Place is a necessary method to view world. It is something that must exist to explain or even define an experience. Through this lens, place becomes a deeply personal connection between a person and a location. Yet, it is still ignored by the vast majority of people. This phenomenon is explored in Keith Basso’s ethnography, […]
Wisdom Sits In Places
After recently finishing Keith Basso’s ‘Wisdom Sits in Places’ for Intro to Cultural Anthropology, I have been reconsidering place as it applies to Environmental Studies. We discussed at the beginning of the semester about how place provides a method for situating otherwise sprawling research. It provided context for complex environmental issues. While this is certainly […]