# ethnography (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ethnography. Page: Feed: --- ## [mapsontheweb:Would half six in the predominant language of your...](https://useless-catalanfacts.tumblr.com/post/825579042080276480) _2026-08-21 · som i serem_ mapsontheweb : Would half six in the predominant language of your country make more sense to mean 5:30 or 6:30 The correct way to mention it’s 6:30 in English would be ‘it’s half past six’ However some people from the UK use the expression ‘half six’ from time to time. Note: in some languages such as Spanish and French half six would not make much sense but even then it would make more sense to be… ## [“The Hail Mary (Pyrenees)” (L'Avemaria (Pirineus)), c. 1909 by the Catalan artist Nicolau Raurich.](https://useless-catalanfacts.tumblr.com/post/825488412027027456) _2026-08-20 · som i serem_ ALT "The Hail Mary (Pyrenees)" ( L'Avemaria (Pirineus) ), c. 1909 by the Catalan artist Nicolau Raurich. National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC) . ## [People from Berga (Central Catalonia) jump and sing along to the nans (figure from some traditional…](https://useless-catalanfacts.tumblr.com/post/825397903066546176) _2026-08-19 · som i serem_ People from Berga (Central Catalonia) jump and sing along to the nans (figure from some traditional Catalan festivities where dancers wear a hollow big head mask) during their local festivities called La Patum, which Berga has been celebrating annually on the day of Corpus Christi since the year 1452. Video by rosa\_lafotografica on Instagram. With this video, I wanted to comment on one of the most… ## [Can you see the top layer? That’s an element that you can find in many dishes of Catalan cuisine:…](https://useless-catalanfacts.tumblr.com/post/825307313483202560) _2026-08-18 · som i serem_ ALT Can you see the top layer? That's an element that you can find in many dishes of Catalan cuisine: the picada . The word picada means "pounded" or "crushed", since it is made by pounding nuts, herbs, and more in a mortar. Then, the crushed mix is added to a more elaborate dish when it's near the end of its cooking time, so it will cook together adding flavour, making the broth/gravy thicker,… ## [Montrebei canyon (Congost de Montrebei), the geographical feature that acts as a border between la…](https://useless-catalanfacts.tumblr.com/post/825216585989079040) _2026-08-17 · som i serem_ Montrebei canyon (Congost de Montrebei), the geographical feature that acts as a border between la Franja on the West and Catalonia on the East. Photo from Montsec de Aragón . ## [Pronouncing restaurant as restrant is an example of syncope: an unstressed vowel is deleted from the…](https://useless-catalanfacts.tumblr.com/post/825125998123253760) _2026-08-16 · som i serem_ yvanspijk : Pronouncing rest au rant as restrant is an example of syncope: an unstressed vowel is deleted from the interior of a word, taking its syllable with it. The Romans did this a lot too. Cal i dus (hot) became caldus as early as the 1st c. BCE. It’s caldus that birthed French chaud and Italian caldo . Here are more examples. What did the Romans themselves say about the syncopated… ## [useless-catalanfacts: Yellow “espardenyes”, the traditional...](https://useless-catalanfacts.tumblr.com/post/825035427801153536) _2026-08-15 · som i serem_ useless-catalanfacts : Yellow “espardenyes”, the traditional Catalan shoes. Photo by silviaboschblog . ## [Michel Leiris: The Toll of Realist Ethnographic Writing (Part 2)](https://frontalobe.substack.com/p/michel-leiris-the-toll-of-realist) _2026-08-14 · Mel Tan Uy · Melanie’s Frontal Lobe_ Leiris' true to life description is another form of literary release even as it drifts toward senselessness ## [The dragon of La Geltrú’s dance for festa major holiday. Video posted by this dragon’s dancers’…](https://useless-catalanfacts.tumblr.com/post/824944812163727360) _2026-08-14 · som i serem_ The dragon of La Geltrú’s dance for festa major holiday. Video posted by this dragon’s dancers’ group on their Instagram . Festa major is one of the most loved holidays in Catalan culture. Each town celebrates it on the day of their patron saint with traditional Catalan dances that change from area to area and sometimes even from town to town. They are especially celebrated in… ## [A beach in Comarques Gironines, Catalonia.](https://useless-catalanfacts.tumblr.com/post/824854252473155584) _2026-08-13 · som i serem_ ALT A beach in Comarques Gironines, Catalonia. Photo by Quick PS in Unsplash . ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/g6C1pZBGJjqi) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [Clotilde Watching Venus of Milo (1897-1898) by the Valencian artist Joaquín Sorolla. Clotilde is…](https://useless-catalanfacts.tumblr.com/post/824840824375394304) _2026-08-13 · som i serem_ asexuality-witchcraft-and-more : useless-catalanfacts : Clotilde Watching Venus of Milo (1897-1898) by the Valencian artist Joaquín Sorolla. Clotilde is Sorolla’s wife. Fine Arts Museum of València . I want to get me someone ( or be the someone ) that paints me with the care that Sorolla painted his wife. ## [Did you know that Saint Peter is a smoker? 🚬🙏 At least, according to a traditional Catalan folk…](https://useless-catalanfacts.tumblr.com/post/824673022064689152) _2026-08-11 · som i serem_ Did you know that Saint Peter is a smoker? 🚬🙏 At least, according to a traditional Catalan folk belief. When the Catalan folklorist Joan Amades (1890-1959) went around the Catalan Countries collecting beliefs, traditions, and superstitions, he found that in many places it was common to bury people with certain objects that the deceased could use to bribe Saint Peter. Saint Peter is the saint who… ## [Door to the 18th-century noble house Casa Museu dels Abargues (House-Museum of the Abargues) in…](https://useless-catalanfacts.tumblr.com/post/824582395813658624) _2026-08-10 · som i serem_ useless-catalanfacts : Door to the 18th-century noble house Casa Museu dels Abargues (House-Museum of the Abargues) in Benissa, central Valencian Country. Photo by quilipt on Instagram. ## [Botifarra (Catalan pork sausage) with white beans is one of the most iconic dishes of Catalan…](https://useless-catalanfacts.tumblr.com/post/824491806348738560) _2026-08-09 · som i serem_ useless-catalanfacts : ALT Botifarra (Catalan pork sausage) with white beans is one of the most iconic dishes of Catalan cuisine. It has historically been a simple dish, affordable by the lower classes and eaten both by farmers in the countryside and the working class in cities. For this reason, eating it was so widespread that, added to the fact that it’s delicious, it has come to be… ## [Allegories of Painting, Science, Agriculture, Trade, Architecture, Sculpture, Philosophy, and an…](https://useless-catalanfacts.tumblr.com/post/824472911952986112) _2026-08-09 · som i serem_ thedurvin : useless-catalanfacts : Allegories of Painting, Science, Agriculture, Trade, Architecture, Sculpture, Philosophy, and an untitled allegoric figure, painted in 1874 by the Catalan artist Francesc Sans Cabot. Oil and golden glitter on canvas. National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC) . Maybe the last guy is an allegory for hanging out with your friends while they work on their own hobbies.… ## [I feel we don’t appreciate Catalan dubbing enough. The fact we are able to have any is a miracle.](https://useless-catalanfacts.tumblr.com/post/824464930646425600) _2026-08-09 · som i serem_ The fact that we have as much as we do is the result of the fight of previous generations, as with everything we have! Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto ## [One of my friends is a Catalan expat in Texas and everyone keeps writing them off as Spanish. They only really call themselves that loosely to not have to explain politics.](https://useless-catalanfacts.tumblr.com/post/824464649211789312) _2026-08-09 · som i serem_ It is quite exhausting having to explain every time (and seeing some people's reactions, which sometimes are disrespectful or not believing us) so some people end up only explaining/correcting the people who matter to them and give up on the rest, it depends on each person and how much energy they have lol. ## [The castellers of Vilafranca (Penedès, Catalonia) for Sant Miquel holiday in Vilafranca.](https://useless-catalanfacts.tumblr.com/post/824401229594640384) _2026-08-08 · som i serem_ ALT The castellers of Vilafranca (Penedès, Catalonia) for Sant Miquel holiday in Vilafranca. Castellers (meaning “castle builders”) are groups of people who do the Catalan tradition of buildings castells (“castles” or human towers). There are many different structures for the castell , with different difficulties. Towns, city neighbourhoods, universities, and