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Category Archives: Architecture
Architecture and Anthropology in The House of Mirth
This fall I read The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton on the recommendation of a former professor. It is a tale of a young woman in New York’s high society in the early 1900s and follows her social rise … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Architecture, Literature, Social Norms
Tagged Add new tag, Anthropology, Edith Wharton, House of Mirth, New York City, Social class
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Fictional Truths
In the same storytelling vein of yesterday’s post, I have been reminded of the idea that fiction can be effectively used to illuminate truth. While reading some of Hunter S. Thompson’s writings, particularly reflections on his infamous style called Gonzo … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Architecture, Narrative, Storytelling
Tagged Add new tag, Gonzo Journalism, Hunter Thompson, Reality, William Faulkner
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Social Intelligence and Storytelling
I recently finished reading 1,001 Arabian Nights, a book I was interested to read after recalling some of my anthropology lectures. In 1,001 Arabian Nights, an Arabian king named Sharyar discovers his wife has been unfaithful to him. After years … Continue reading
Architecture for People
This article, Design Through Anthropology, published on worldarchitecturenews.com is about a long time trend in Denmark to consider the end user when designing, whether designing a cabinet, chair, home or office building. The article points out that for centuries the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthropology, Architect, Arkitema, Denmark, Design, Human behavior
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The Viral Influence of Social Networks
This article, The Buddy System: How Medical Data Revealed Secret to Health and Happiness, was published in Wired magazine in September 2009. Two researchers began to pour over decades of health information found about the population of Framingham, MA. The … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Architecture, Built Environment, Social Norms
Tagged Add new tag, Built Environment, Michel Foucault, Norm, Social group
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Ayn Rand’s Anthropological Insights
In the introduction to her seminal work The Fountainhead, Rand comments that in her opinion the greatest failing of man is the loss of the spirit of youth, of giving up. She writes: “Then all of these [men] vanish into … Continue reading
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Tagged Add new tag, Fountainhead, Human behavior, Norm, Social group
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