationalism - 2009-01-27
From Youtube and the China Digital Times: 2009, GO CHINA! 《2009，中国加油》 Lead: Snowstorm, freely falling down to earth, like western values 甲：大雪，像西方的价值观，自由的飘洒， Lead: Despair fills [...] - Happy New Year of the Ox - 2009-01-26
From Malaysia: And at Davidson College (Thanks to DavidsonNews.net) - The Promise of Global Capitalism? - 2009-01-15
Is this where China is headed? It looks like a clean, safe work environment, one that any American worker would [...] - Foot Massages and Park Watching - 2008-01-11
Post by Jenny Geyer. This past weekend we decided to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the city. [...] - Davidson in KTV - 2008-01-11
Post by Elyse Harris. Our time here is coming to an end and it is funny to think that just two [...] - Day Trip to Suzhou - 2008-01-10
Post by Fuji Lozada. Everyone’s kept busy exploring and videotaping Shanghai, so it’s been hard to get people to contribute to [...] - Green Tea Lattes and Shanghai Friends - 2008-01-07
Post by Rachel Berry and Karina Nascimento. We started our day with green tea lattes near the Lu Xun Park, where [...] - In Search of Fresh Air - 2008-01-07
Post by Brian Aoyama. Today, still reeling from the sensory overload of the acrobatics show that we all watched last night, [...] - My turn - 2008-01-04
To be fair, since people have been hesitant to contribute to the blog, I’ll take my turn at a post. [...] - Wish I could rent a moped - 2008-01-04
Post by Ciara Meeks. Going everywhere with a thousand other people isn’t all that bad. Mainly what I’ve noticed is that [...] - “Different”? - 2008-01-03
Post by Colleen McKown Before coming on this trip, I knew very little about China, so I had no idea what [...] - Shanghai in Haiku - 2008-01-02
Post by Jackie Tan, with collaboration from Jenny Geyer and Elyse Harris on “Hocking Loogies.” I made the observation today that [...] - Happy New Year! - 2008-01-01
Post by Alisha Damodaran There are very few places in the world where you can eat for under $4 a day! [...] - First Day in Shanghai - 2007-12-30
Post by Alex Gregor After a delicious breakfast of jianbing (crepe-like bread with egg, seasonings, fried dough for texture) on the [...] - Starting the trip! - 2007-12-28
Here we are, at the start of our trip – way too early in the morning! From left to right, top [...] - Getting back to Shanghai - 2007-12-21
OK, so we’re not taking the Hogwarts Express, but we will be going to where these students were standing! [...] - Golden week in China - 2006-10-07
Most of China has been on holiday this week, for the “guo qing jie” – the anniversary of the establishment [...] - Baseball in Shanghai - 2006-09-22
Today, I spent the afternoon watching the American pasttime, in Shanghai. Baseball, or 棒球(bangqiu) in Chinese, we know has [...] - Shanghai Street Food - 2006-09-18
Shandong jianbing, a “fried cake,” is one of my favorite street food snacks to eat here in China. When I [...] - Fudan University - 2006-09-12
Since I’m here at Fudan, I thought it might be good to let you know a little more about this [...] - Globalization at Play - 2006-09-09
Last Saturday night, 9 September, Shen Yifei (a colleague in the School for Social Development and Public Policy) and her [...] - Teaching at Fudan - 2006-09-09
Last Thursday night, I attended a welcoming event for new graduate students at the School of Social Development and Public [...] - Arriving in Shanghai - 2006-09-09
Although I officially started my sabbatical sometime in August, when classes started at Davidson, my real official start is when [...] - Xi Shua Shua - 2006-07-18
