I have so much to be thankful for a sweet and loving family, my fiance and future in-laws included, and dear friends. I am thankful I’m in a great graduate program and almost done with coursework, at least from the perspective of Arkansas and Texas it looks like the economy is mostly recovering just inContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving Part 1”
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Nationalism, Communitas, and Spiderman…
Considering I was in Ireland for the 4th of July, I decided to get a little imaginative in the way I celebrated America’s Independence Day. Greg and I went out to eat, I got a milk shake and we watched the late showing of the new Spiderman movie in 3D. (The 3D is totally worth it onContinue reading “Nationalism, Communitas, and Spiderman…”
Insights from UCD
(I am still a bit behind on posting updates–this is from June 12-14) Insights from University College Dublin We took a bus to UCD and made a friend of a Canadian en route to the Folklore Library as the three of us wondered the campus lost. Meeting with Dr. Moore Even though he had aContinue reading “Insights from UCD”
Ireland Week 1
Week 1 Ireland – Dublin Highlights from my first week in Ireland. First, I think I left out one tiny detail in explaining my plans for Ireland. I guess I should mention that assisting me in doing all that stuff I mentioned in previous posts, is my travel companion Greg Wright: part-time research assistant, part-time body guard (my momContinue reading “Ireland Week 1”
Ireland 2012
Preliminary Fieldwork/Pilot Study in Western Ireland As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, this summer I am going to be in Ireland conducting an 8 week preliminary investigation of Irish Folk Medicine (a subject which is far more complex than that description might led you to think). Irish folk healing insects my two academic areas ofContinue reading “Ireland 2012”
Before I Go….
Things to Consider Before I Go… As I finish packing, send last minute emails and meetings with professors, and antagonize over the finer details of the unplannable aspects of my two month long visit to Ireland, I am simultaneously faced with all the complications of anthropological fieldwork and international travel. Even if I’ve managed toContinue reading “Before I Go….”
UpDate on Graduate School Progess
I just completed my 2nd year of graduate school. I passed my comprehensive masters exam and graduated with my Masters of Arts in Cultural Anthropology. This fall I am continuing in the Southern Methodist University’s PhD program for Cultural Anthropology. (I am at the point where I am still having to remind myself I actually have myContinue reading “UpDate on Graduate School Progess”
Sydney Yeager 