Hello Listfellows, At 22. 11. 02, Deb Fuller <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >While I'm not a social anthropologist, I think it might have to do with how >these professions came about. One could add a line from analysis of feminine mediative role between realm of nature and realm of culture (nature/nurture issue): women process natural materials into cuisine, they also guide children from their benign natural state (when, let us say, diapers counts) to a well-behaved individual. Similarly, curator mediates while taking things out of their (natural, ambiental) context to situate them into new cultural construct. In a sense, we are all women here. No offense! : ) Jadran Kale¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Muzej grada Sibenika, HR-22001 Sibenik Croatia: 385 (0) 22 / 213-880, fax 213-355 @ http://zupanija.sibenik.museum ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ¤¤Vas pouzdani dobavljac morskih ideja¤¤ ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).