Monthly Archives: July 2017

Hochschild’s “Strangers in Their Own Land,” Trumpism, and Mimetic Theory, Part 2

Posted on July 31, 2017 by paulnue56

In Part 1, the authoritarian, ‘Strong Man’ assault on reason and truth was posed as a crisis of our age that urges a depth of analysis that anthropology provides. Arlie Hochschild’s Strangers in Their Own Land was offered as a … Continue reading →

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Hochschild’s “Strangers in Their Own Land,” Trumpism, and Mimetic Theory, Part 1

Posted on July 30, 2017 by paulnue56

Today’s events, with the seemingly constant assault on facts and truth, calls into question an account of human beings as rational. In reviewing Arlie Russell Hochschild’s book Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right, I … Continue reading →

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MT and ACEs

Posted on July 20, 2017 by paulnue56

“It’s not what’s wrong with you — it’s what happened to you.” Last week I attended a community event to learn about Adverse Childhood Experiences — ACEs. The featured activity was to view a recent documentary by James Redford (Robert’s … Continue reading →

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