Today, I am publishing an out-of the ordinary Sunday morning post. I had to. Because I could only write so many comments on this Freshly Pressed post by Word Games, “Geek Culture: Where Originality Goes to Die“. And because, and I say that with all the respect possible, I think the author is wrong. Here’s why.
Two subjects dominated the media this week in North America, giving us a break from the Presidential campaign, especially for us non-Americans. The first was Sandy. The second, of course, was this:
One of the professors who taught me in my first year in university used to say that to be able to fully understand a paper you have to read it three times: once to know what it’s about, twice to actualy get understand it, and a third time to highlight the contents and take notes. I admit I never read a paper more than twice in arrow, but she made me understand the importance of fully understanding a document. Over the years, I developed a strategy to prepare for class as best as I could. Here are some of the key points.
Science-fiction renders many representations of various ethnic groups. Authors find inspiration in human cultures to create imaginary worlds and characters, but also try to represent what they know of these cultures through their writing. Last week I wrote briefly about some such representations of indigenous peoples in science-fiction.
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!
The Geek Anthropologist 