Tag: society
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Ghosts
Because we missed a day, today’s post is a double post, with ghosts on the tail of werewolves (yep, I had to. 🙂 ’tis the season XD). Like the vampires and werewolves, ghosts are a theme that pops up around Halloween until you can’t move for them; but at least with ghosts, there is a…
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Fashion
Fashion is a part of our lives, whatever we say or think about it. It is a mode of our expression, it is a way of creating different facets of our persona and personality – the intimate lover, the calm business person, the fun outgoing friend, the caring parent, the cozy loving pet parent… It…
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Case study – The Malawi vampire crisis
Just yesterday, an article popped up about a worrying situation – the UN leaving Malawi due to a number of threats from the locals concerning a vampire scare, which has already led to the death of one man (who was stoned to death by the mob present) and which threatens to worsen as the…
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Anthropology and Crime
(Author’s note – This post was written a while ago and scheduled for today. When I heard about the Las Vegas shooting earlier this afternoon, I thought first that I would reschedule as a gesture of sympathy with the victims, many of whom are still fighting for their lives. Then, I decided that perhaps,…