Monthly Archives: October 2012

Stormtroopers 365: an interview with Stéfan Le Dû
Visual Anthropology

Stormtroopers 365: an interview with Stéfan Le Dû

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In April 2009, Stéfan Le Dû started publishing one Stormtroopers photo on his Flickr account. He would do so for the following year. His project was titled Stormtroopers 365.  Until today, his album has been viewed 1,596,919 times on Flickr, and has also been publicized on Twitter, Facebook, through email and RSS feed. The large number of comments on each photo attests to the project’s popularity; the photographer’s work was also featured on various blogs. He graciously accepted to answer a few questions about his project for The Geek Anthropologist. 

Representations of indigenous peoples in science-fiction
Anthropology, Representing Indigenous Peoples, Science-fiction

Representations of indigenous peoples in science-fiction

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As I announced on Monday, this week I will be sharing science-fiction material which relies on representations of indigenous peoples or seems inspired by them. The list will be updated as I identify more such material. I will be analyzing some of these episodes next week. Should you wish to watch them, I know X-Files and Stargate SG-1 are available on Netflix. They offer a one month free trial. Enjoy!

First Japan, then Mars: Percival Lowell’s fascination with alterity
Anthropology, Science-fiction

First Japan, then Mars: Percival Lowell’s fascination with alterity

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Last week I posted about the relation between my passion for science-fiction and my career in anthropology. I stated that as I was growing up, I often challenged myself to imagine how aliens would look like if they were drastically different from humans. I also expressed my feeling that science-fiction authors, despite trying to imaging extreme otherness in the form of aliens, rarely create something that differs from the Western conceptions of what sentient beings are.

The Internet has your back Colleen Lachowicz (and so does this level 69 Blood Elf Hunter)
Anthropology, Games / gaming, Online communities

The Internet has your back Colleen Lachowicz (and so does this level 69 Blood Elf Hunter)

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Greetings Geekverse!

I was resting yesterday as it was Thanksgiving in Canada. I would like to catch up today by sharing this story I have been following since Friday morning when a friend of mine posted this BBC news article on his Facebook feed. Maine’s Democrat candidate Colleen Lachowicz is being attacked by her Republican opponent, Tom Martin, because she is a World of Warcraft (WOW) player.

Trekkies and Trekkers
Anthropology, Science-fiction, Study of geek culture

Trekkies and Trekkers

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Hello Geekverse!

I posted about science-fiction and Star Trek this week, so it seemed fitting that I stick with this theme for my Friday recommendations. I selected a few videos about Star Trek for you. The first one is the documentary Trekkies. If you haven’t seen this one, I strongly recommend it! And although I’m not crazy about the intro song in the second movie, Trekkies 2, I like that it explores a more international fan base. Notice the Stargate fan?