Kyle West

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“After the war, I went to the University of Chicago, where I was pleased to study anthropology, a science that was mostly poetry, that involved almost no math at all.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage

tags: anthropology

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“My environment reflects the life I've led, the places I've visited and the people I've loved.”
― Virginia Nicholson, Among the Bohemians: Experiments in Living 1900-1939

tags: bohemianism, living

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“It was a big mistake for me to take a degree in anthropology anyway, because I can't stand primitive people — they're so stupid.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country

tags: anthropology

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“I wondered why she craved this knowledge and found myself remembering that she was, after all, an anthropologist.”
― Elizabeth Kostova, The Historian

tags: anthropology

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“I chose cultural anthropology, since it offered the greatest opportunity to write high-minded balderdash.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage

tags: anthropology

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Kyle’s Groups

The Vonnegut Reading Group — 411 members — last activity Jan 28, 2023 07:44AM
Reading every Kurt Vonnegut novel and short story collection....in the order is was written!

Anthropology, Philosophy, and STS — 108 members — last activity Oct 31, 2016 03:18AM
A group for students or readers of anthropology, practitioners of anthropology, or dabblers in the field. Any philosophy or STS books that seem releva ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 343552 members — last activity 1 minute ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

CASE Academy Kickstarter - Crime + Mystery Readers and Writers — 41 members — last activity Feb 20, 2015 05:26AM
Ever wanted to know whether your novel was scientifically accurate? Pined for the chance to talk to a real-life forensic scientist about something you ...more