High Heels and Bound Feet: And Other Essays on Everyday Anthropology

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The lucid essays in the original edition of High Heels and Bound Feet drove lively discussions and engagement with core anthropological concepts in traditional and online courses. Lenkeit showed how one's daily life at work, at school, at home, and at play could be more engaging and provocative when viewed through anthropology's multifaceted lens. The slightly expanded Second Edition is freshened by the addition of seven new essays. Each continues to illustrate myriad possible applications of concepts and methods from anthropology to everyday experiences. While essays focus on cultural anthropology, the inclusion of topics on linguistics, biological anthropology, and archaeology brings attention to the holistic nature of the discipline. All essays conclude with material useful for assimilating content: Thinking It Through, Anthropological Terms, and Thinking Practically. According to the author, education should color one's life and broaden one's perspective. High Heels and Bound Feet, 2/E will pique readers' interest as they discover how anthropology informs, energizes, and infuses their lives every day. Title Page ......Page 4 Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 1 ~ Culture Is Us......Page 12 Thinking Practically......Page 19 2 ~ The 13-Letter Word......Page 20 Thinking Practically......Page 27 3 ~ Does Anyone Here Speak English?......Page 28 Thinking It Through......Page 33 Thinking Practically......Page 34 4 ~ A Long and Boring Day......Page 36 Thinking Practically......Page 44 5 ~ The Hospital as Foreign Culture......Page 46 Anthropological Terms......Page 53 Thinking Practically......Page 54 6 ~ The Purple House......Page 56 Thinking Practically......Page 62 7 ~ Grass and Class......Page 64 Thinking Practically......Page 71 8 ~ High Heels and Bound Feet......Page 72 Thinking Practically......Page 77 9 ~ White Teeth......Page 78 Thinking Practically......Page 84 10 ~ Fireballs......Page 86 Thinking Practically......Page 93 11 ~ Return of the Kitchen Elf......Page 94 Thinking Practically......Page 100 12 ~ We Are the Eagles......Page 102 Thinking Practically......Page 108 13 ~ “I Do!”......Page 110 Thinking Practically......Page 114 14 ~ Zip Your Lip......Page 116 Thinking Practically......Page 123 15 ~ Unforeseen Consequences......Page 124 Thinking Practically......Page 131 16 ~ Dogs and Cats......Page 132 Anthropological Terms......Page 139 Thinking Practically......Page 140 17 ~ Move!......Page 142 Thinking Practically......Page 148 18 ~ Food for Thought......Page 150 Thinking Practically......Page 154 19 ~ Who Has the Power?......Page 156 Thinking Practically......Page 162 20 ~ Potlatch?......Page 164 Thinking Practically......Page 170 21 ~ Human Variation......Page 172 Thinking Practically......Page 179 22 ~ Yellow-Billed Magpie......Page 180 Thinking Practically......Page 185 23 ~ Ape Bars—Not Monkey Bars......Page 186 Thinking Practically......Page 189 24 ~ Sidewalk Fossils......Page 190 Thinking Practically......Page 193 25 ~ Bricks......Page 194 Thinking Practically......Page 198 References......Page 200 Index......Page 204