This video was a favorite song for the Davidson students on the Journey to China trip in February 2006 to [...] - Visiting the Potala - 2006-05-31
While I was impressed by the piety of the Tibetans, both sangha and lay, the realities of global life today [...] - March 4-5: Jinggang Mountain - 2006-03-16
The service-learning trip to Xinyu wrapped up with some sightseeing — an overnight trip to Jinggang Mountain. Jinggang Mountain [...] - A long day in Xinyu - 2006-03-06
2 March 2006 The China team had one more day of teaching, but it was a day that Xinyu College chose [...] - One more night of local fame - 2006-03-01
After a long night of karaoke, we started up bright and early again with the students teaching English classes here [...] - Karaoke and the Art of Tea - 2006-02-28
Written by Joe Dennis. It was a colorful night in the Xinyu City teahouse. Dreamsicle tea mistresses in white silk skirts [...] - First Day Teaching! - 2006-02-27
On a cold and rainy day in Xinyu, the students started their service work early with an 8:00 lecture. They [...] - Davidson and Mao - 2006-02-26
A bit of a recap, since we did so much in our one full day in Shanghai. While the team [...] - Arrival in Xinyu Municipality, Jiangxi Province - 2006-02-26
We had an early start to our day to make our flight to Jiangxi province, and arrived in Nanchang (the [...] - DDR Addenda - 2006-02-25
Written by Joe Dennis Upon discovering that the Xinjiang restaurant was out of camel meat, Minh and Megan just had to [...] - A Day in Shanghai - 2006-02-25
Written by Jessica Maguire Today we explored Shanghai! We found a bakery for breakfast and made our first purchases of [...] - First Night - 2006-02-24
Written by Prof. Joe Dennis Here we are at our first dinner out together, a hot pot place, northern food in [...] - We’re in the bright lights of Shanghai - 2006-02-24
Just a quick note to let everyone back home know that we got here safe and sound, after a very [...] - Journey to China 2006 — Ready to Go! - 2006-02-22
It’s the night before we leave for China, and it sounds like everyone is excited. Keep an eye out [...] - NPR Story by Rob Gifford - 2005-08-01
Link to NPR Audio news story This news story on “An Evangelist in Central China” gives voice to many of my [...] - Back in the USA - 2005-07-30
We made it back to North Carolina after a grueling flight from Shanghai-Incheon-Atlanta-Charlotte itinerary; what made it even more difficult [...] - The Girls of Qindao Leewen - 2005-07-15
Since I’ve been featuring some of the boys of Leewen, namely Dan and Paul, I figured I should give airtime [...] - Youth Forever! 青春万岁！ - 2005-07-14
我们都曾有过一张天真而忧伤的脸， 手握阳光我们望着遥远， 轻轻的一天天一年又一年长大间， 我们是否还会唱起心愿？ We all have innocent but distressed faces, grasping sunlight, we gaze into the remote distance of the future, while we lightly grew [...] - The Students Become Teachers - 2005-07-14
Dan Kriebel and Paul Wyatt have settled into their routine for summer classes here at the Leewen Foreign Language School. [...] - Davidson in Qingdao - 2005-07-09
8 July 2005 My plane left Shanghai late, and so I arrived in the Qingdao area later than expected at around [...] - Daming Temple - 2005-07-05
4 July 2005 Happy Birthday to my son Patrick! Another hot day in China! I went to the train station the first [...] - Shouxihu Park 瘦西湖 - 2005-07-03
Saturday was my first full day in Yangzhou, and I got up early to try to beat the heat and [...] - Patricia and the English Teachers from Huaisi Middle School - 2005-07-01
On Friday, I left Nanjing for beautiful Yangzhou, hometown of former President Jiang Zemin, and met Patricia at her hotel [...] - The deeper meaning of shengjian bao (生煎包) – 29 June 2005 - 2005-06-29
