Jay, I have a copy of Nacirema handy if Bridget can't find it. Just send me your snail mail. Dawn Scher Thomae Milwaukee Public Museum Jay Cuasay wrote: > To: Bridget Jones > I remember nacirema from college day lore (I read Baudrillard for my > Comp. > Lit degree) but never actually read nacirema--only heard it meantioned > and > talked about. > Can you point me to where I can actually read about that? > > [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bridget Jones [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, October 15, 1999 10:00 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Fun to see mention of.... > > Deb Fuller wrote: > <<. Personally I would love to see an exhibit done of David > McCaullay's "Motel of the Mysteries" that is a wonderful spoof of an > excavation of a sleazy motel and contrast that with excavations of > pre-historic peoples>> > > I chuckled when I read your mention of the "Motel of the > Mysteries"...I > would love to see that exhibit...have you also see the article "Body > Ritual > of the Nacirema"? Nacirema being American backwards..great > anthropological > study of this strange modern culture! > > And I do agree that most Native Am collections started out in Natural > History museums because these were the more prominently > established...but > now they need to be shown in better cultural context and moved to > anthropology or culturally specific arenas. > Bridget Jones > Bonham, TX > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ museum-l.html. 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). > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > > museum-l.html. You may > obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a > one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] > > 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). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ museum-l.html. 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).