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Mundurucu Culture and Gender Roles
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A 5 page paper which examines how Mundurucu gender roles change from the traditional Cabrua culture to the modern trade society of the Cururu River culture, how these changes occurred, and considers whether or not this was advantageous or detrimental to Mundurucu society. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TGmundu.rtf

Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.
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A 5 page paper which discusses the displays of Asia, Africa, and South American in the Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAnathis.rtf

Museums as Ritual
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A 3 page research paper that examines the argument proposed by Duncan (1995) that maintains that modern museums constitute a form of ritual. Specifically, the writer looks at the National Museum of Natural History and the National Gallery of Art (West and East). Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khmusrit.rtf

Myth in Aztec Culture
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This 12 page paper explores the relevance of myth in Aztec culture. Various myths are detailed, and the ritual of human sacrifice is explored. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: SA249Az.rtf

Myth Today
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A 6 page discussion of the evolutionary nature of myth. The author reviews the contentions presented in Roland Barthes' "Myth Today" (an essay published in H.D. Tallack's Critical Theory: A Reader) and ties these contentions in with observations from historic European interactions with the traditional world and with contemporary interactions between traditional cultures and the Western World. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPmythTd.rtf

Napoleon A. Chagnon's Yanomamo
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This 4 page paper examines this anthropological book that focuses on the Yanomamo. The book is critiqued but the focus of the paper is on relaying information from the work. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA513Yan.rtf

National Culture and Integrative Revolution: Comparisons Between Fanon and Geertz
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This is a 5 page paper comparing the theories of national culture and integrative revolution as discussed in Fanon’s “The Wretched of the Earth” and Geertz’s “The Interpretation of Cultures”. Although critics often cite that the two theorists have contrasting viewpoints, there are several areas where their theories appear to intersect. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TJFanon1.rtf

NATIONAL STEREOTYPES OF BRITAIN AND GERMANY IN THE MEDIA
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This 5 page paper deals with the overwhelming stereotypes that still persist toward the British and Germans in the American Media and broadcast shows, as well as film. Examples given, quotes cited. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MBstype.rtf

Native American Languages: Diversity, Cultural Relativity, and the Need for Perpetuation
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A 4 page discussion of the importance of Native American languages. This paper reviews the article by William L. Leap titled "American Indian Languages". Emphasis is placed on Leap's points about the intimacy which exists between language and culture. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPnaLng.rtf

Native American Mortuary Practices & Their Association with Culture
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A 30 page overview of the various mortuary practices and grave goods often associated with Native American burials and the ability to determine an individual's culture and the societal organization of those who participated in the burial based on these practices and goods. Contrasts the burial practices of the Mandan and Sioux and provides information about the issue of repatriation and the importance of being able to demonstrate culture on the basis of burial information. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
Filename: Nbury.wps