One last meal of shengjian bao in my favorite (and Patricia’s favorite) restaurant. As I got off the phone with [...] - The Change in the Neighborhood - 2005-06-28
I’m still in Nanjing, getting ready to head out first to Yangzhou to see Patricia and the Grand Canal, and [...] - Davidson in Nanjing - 2005-06-24
23 June 2005 There’s a number of Davidson students in China, and four of them who were staying in Shanghai came [...] - Eating in Nanjing - 2005-06-22
Eating out in China, especially if you stick to everyday foods, is very affordable — a typical meal usually costs [...] - Catching Up - 2005-06-20
It’s Monday in Nanjing, and I need to catch up with what I’ve been doing these past couple of days. [...] - NBA in the PRC - 2005-06-16
15 June 2005 Other than my family, what I miss most from the US of A is my recliner that sits [...] - Walmart for the Soul - 2005-06-15
13 June 2005 After going to a Christian Church on Sunday with some friends that Patricia had met, we walked over [...] - Duanwujie: Dragon Boat Festival - 2005-06-12
11 June 2005 On Saturday, Patricia and I caught up with the Hopkins-Nanjing China and American Studies Center crowd at Mochao [...] - Recognizing the Local and the Global - 2005-06-09
After a day of fieldwork for Patrica, and some writing for me, we walked over to a nearby part of [...] - Zijinshan 紫金山 and Confucian Temple 夫子庙 – 7 June - 2005-06-09
Patricia and I took some time off on Tuesday to see some of Nanjing’s sights, namely the Sun Yatsen Mausoleum [...] - Nanjing Arrival – 4 June - 2005-06-08
8 June 2005 Through her contacts at the Nanjing Theological Seminary, Patricia found a very comfortable and affordable hotel for us [...] - Recap of Davidson Lax’s last day in Shanghai - 2005-06-07
6 June 2005, 10:30 pm By now, the guys should be home or getting ready for the rest of the summer, [...] - We’re either in Incheon, Korea or Nanjing - 2005-06-04
The Davidson boys are on their way home, while Patricia and I have continued on to Nanjing. Everyone is doing [...] - Shanghai - 2005-06-02
1 June 2005, 10:00 pm Tuesday was our “free day” — no touring was scheduled, and the guys scattered all over [...] - Back to Exploring Beijing - 2005-05-31
30 May 2005 After two days of playing lacrosse, the Wildcats went back to exploring China. We started off by taking [...] - Catching up with Sunday’s activities - 2005-05-30
29 May 2005, 8:30 pm Davidson 11, Beijing Sports University 8 Because the team from Japan didn’t come this year, our second [...] - Everyone is tired! - 2005-05-29
May 30, 2005 I was exhausted after the second game, and then the afternoon of touring, and fell asleep before I [...] - Davidson 10, Beijing Sports University 6 - 2005-05-28
28 May 2005, 8:30 pm Today we had our first game here in Beijing, against the Chinese Sports University lacrosse team. [...] - It’s a Great Wall. - 2005-05-27
26 May 2005, 10:30 pm Today we had an early start, with a trip out to the Great Wall at 8:00 [...] - We made it to China! - 2005-05-26
26 May 2005, 9:30 pm After a wonderful buffet breakfast at the Hyatt airport hotel in Incheon, Korea, we had an [...] - Lessons from Kaifeng: Kristof’s NYT article - 2005-05-22
First read Kristof’s 22 May NYT article. Kristof writes: “So what can New York learn from a city like Kaifeng? One [...] - NY Times article on Starbucks Expansion in China - 2005-05-21
To see the original Bradsher NYT article, go here. According to NYT reporter Keith Bradsher, Starbucks already has 120 stores in [...]
