Edgerton’s view of science and technology is one that I had not thought about before. When he explains that technology, innovation, and invention are separate entities. I enjoyed his perspective about the actual need for some technologies. Is it really advancing anything in a nation if it does not improve society as a whole across all…
Training the Bod- Work It.
by Claire Knaeble •
Training the Body for China was an interesting read. I’m a fan of anthropology, so reading it was pretty enjoyable. However, I agree with Skye and that my expectation of the book would be more based in Brownell’s firsthand hand experience with sports and Chinese culture. The part about Nike capitalizing on the Chinese sports…
Sports! Oh My!
by Claire Knaeble •
This week’s readings were an enjoyable break from the usual topics of both board and video games. Being able to relate more to sports, it was intriguing to read about the shift from religious connotations about sports, such as mountaineering, to a notion of “mountain conquering” that aims at satisfying personal thirst for accomplishment. Similarly,…
Caillois Response
by Claire Knaeble •
I can’t seem to get a solid idea on what my own definition of play is, mainly because I think it is just a matter-of-fact concept. Reading Caillois’ book was borderline dense, in my opinion. I think he delved too deep into what play is through his associations between the different types of it (i.e.…
Reading Response Numero Uno
by Claire Knaeble •
After reading this week’s articles, I realized just how much the concept of “play” is overlooked in our daily lives. Before switching back into history, I was a psychology major. To separate the psychological and scientific concepts of play from the more abstract and contextual ideas of it as seen in a more historical manner…