Movies, Sports, Rituals
Cultural Analysis by Anthropologist Peter Wogan
Why We Throw Coins in Wishing Wells: A Cultural Explanation
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Why do so many of us get pleasant, uncanny sensations when we throw a coin in a wishing well and see it resting in the water below? What’s t...
3 Ways “Big Short” Movie Downplays Banker Fraud
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"The Big Short" might seem like a thorough critique of Wall Street, but compared with what investment bankers actually did to caus...
Comparing Basketball, Baseball, and the Civil War
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Baseball and basketball's differences reveal a lot about American culture. Plus, they're kind of funny. BASE...
Emotional Intelligence and Symbolism in "Silver Linings Playbook"
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Emotional intelligence appears in "Silver Linings Playbook" in surprising places: above all, in compulsive sports superstitions, b...
Who's Worse in "Killing Them Softly," Bankers or Politicians?
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“Killing Them Softly” clearly takes aim at the 2008 Financial Crisis, but who comes off worse in this critique, Wall Street bankers or Washi...
What's the Cultural Meaning of the Slide in Baseball? (Peter Wogan)
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Sports are like religious rituals: they reflect and instill cultural beliefs and practices. For example, the 24-second shot clock in basket...
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5 Reasons Why "Twilight" is So Popular
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Reasons for the Popularity of the Twilight Saga that You Might Not Have Heard Before: 1) Ambivalence about Red Meat In recent year...
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