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When thousands of women gathered in 1983 to protest the stockpiling of nuclear weapons at a rural... more When thousands of women gathered in 1983 to protest the stockpiling of nuclear weapons at a rural upstate New York military depot, the area was shaken by their actions. What so disturbed residents that they organized counterdemonstrations, wrote hundreds of letters to local newspapers, verbally and physically harassed the protestors, and nearly rioted to stop one of the protest marches?
Louise Krasniewicz reconstructs the drama surrounding the Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice in Seneca County, New York, analyzing it as a clash both between and within communities. She shows how debates about gender and authority—including questions of morality, patriotism, women’s roles, and sexuality—came to overshadow arguments about the risks of living in a nuclear world.
Vivid ethnography and vibrant social history, this work will engage readers interested in American culture, women’s studies, peace studies, and cultural anthropology. Relevant to today's political activism which can trace some of its roots to the women's history of the Seneca Falls and upstate New York location of these events.
Free download of entire book is made available as part of the Cornell University Press NEH/Mellon Humanities Open Book Project at http://www.cornellopen.org/9780801499388/nuclear-summer/
Creative Commons license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
This cultural biography of Walt Disney shows how to think about Disney's life and contributions i... more This cultural biography of Walt Disney shows how to think about Disney's life and contributions in the context of the first half of the 20th century.
This biography of Arnold Schwarzenegger investigates how he framed his life as the fulfillment of... more This biography of Arnold Schwarzenegger investigates how he framed his life as the fulfillment of the American Dream. This chapter examines Arnold's body and the history of bodybuilding in the United States.
This biography of actor Johnny Depp looks at how his works can be understood in their cultural co... more This biography of actor Johnny Depp looks at how his works can be understood in their cultural context rather than a psychological or artistic one.
Before "Occupy Wall Street," the Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice spen... more Before "Occupy Wall Street," the Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice spent several years in the 1980s on a farm in upstate New York protesting nuclear weapons and racial and gender inequalities. These foremothers of the Occupy Wall Street movement used ritual actions and civil disobedience in their protests and experienced the same organizational and practical issues as OWS participants do today.
Papers by Louise Krasniewicz
World’s fairs were marvelous meetings of different peoples, cultures, foods, artifacts, and techn... more World’s fairs were marvelous meetings of different peoples, cultures, foods, artifacts, and technologies, and they fascinated the world for more than a century. Starting with the 1851 Great
Exhibition in London, these fairs were like miniaturized trips around the world: the cosmos compressed into a well-designed space. This article introduces a special edition of Expedition magazine (University of Pennsylvania) focusing on the World's fairs.
Miniatures, models, and dioramas were used at the World's Fairs to create a microcosm, allowing v... more Miniatures, models, and dioramas were used at the World's Fairs to create a microcosm, allowing visitors to visit the entire known universe at one time in one place.
Linda Hamilton's real arms in Terminator 2 changed ideas about women's bodies. This 1996 paper ex... more Linda Hamilton's real arms in Terminator 2 changed ideas about women's bodies. This 1996 paper explores the militarization of women as understood through Linda Hamilton's buff body in Terminator 2 (1991).
Expedition, Jan 1, 2006
An anthropological and thematic approach to film analysis.
Tattoo, Torture, Mutilation and Adornment: The …, Jan 1, 1992
Expedition, Jan 1, 2008
Gambling is studied as a normal part of all cultures rather than a social or psychological problem.
Meta-Morphing: Visual Transformation and the Culture …, Jan 1, 2000
Stars in Our Eyes: The Star Phenomenon in the …, Jan 1, 2002
American Quarterly, Jan 1, 1999
This is my first paper in graduate school for cultural anthropology. I was fascinated by the use ... more This is my first paper in graduate school for cultural anthropology. I was fascinated by the use of the soap opera format to promote religious beliefs. This mimeo version (such an old technology!) is the only copy I have left but it is interesting to see this use of media for religious messages.
Anthropology and Humanism …, Jan 1, 1990
Stories about growing up in Catholic Schools in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s are analyzed.
When thousands of women gathered in 1983 to protest the stockpiling of nuclear weapons at a rural... more When thousands of women gathered in 1983 to protest the stockpiling of nuclear weapons at a rural upstate New York military depot, the area was shaken by their actions. What so disturbed residents that they organized counterdemonstrations, wrote hundreds of letters to local newspapers, verbally and physically harassed the protestors, and nearly rioted to stop one of the protest marches?
Louise Krasniewicz reconstructs the drama surrounding the Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice in Seneca County, New York, analyzing it as a clash both between and within communities. She shows how debates about gender and authority—including questions of morality, patriotism, women’s roles, and sexuality—came to overshadow arguments about the risks of living in a nuclear world.
