Author Archives: nhuntting
Net-no-kwa, a Chief of the Ojibwa, and Good Will
There are many instances in literature and in anthropological material which show that people are looking for that oneness of opposites which makes for kindness, for good will. Continue reading
Frederick Douglass—or, Society as a Means of Individuality
By Meryl Simon From a presentation in an Aesthetic Realism class of Eli Siegel’s Definition of Society “Society is selves seen as together, or one.” “Society has in it selves or ‘I’s’ aware of other selves as ‘I’s.’ The question … Continue reading
Cassava: An Indigenous Success Story
By Meryl Simon Written for the Anthropology Is about You and Everyone class taught by Dr. Arnold Perey at the Aesthetic Realism Foundation in New York City. Very early in his life, Eli Siegel wanted to find the “things common … Continue reading Continue reading
“Anonymous Anthropology” by Eli Siegel
I love this poem by Eli Siegel because in it he takes the very beginnings of humanity which anthropologists want to understand, and shows that these “anonymous” people who lived many thousands of years ago are real, are like ourselves. … Continue reading Continue reading
Truth & Imagination in Chaim Koppelman’s Napoleon and Me
By Meryl Simon When I first saw this print titled Napoleon and Me in a Terrain Gallery show, I was so surprised by the juxtaposition of the artist and Napoleon! Yet, it seemed right. Studying this etching, I have been … Continue reading
Book Review: GWE, Young Man of New Guinea— A novel against racism by Arnold Perey, PhD
REVIEW by Meryl Simon and Devorah Tarrow “Gwe was born in Stone Age New Guinea. Alan was born in New York City. This is their story and the story of Gwe’s people.” Gwe is a stirring novel set in New … Continue reading