Ethnography Prezi

My presentation is at this link.

External Link: Tourism Drop in Jordan

Here is a link that has to do with the anthropology of tourism as well as Ms. Cavanagh's study in Jordan of tourism.  Apparently the Jordan tourism department has reported a loss of $1 billion as a result of the political discourse in the region. 

External Link: Potosi Mine Excursion Blog + Pictures

Very cool pictures with the same tourguide from the documentary Can't Do It in Europe
here.

External Link: Life and Debt/ Haiti Relation

After seeing Life and Debt and the situation in Jamaica I became interested in the condition in other countries, and came across this document from Duke that regards this exact topic. An intersting read, here.

External Link: Domestic Ethnic & Racial Tensions and American Foreign Policy

Domestic Ethnic & Racial Tensions and American Foreign Policy

The link above outlines the problems existent in our culture as it related to racial tension in regards to foreign policy.  Called into question are the motives present within the "American Setting" that insinuate a relation between our policy and the public workforce, as it has to do with the internal domestic tension that we created as a ersult of racial diversity.  Freedom is guaranteed to every man, woman, and child in the United States and should be taken more seriously.  The alliances our country has formed and the resulting policy is called into question and the effects that reverberate into our domestic policy are clearly related.  Our status as a "multi-national state" of immigrants developed from the influx of people destined for a land of opportunity, the fabric of our country.  Until anyone can come and thrive as the American Dream promises we will simply be inferior to other countries, as diversity and unison is the driving American recipe for success.  Race needs to be put on the backburner as we try to compete with other states in the quest for excellance and unity.

Video: Can't Do It In Europe

This video was of particular interest to me as the mining methods have been unchanged for so long and it was very unique the way the mines have developed into an unlikely tourism industry where the tourists support miners.  This seemingly symbiotic relationship where the tourists purchase gifts for the miners such as coca leaves, alcohol, drinks, and dynamite is beneficial to both parties and the miners definitly benefit from such a well thought out relationship.  I felt bad for the miners as they had little options as far as work went, and the nature of the mines is dangerous enough, but when I learned that when silver was found and miners sometimes threw dynamite at each other was paritcularly disturbing.  I would like to visit these mines if I ever can get to South America, as I like exploring caves, which the mines resemble given the close spaces and underground nature.  The people of Potosi seem to lead a rough life, which seems to be the stimulus for the American and European tourism industry that permits economically stable tourists a view of a tough life, permitting a feeling of respect for all the advantages we are born with in the modern world at the cost of these miners.

“Heading Home: Women, Work, and Identity in America by Shandy and Moe

The comparison of small talk and American ideals are compared to other countries, and the class systems that exist everywhere in different capacities are discussed in this article.  Also discussed are women's role in the advancement of industry, in particular is the post World War II America that saw the strength of women as men fought, an important shift in the workplace that made the backbone of our workplace much stronger as women left the home and enetered the workplace, bolstering the productive capabilities of our country.  Also discussed is the push for women to get "back in the home," which is hard to do once they are already an important part in the workplace of America.  This gives most women a choice between homemaking or working, an important advancement in our culture that enables women to choose their path in life, an important aspect of freedom that is indifferent to sex.  Women that work the "secon-shift" in the home are the strongest workers, as after working all day they still care for their home afterwards, overworking women.  Single moms are a great example of this aspect of workers in the US, and even my own mother has earned her MBA and progressed to a great job, but she still needs to care for my home.  This busy life of work is admirable and I have the utost respect for women that can control a home while maintaining a job as I have experienced it firsthand.  I' glad that women have increased respect in the workplace today, and can only hope that the disparities between genders can become closer and women get the respect they deserve given all of their work.