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Anthropology: What Makes Miyazaki Films Special and Foreign to the Western World?

Ghibli is a very well-known studio, even though there are some confusions about its origin. To clarify everything from the beginning, Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation studio founded by Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki in 1985 in Tokyo, but … Continue reading Anthropology: What Makes Miyazaki Films Special and Foreign to the Western World?

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Anthropology: Reimagining Race and Gender with African American Dance Lindy Hop

About two years ago, inspired by its liveliness and energetic dance movements, I started learning Lindy Hop, which is a partner dance with two positions, as “lead” and “follow”. As in most of the dance groups, there was a shortage … Continue reading Anthropology: Reimagining Race and Gender with African American Dance Lindy Hop