Vivid ethnography and vibrant social history, this work will engage readers interested in American culture, women’s studies, peace studies, and cultural anthropology. Relevant to today's political activism which can trace some of its roots to the women's history of the Seneca Falls and upstate New York location of these events.
Free download of entire book is made available as part of the Cornell University Press NEH/Mellon Humanities Open Book Project at http://www.cornellopen.org/9780801499388/nuclear-summer/
Creative Commons license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
This cultural biography of Walt Disney shows how to think about Disney's life and contributions i... more This cultural biography of Walt Disney shows how to think about Disney's life and contributions in the context of the first half of the 20th century.
This biography of Arnold Schwarzenegger investigates how he framed his life as the fulfillment of... more This biography of Arnold Schwarzenegger investigates how he framed his life as the fulfillment of the American Dream. This chapter examines Arnold's body and the history of bodybuilding in the United States.
This biography of actor Johnny Depp looks at how his works can be understood in their cultural co... more This biography of actor Johnny Depp looks at how his works can be understood in their cultural context rather than a psychological or artistic one.
Before "Occupy Wall Street," the Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice spen... more Before "Occupy Wall Street," the Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice spent several years in the 1980s on a farm in upstate New York protesting nuclear weapons and racial and gender inequalities. These foremothers of the Occupy Wall Street movement used ritual actions and civil disobedience in their protests and experienced the same organizational and practical issues as OWS participants do today.
World’s fairs were marvelous meetings of different peoples, cultures, foods, artifacts, and techn... more World’s fairs were marvelous meetings of different peoples, cultures, foods, artifacts, and technologies, and they fascinated the world for more than a century. Starting with the 1851 Great
Exhibition in London, these fairs were like miniaturized trips around the world: the cosmos compressed into a well-designed space. This article introduces a special edition of Expedition magazine (University of Pennsylvania) focusing on the World's fairs.
Miniatures, models, and dioramas were used at the World's Fairs to create a microcosm, allowing v... more Miniatures, models, and dioramas were used at the World's Fairs to create a microcosm, allowing visitors to visit the entire known universe at one time in one place.
Linda Hamilton's real arms in Terminator 2 changed ideas about women's bodies. This 1996 paper ex... more Linda Hamilton's real arms in Terminator 2 changed ideas about women's bodies. This 1996 paper explores the militarization of women as understood through Linda Hamilton's buff body in Terminator 2 (1991).
Expedition, Jan 1, 2006
An anthropological and thematic approach to film analysis.
Tattoo, Torture, Mutilation and Adornment: The …, Jan 1, 1992
Expedition, Jan 1, 2008
Gambling is studied as a normal part of all cultures rather than a social or psychological problem.
Meta-Morphing: Visual Transformation and the Culture …, Jan 1, 2000
Stars in Our Eyes: The Star Phenomenon in the …, Jan 1, 2002
American Quarterly, Jan 1, 1999
This is my first paper in graduate school for cultural anthropology. I was fascinated by the use ... more This is my first paper in graduate school for cultural anthropology. I was fascinated by the use of the soap opera format to promote religious beliefs. This mimeo version (such an old technology!) is the only copy I have left but it is interesting to see this use of media for religious messages.
Anthropology and Humanism …, Jan 1, 1990
Stories about growing up in Catholic Schools in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s are analyzed.
Anthropology News, Jan 1, 2003
BAR INTERNATIONAL SERIES, Jan 1, 2000
Contemporary Sociology, Jan 1, 1984
American Journal of Archaeology, Jan 1, 2003
American Ethnologist, Jan 1, 1993
This video was presented at the 1993 American Anthropological Association annual meeting, session... more This video was presented at the 1993 American Anthropological Association annual meeting, session on Cyborg Anthropology. 13 minutes. Script with some images.
Unpublished
The 1991 MOMA exhibit, DISLOCATIONS, inspired some connections between art and anthropology.
Intelligent Design proponents could learn a lesson from anthropology and mythology.
A short discussion of the need to continue Halloween rituals after 9/11.
PROP zine and catalogue for mail art show called "Post Historic Documents." Organized show, edite... more PROP zine and catalogue for mail art show called "Post Historic Documents." Organized show, edited catalogue.
Co-edited, texts, design, and photographs for this Albany, NY zine from the 1980s
at< http://www. sscnet. ucla. edu/ioa/arnold/ …, Jan 1, 2004
This is an artist's book created in the 1980s to explain the kinds of stories told to us as we we... more This is an artist's book created in the 1980s to explain the kinds of stories told to us as we were growing up with a Catholic school education. Published with a grant from the Women's Studio Workshop.
A description of the work of the Digital Archaeology Lab at UCLA
American Ethnologist, 1994