Halloween goes global - chronicle with insights from anthropology

https://www.sapiens.org/culture/halloween-history-global/ was published in 2018, but still pinpoints the meanings and motives today for this many-sided, globalizing event: "How Halloween Has Traveled the Globe. Whether trick-or-treating in the United States or costume play celebrations in Japan, Allhallows Eve has taken many forms as its traditions travel the world." By Amber Dance.

outreach & archaeology topics

crossposting from D. Stapp on September 9, 2021

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The Journal of Northwest Anthropology has today released an edited collection of 24 essays focused on reaching out to the public and others. We are making an e-copy available to those who are interested on our website for no cost. The essays are focused on projects, writings, curricula, and recommendations. You can get your e-copy of How Do We Reach More? Sharing Cultural and Archaeological Research with Others at the following address:

www.northwestanthropology.com/how-do-we-reach-more

While many of us do a lot of outreach, I think it is safe to say we need to do more to make this world a better place. I'd be interested in my colleagues thoughts on strategies they have used to reach more. 

Why designating a language "endangered" may lead to problems

Paper presented 2/2021 via online platform and then the source text shared on LinkedIn:

Rethinking the Language of Language Endangerment

Gerald Roche (Senior Research Fellow, La Trobe University)

 - read or download, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hAzBTh75EtPosKALx4H431PMMKMGZBGT_eS1ySyKQZU/edit

Human language wonders

1.  JRR Tolkien's many languages (constructed languages) for Middle Earth (about 14 minutes), https://youtu.be/VFlyQk_uVAI
2. European reporter in USA [taken from his early January 2021 Tweet]: From Dalton, Georgia to Washington, D.C., here's my coverage for @AP_GMS
    of last week's events in French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, and Luxembourgish, in that order.
         https://twitter.com/i/status/1349025211518246912