- From the Clippings File - 2009-09-23
Spring 2009 ANT 101
- Why you should study abroad in China and major in East Asian Studies - 2009-05-13
Abigail Washburn’s story is a great one for understanding why students should learn more about China. Ms. Washburn was [...] - Why you shouldn’t use wikipedia as a source - 2009-05-08
I know it’s crunch time for undergraduates, but I found another reason why you shouldn’t use wikipedia for scholarly efforts. [...] - There-and-back Globalization - 2009-05-07
I bought my first motorcycle, a 1977 Honda 360T with a kick-starter (since the electric starter was on-and-off) in 1984, [...] - Do the Rot Thing: Compost Happens at Davidson College - 2009-05-05
Sorry! Video temporarily taken down. More later. This is a project that came out of my Food and Culture class, [...] - Future Map of the U.S.? - 2009-05-04
From Strange Maps: Igor Panarin has been predicting the “moral and economic collapse” of the US for about a decade now; [...] - Yeah, we’re in a postracial society… - 2009-04-30
This commercial was forwarded to me by one of my students; judge for yourself if we are indeed in a [...] - Globalized Fetish? - 2009-04-29
From the New York Times: A Pakistani Underworld Despite a threat from Islamists, two Pakistani brothers stealthily manufacture fetish and [...] - Rethinking the University - 2009-04-29
Prof. Mark Taylor, religion department at Columbia, wrote in a recent op-ed piece: The dirty secret of higher education [...] - Playing for Change: Stand by Me - 2009-04-28
Playing For Change | Song Around The World “Stand By Me” from Concord Music Group on Vimeo. From the award-winning documentary, [...] - The Barbie Dream lives on in Shanghai - 2009-04-28
Why build Barbie World in Shanghai? Not just one burger for every person in China, but twelve barbies for every [...] - Facebook vs. Twitter? - 2009-04-25
From Sample Reality (read his argument): Quick Summary: Facebook is … past reconnect static closed pond Twitter is …. future connect dynamic open stream I think Sample’s comparison of Facebook and Twitter make sense; [...] - David Stern on Chinese passion for basketball - 2009-04-21
Breaking sports news video. MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL highlights and more. Via the Shanghaiist - Time Warp Español – 1986 - 2009-04-19
No Susan Sarandon or Little Nell, but still great example that there’s nothing new about globalization. - More reflections on Chinese Hip Hop - 2009-04-14
How come people 说 and not 唱 hiphop? Thanks to Kerim for posting this on facebook. - Asian beauty trends - 2009-04-11
This isn’t really my line of research, but in helping an East Asian Studies major with her thesis, I ran [...] - 草泥马: The infamous grass-mud horse - 2009-04-07
For an explanation of why this is funny, read this article from China Digital Times. - Chinese people like Chinese social networking better than Facebook - 2009-04-06
Read the full Tech Crunch article. Even though Facebook and MySpace are making strong efforts to increase market share in China, [...] - We’re below average? - 2009-04-02
From The Economist. - World Water Forum protests, March 2009 - 2009-03-31
More on the 2009 World Water Forum. - Everything you wanted to know about Chinese food - 2009-03-30
but were afraid to ask … First conclusion: Chinese food in America really isn’t Chinese … or is it? Great lecture from [...] - Rapping Buddhist Monks in Japanese Bars - 2009-03-29
In Global Post, Rena Singer describes how Buddhist monks are attempting to reach out more by going to bars in [...] - Vanessa Fong on TV - 2009-03-25
Last semester, we had Vanessa Fong from Harvard University deliver a public lecture on what’s happened to the now grown-up [...] - Extreme Localization - 2009-03-15
Everybody localizes, as can be seen in this video produced by Israeli arms maker Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. A company [...] - Gadgets and Postsecret - 2009-03-26
What does it mean that 303,000 people are extremely terrified of Chinese people? Well, they were actually searching for [...] - Question: What can you do with an anthropology degree? - 2009-03-03
Answer: Become President of Dartmouth College Dr. Jim Yong Kim, a physician and anthropologist, co-founded “Partners in Health” (with Paul [...] - Economic Anthropology - 2009-02-25
In Bangkok, a Ronald McDonald statue welcomes customers with a bow or “wai,” the customary Thai greeting. Each summer, well-heeled [...] - What do grades mean? - 2009-02-19
Now that we’re getting into midterm exam season, I thought some of the recent articles coming out on college grades [...] - Tea Partay - 2009-02-16
OK, I missed this one when it came out a couple of years ago – I think I was in [...] - Priorities? - 2009-02-16
