In “The Capacity to Aspire: Culture and the Terms of Recognition,” (2004) Indian-born, New York-based socio-cultural anthropologist Arjun Appadurai [@ArjunAppadurai] asks how collective horizons are shaped. How do they “constitute the basis for collective aspirations”? Appadurai argues that societies’ less privileged (the very poor, the … Read More →
No Idiots In This Village
Curious “The English regard their fêtes as the moral triumph of amateurism – that kind of ‘backbone of the nation, it’s the little things that count’ mentality, which is weaved inextricably into the national mythology. America has the rodeo, where man and beast pit strength … Read More →