others have… ## [Lévi‑Strauss: Time and the Distant Gaze in Ethnographic Writing (Part 1)](https://frontalobe.substack.com/p/levistrauss-time-and-the-distant) _2026-08-07 · Mel Tan Uy · Melanie’s Frontal Lobe_ Lévi‑Strauss's literary style emerges from a sensibility shaped by the longue durée ## [Photos: Montserrat visita, Carme Fenoll, Abadia de Montserrat, Biblioteca de Montserrat.](https://useless-catalanfacts.tumblr.com/post/824310649549160448) _2026-08-07 · som i serem_ Photos: Montserrat visita , Carme Fenoll , Abadia de Montserrat , Biblioteca de Montserrat . Library of the Montserrat Abbey, Central Catalonia. The abbey was founded in the 11th century, and since the beginning it was home to manuscripts. In the 12th century, the abbey had its own scriptorium (monks dedicated to copying and illuminating manuscripts), which was very active during the 14th and 15th… ## [Home of the Agentic Pull Request (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/XcsUF0PKZXVU) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ CLI-first, TUI-ready toolkits and a moshscript installer — join the waitlist ## [I realise I hadn’t posted current music recently, so here’s a song I’ve been listening to a lot…](https://useless-catalanfacts.tumblr.com/post/824129404287451136) _2026-08-05 · som i serem_ En anglés Naina I realise I hadn’t posted current music recently, so here’s a song I’ve been listening to a lot lately! It’s by the Valencian singer Naina, who makes urban music. Link to the song on YouTube / Link to the song on Spotify . Lyrics in Valencian-Catalan and translation to English if you want to sing along. Quin bon matí, m'he despertat i no sabia que dir Les… ## [Ep, no sé si tinc cap seguidor de Catalunya Nord (algun n'hi havia hagut, però no sé si encara…](https://useless-catalanfacts.tumblr.com/post/824121684679393280) _2026-08-05 · som i serem_ Ep, no sé si tinc cap seguidor de Catalunya Nord (algun n'hi havia hagut, però no sé si encara utilitza el Tumblr), no us oblideu votar Pirineu Català / Pyrénées Catalanes al referèndum de nom de la regió! És l'única oportunitat que tenim de fer oficial una referència a la identitat de la terra en el seu nom oficial ♥️ Ho recordo perquè de moment ha votat molt poca gent (només un 7,4% del cens… ## [One of the smallest museums in the world is this little shed:](https://useless-catalanfacts.tumblr.com/post/824038822375571457) _2026-08-04 · som i serem_ One of the smallest museums in the world is this little shed: ALT It will be inaugurated soon, next to a community centre in the city of Sant Joan Despí (Barcelona Metropolitan Ambit, Catalonia). This tiny museum has been created by the People’s University of Sant Joan Despí, a grassroots organization that promotes education and culture for the working class in the city. They have named it… ## [Sant Salvador d'Alentorn chapel in Artesa de Segre (Ponent, Catalonia).](https://useless-catalanfacts.tumblr.com/post/823948281154584576) _2026-08-03 · som i serem_ ALT Sant Salvador d'Alentorn chapel in Artesa de Segre (Ponent, Catalonia). The building we see today was made in the 18th century, on the site of an older chapel dating back at least to the early 11th century. The church was built merging it into the natural wall. Photos by Isidre Blanc , mapio.net , Ermites de Catalunya . ## [Book holder amulet, kept at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (UK). Lenght: 12.4cm. Width:…](https://useless-catalanfacts.tumblr.com/post/823767124834238464) _2026-08-01 · som i serem_ ALT Book holder amulet, kept at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (UK). Lenght: 12.4cm. Width: 9.9cm. Depth: 1.1cm. Chain length: 15.0cm. This delicate silver filigree frame encloses a book which is described as a copy of the Gospels. This is impossible to confirm, as the bars on the sides prevent its being opened. The importance of the book to its owner was as an amulet, not as something to… ## [Departures: Leiris & Lévi‑Strauss and the Truth in Ethnographic Writing](https://frontalobe.substack.com/p/departures-leiris-and-levistrauss) _2026-07-31 · Mel Tan Uy · Melanie’s Frontal Lobe_ At the beginning of Leiris’s Dakar–Djibouti mission and Lévi‑Strauss’s Brazil journey, the two ethnographers begin to shape the French contribution to writing culture ## [Re-Enchanting Life and Anthropology](https://frontalobe.substack.com/p/re-enchanting-life-and-anthropology) _2026-07-23 · Mel Tan Uy · Melanie’s Frontal Lobe_ A Catholic Anthropologist's reflection after three years with David Graeber (Part 2) ## [David Graeber and I: The Return of the Sacred to Anthropological Thought](https://frontalobe.substack.com/p/david-graeber-and-i-the-return-of) _2026-05-31 · Melanie’s Frontal Lobe_ Redemption, Anti-Reductionism, and Catholic Reversion: the vistas seen anew through anthropology ## [In Defense of FTM](https://xavierhm.bearblog.dev/in-defense-of-ftm-new/) _2026-05-31 · xavierhm · Xavier H.M._ On the sociocultural (in)solvency of female-to-male transsexuality. ## [The Anthropologists as Naturalists](https://frontalobe.substack.com/p/the-anthropologists-as-naturalists) _2026-05-15 · Mel Tan Uy · Melanie’s Frontal Lobe_ Returning to theoretical humility and wonder in the craft of ethnography ## [Accept your Doppler invite (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/A60vsolvhC6A) _2026-05-15 · **Sponsored**_ Create your Doppler account using the invite code you received. ## [04-27-26 12:35 AM](https://xavierhm.bearblog.dev/04-27-26-1235-am/) _2026-04-28 · xavierhm · Xavier H.M._ on getting a new job (very cool), holding off on a new apartment (not cool), and some WIP shots of a digital collage that i've been slaving over. ## [04-23-26 01:48 AM](https://xavierhm.bearblog.dev/04-23-26-0148-am/) _2026-04-24 · xavierhm · Xavier H.M._ another late night brain dump ## [Fieldwork in the Shadow of Empire: Leiris's Africa and Levi-Strauss' Brazil](https://frontalobe.substack.com/p/fieldwork-in-the-shadow-of-empire) _2026-04-09 · Mel Tan Uy · Melanie’s Frontal Lobe_ Rather than a flat colonialism analysis, these historical works reveal the chaos of the world order in between the First and the Second World Wars and the ensuing fault lines in anthropology. ## [Postscript: Marcel Griaule and the Nature of Evidence in Anthropology](https://frontalobe.substack.com/p/postscript-marcel-griaule-and-the) _2026-03-26 · Mel Tan Uy · Melanie’s Frontal Lobe_ Is it a battle for trust or truth in anthropology? ## [The Hippopotamus and The Departure: Two Threshold Moments in Abyssinia](https://frontalobe.substack.com/p/the-hippopotamus-and-the-departure) _2026-03-12 · Mel Tan Uy · Melanie’s Frontal Lobe_ A spiritual revelation in a river; Cavalry and near death across the desert before the final triumph and resurrection ## [A Grisly Execution in Abyssinia (Part 2)](https://frontalobe.substack.com/p/a-grisly-execution-in-abyssinia-part) _2026-03-05 · Mel Tan Uy · Melanie’s Frontal Lobe_ Are you not entertained? ## [03-01-26 01:20 AM](https://xavierhm.bearblog.dev/03-01-26-0120-am/) _2026-03-01 · xavierhm · Xavier H.M._ been awhile so i thought i'd write up a little diary entry!! ## [notes on the Benjamin SOS transsexuality scale](https://xavierhm.bearblog.dev/notes-on-the-benjamin-sos-transsexuality-scale/) _2026-02-27 · xavierhm · Xavier H.M._ Some notes on the SOS scale from Harry Benjamin's The Transsexual Phenomenon, written in the midst of a reddit debate lol. ## [Heated Rivalry S01E01: "Rookies"](https://xavierhm.bearblog.dev/heated-rivalry-s01e01-rookies/) _2026-02-16 · xavierhm · Xavier H.M._ Thoughts on Heated Rivalry S01E01; spoiler warnings for S01E01. (18+ only!) ## [testosterone troubles](https://xavierhm.bearblog.dev/testosterone-troubles/) _2026-02-10 · xavierhm · Xavier H.M._ Vent post about HRT complications and my chronic illness/pain conditions. ## [11-04-25 02:53 PM](https://xavierhm.bearblog.dev/11-04-25-0253-pm/) _2025-11-04 · xavierhm · Xavier H.M._ (Diary entry #10) Back home from Chicago; working loads; hanging out with Jem; watched Ali G Indahouse for the first time lol ## [10-20-25 12:04 PM](https://xavierhm.bearblog.dev/10-20-25-1204-pm/) _2025-10-20 · xavierhm · Xavier H.M._ (Diary entry #8) Going back to art class today; old habits, pressure, being scared of my professor lol, etc ## [10-18-25 12:41 AM](https://xavierhm.bearblog.dev/10-18-25-1241-am/) _2025-10-19 · xavierhm · Xavier H.M._ (Diary entry #7) Pokemon romhacks, taking a break from art, discovering high fashion, new phone case, breakfast wins and Poptart fails Read this post on my main website. Man, it's been so long since I've written a diary entry. I got pretty sick the other week which set me back for a couple days. I've also been taking a break from webdev and writing in general. Mostly just playing my 3DS again. I…