Blogs Posts on "Ethnocentrism"

2012: The 2012circus for dummies by Archaeological Haecceities on Nov 12, 2009Tomorrow Emmerich’s ultimate disaster movie has worldwide premiere. Most reviews have already given it thumbs down and based on what I have seen of the movie so far I am not likely to give it a positive remark. For those not acquainted with what t...

2012: How to spot a prophet’s Maya hoax – ethnocentrism and Annunaki by Archaeological Haecceities on Oct 28, 2009Not long after CNN posted the El Mirador videos on internet the site was caught up in the 2012circus. Just the fact that it appears to have been completely unheard of before this is just revealing how ignorant the 2012ers are. The site has been known...

Ethnocentrism in the Media by The Grumpy Sociologist on Oct 24, 2009Examining the ways stories are framed in the media is a useful way of illustrating how ethnocentric we are as a global society. On the current front page of National Public Radio (NPR.org; 10.22.09) are international stories on Iran's failure to meet...