In a column on a climate conference held by the Energy and Resources Institute in New Delhi, Thomas Friedman writes: The [...] - documentary film/talk @ Davidson – Thursday, 12 Feb, 8:30 pm - 2009-02-10
Discussion with the Filmmakers, Rudy and Shirley Nelson “Precarious Peace: God and Guatemala” Thursday, 12 Feb, 8:30-10:00 pm International Studies Lounge, Duke Hall (Description [...] - Cross-cultural jinxes - 2009-02-06
The Shanghaist reports that after gracing the cover of the Chinese Sports Illustrated, Bonzi Wells was released by his CBA [...] - Another sign of the changing times - 2009-02-04
The Wall Street Journal reports that in January, Chinese consumers bought more cars than American consumers did. This is [...] - China has the most internet users in the world - 2009-01-29
From The Economist, 26 Jan 2009 - 2009 Chinese Nationalism - 2009-01-27
From Youtube and the China Digital Times: 2009, GO CHINA! 《2009，中国加油》 Lead: Snowstorm, freely falling down to earth, like western values 甲：大雪，像西方的价值观，自由的飘洒， Lead: Despair fills [...] - Happy New Year of the Ox - 2009-01-26
From Malaysia: And at Davidson College (Thanks to DavidsonNews.net) - Talk Tonight: Alex Counts, President of the Grameen Foundation, Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 7:00 pm - 2009-01-27
The Dean Rusk International Studies Program and the Davidson Microfinance Club are pleased to present Alex Counts, President of the [...] - Twittering 101 - 2009-01-23
OK, one of the loves of teaching is hearing something different from students in class – but as a 40 [...] - Why anthropology helps us understand economics - 2009-01-19
In his critique of models of classical economics (and solutions to the current financial crisis proffered by economists from the [...] - First Contact: documentary film by Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson - 2009-01-16
Official Film Site Here is the blurb about the documentary shown in ANT 101 on 16 January. It is taken from [...] - The Promise of Global Capitalism? - 2009-01-15
Is this where China is headed? It looks like a clean, safe work environment, one that any American worker would [...] - Into the Endzone for a Touchdown – what would Miner say? - 2009-01-12
While we’re reading Horace Miner’s classic Nacirema essay, here is more for you to think about. First, peruse Alan Dundes’ essay [...] - ANT 101 Challenge - 2009-01-11
Think about this throughout the term: “I fly like paper, get high like planes If you catch me at the border I [...] - Welcome to a new semester - 2009-01-11
I’ve re-formatted my webpage to provide more timely and up-to-date posts from me. Essentially, I shifted away from a static [...] - NYT: Into the Trash It Goes The food an American family throws away each month - 2008-05-18
Original New York Times article
- Why you should study abroad in China and major in East Asian Studies - 2009-05-13
Ghana
- My First Ghanaian Wedding - 2009-06-29
After the torrential downpour Friday morning, Ann Hooper, her friend Regina, and I took a bus to go to Obuisi [...] - Optimism in the Fields - 2009-06-23
As I was walking out of the guesthouse on my usual route to the main road to town, I greeted [...] - Mutia in Kakum National Park? - 2009-06-22
After my dinner Saturday, I returned to Biriwa to attend a drumming/dancing performance for the UCSD group, and it ended [...] - Asafora Akwaaba - 2009-06-21
I spent the bulk of the day tagging along with a ProGhana service-learning group project in Asafora, a village near [...] - Biriwa - 2009-06-20
Having finished with my work for the day (after meeting with the manager of a woman’s credit cooperative and the [...] - Announcing Death - 2009-06-19
Last summer, driving through rural parts of Ghana to the north, I was struck by the relative lack of highway [...] - Diversity and Peace in Ghana - 2009-06-18
Shorter post today – I forgot to write the post before showing up here in the internet cafe! I often [...] - Acting Up in Kwaprow, Ghana - 2009-06-17
Kojo took me back to his village Kwaprow, just on the outskirts of the University of Cape Coast, so that [...] - Heavy Marketing in Cape Coast - 2009-06-15
As you can see, the entrepreneurs in Ghana don’t mess around. Given the deep religiousity of Ghanaians, when God says [...] - Cape Coast at twilight - 2009-06-14
The picture that you see is my view during dinners at the Fairhill Guesthouse here in Cape Coast. I stayed [...] - Cape Coast Castle - 2009-06-13
This World Heritage Site is probably the reason that President Obama is coming to Cape Coast in July. The Cape [...] - Cruising around Accra - 2008-05-31
Today, Fifi and Francis took us to the Art Center and the Nkrume Memorial in Accra. After driving around [...]
