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*ONE OF* The Most Important Cultural Anthropalogical Works I've Ever Come Across by RandomAfricanAm: 12:28am On Dec 01, 2013 |
WOW, I'm still running this work through my head! It's an anthropological break down of the entire core of the Western institution.*Note: I didn't say people* because the institution is what reproduces and perpetuates the western mind set which in turn automates the body/actions of the people. It's similar to how Europeans sit in African villages and try and tell us why the people do what they do yet in this case the mirror is turned around. Though to be fair I think it's one of those things that derives much of it's value from being versed in the subject. The subject in this case being intellectual history with a focus on philosophy, religion, science, academia, etc *note that I emphasized cultural thought forms and not any specific people* that distinction is important or you'll miss the importance IMO. Here is a great review of the work! Let me start off by saying that I am Turkish, and this is one of my favorite books of all time, and I have lent it and gifted it to many people I care about! Though this is a book by a Black Studies scholar of Afrikan descent, written for a Black audience, you don't have to be Afrikan to get something out of it. The tensions and polarities she describes so eloquently (reason v. emotion, objectivity v. subjectivity, holism v. reductionism, linear v. cyclical thinking, science v. spirituality, etc.) are at the root of significant social trends in every culture, inform behavior between individuals, and influence the direction and nature of one's own personal growth. I am of Turkish descent, and this book helped me understand my culture (and more importantly MYSELF) better than it did Afrikan culture! It changed my life and influenced me to make many positive changes in the way I viewed myself and the world and related to others and my environment! Interview regarding the book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkkNa7eMyF0 A talk to covering the material in the book. (the video time is wrong the talk's not really that long) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPgHHysSzhM |
Re: *ONE OF* The Most Important Cultural Anthropalogical Works I've Ever Come Across by RandomAfricanAm: 12:53am On Dec 01, 2013 |
Workshop discussing the book in depth. 1 of 19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X_NwaHQsOA 2 of 19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQGXSr4R5Mw 3 of 19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k9-qSdjaqk 4 of 19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8qAE4WM9nU The rest are in this playlist http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4B5C71D66F674B0F |
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