Author Archives: North Hopper

After the series of heavier ethnographies we have gone through, this one was introduced as an ethnography about tea. However, much like with many other parts of the global economy, modern day tea production is the product of neocolonialism. I … Continue reading →

In last week’s reading the strengthening of the Dominican-Haitian border being used to fuel nationalism, which is something we have definitely seen in the United States with the demonization of Mexican immigrants as a threat and as a scapegoat for … Continue reading →

Lara brings up the concept of body-land which emphasizes that bodies are built from nature and therefore are not separate from it. In an excerpt at the beginning of the chapter Cherríe Moraga describes land as “the common ground for … Continue reading →

In Chapter 5 we are introduced to Adela, a former midwife turned “home detox” provider. This reminded me of our week 8 reading on the state of midwifery in Mexico. The healthcare inequities plaguing midwifery in rural Mexico are also … Continue reading →

One concept in the text that I had not previously heard of was that of “infrastructural violence,” which is a form of structural inequity in which, in this case medical, infrastructure is denied or of lower quality either actively(with explicit … Continue reading →

While reading “Hindustan Is a Dream,” the main thing that stood out to me was the use of poems to accommodate the text. The poems, as well as anecdotes and quotes, add to the more objective narrative of the idea … Continue reading →

I found the Bernard reading to be very interesting in terms of methods. The activities of listing things in a category and picking one option out of three do not seem to mean much but researchers have been able to … Continue reading →

When I was reading Chapter 1, I was first interested in the use of Jack’s Hill as a microcosm of the greater issues of violence and a way to lead into the discussion of the larger history of Jamacia and … Continue reading →

I went to get breakfast and coffee from Suize’s Cafe at Central Library last week. Suzie’s is located at a fairly easily accessible location on campus that is on main campus(where sophomores and upperclassmen who live on campus live) and … Continue reading →

The Murchinson reading showed the value of a more specific research question as incredibly general topics make it hard to generate meaningful research. A more specific research question can also help guide methodology, as being more specific can make it … Continue reading →

In chapter 1, Tsing mentions the view of progress as inherent towards humanity and how this view makes it easy to miss other patterns of humanity. Humans have consistently caused change within the environment around them, but the changes are … Continue reading →