- My First Ghanaian Wedding - 2009-06-29
Cyberia
- Technology Pyramid? - 2009-07-18
Are we becoming cyber-potatoes? See what Wired recommends for our daily consumption of technology.
- Technology Pyramid? - 2009-07-18
Fall 2009 ANT 263
- Quick intro to 2000 Cochabamba water wars - 2009-10-19
Might help contextualize reading for 19 October. - And while I may not look like it to you, I am the Man. - 2009-10-15
From The Chronicle of Higher Education We may encourage students to set goals, follow through, and leave a legacy involving an [...] - Meat! 2 Oct @ 3:30 pm. Free. - 2009-09-30
Join the Eco House and Grateful Growers Farm this Friday, October 2 for a presentation and discussion about the production [...] - Help Save the Farm! - 2009-09-28
As part of the I-485 development project, The North Carolina Department of Transportation wants to realign various local interchanges and [...] - Dreams from my mother – BBC report - 2009-09-17
The influences on one social activist, President Barack Obama. What influences have shaped President Barack Obama? From Dreams of My Father, [...] - Speaker on environmental policy: Wed, 9 Sep, 7 pm Union 302 - 2009-09-07
Climate Change Adaptation: Science and Policy Wednesday, September 9 7pm, Union 302 Tom Cors (Davidson grad), Director of Government Relations at the Nature [...] - Social Networking not necessarily all kumbaya - 2009-09-02
Is social networking bringing us together, or are we reproducing various social divisions online? From the New York Times: Ms. [...] - Know Your Farms - 2009-09-02
For more information, contact Kristina Johnson (krjohnson). Saturday, September 19, 2009 2-7 PM Nine farms, all located within 30 miles of Davidson, [...] - More thoughts on the “Good Enough Revolution” - 2009-08-31
Wired has a thought-provoking article, one that may help explain more than changes in current consumption patterns. Robert Capps [...] - Communitarian perspective in the news: health care debate - 2009-08-28
From the Wall Street Journal: Dr. Emanuel argues that to make such decisions, the focus cannot be only on the worth [...] - Triumph of the Commons? - 2009-08-25
In a recent article in the New Scientist, Mark van Vugt suggests that the scenario painted by Garrett Hardin in [...] - Why read John Rawls? - 2009-08-25
(excerpt from a 2001 article on John Rawls in the Chronicle of Higher Education) John Rawls, who turned 80 this year, [...] - Many ways to engage in social change - 2009-08-24
Listen to the news report from WFAE There are many ways to effect social change, and some can even help you [...] - Mark your calendars: 17 Sep talk, “Giving Voice to the Voiceless” - 2009-08-24
Dr. Damion Waymer, Assistant Professor of Communication at Virginia Tech University Giving Voice to the Voiceless: The Outcast Advocacy Relations [...] - Social Networking and Social Justice - 2009-08-20
Social science provides good tools for activists to use, either to help analyze a particular situation or to demonstrate to [...]
- Quick intro to 2000 Cochabamba water wars - 2009-10-19
environment
- Trash Talk: 5 Oct, 4 pm - 2009-10-01
Trash Talk: The Why and How of Sustainable Waste Disposal Monday, October 5 4pm, Union 302 Refreshments provided! Join Professor of Economics Dave Martin, [...] - Know Your Farms - 2009-09-02
For more information, contact Kristina Johnson (krjohnson). Saturday, September 19, 2009 2-7 PM Nine farms, all located within 30 miles of Davidson, [...] - More thoughts on the “Good Enough Revolution” - 2009-08-31
Wired has a thought-provoking article, one that may help explain more than changes in current consumption patterns. Robert Capps [...] - Triumph of the Commons? - 2009-08-25
In a recent article in the New Scientist, Mark van Vugt suggests that the scenario painted by Garrett Hardin in [...]
- Trash Talk: 5 Oct, 4 pm - 2009-10-01
Recommended Reading
- From the Clippings File - 2009-09-23
New York Times’ take on China’s emergence as a global power.
- From the Clippings File - 2009-09-23
Fuji Lozada's Fieldnotes
Associate Professor of Anthropology; Director, Asian Studies
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