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The Digital Dionysus: Nietzsche & The Network-Centric Condition

Dan Mellamphy

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White Snake, Black Snake Folk Narrative Meets Master Narrative In Qing Dynasty Sichuanese Cross-Stitch Medallions, Cory Willmott

Cory A. Willmott

The cross-stitch medallion in figure 1 was collected by my grandmother, Katherine Willmott, in the early 1920s when she was a missionary in Renshow, Sichuan Province, West China. Many years after I inherited it, I learned that it depicts a folk narrative called “White Snake; Black Snake” that was traditionally performed both on stage in the legitimate theaters and in Chinese shadow puppet dramas (Highbaugh n/d:6).

The story may be summarized as follows: There were two female snakes, White Snake and Black Snake, who were inseparable friends. They both changed into beautiful young women. White Snake got married and bore …

Can There Be A Critical Collaborative Ethnography?, Rachel Breunlin, Helen A. Regis

Rachel Breunlin

In this article we wrote for Collaborative Anthropologies, Helen and I use a case study of a participatory poster project to explore the intersections of "community art" and collaborative ethnography, and to consider how to engage in critical issues of race, class, and culture while working with a diverse group of artists and community activists in New Orleans.