"Dirt is matter out of place" - the loveliest definition of dirt you could hope for from anthropologist Mary Douglas in her classic 1966 book Purity and Danger
Hair on my head? Clean. Hair on the table? Dirty!
Illustrating & expanding on her main ideas: maggieappleton.com/dirt
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She is the absolute best! I'm so excited you've illustrated her. Mind if I share these with my Douglas-reading students this Fall?
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Of course! That would make me very happy to know itβs being used in a real course.
Iβm working on a few more images to add on here as well. Will be on the same URL. Still have to get into the good stuff about dangerous boundaries and power π
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Esp that last sock painting in the second img π₯
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I saw Matter Out of Place and immediately thought of Burning Man. Moop is a very common term in that community.
Love the illustration and commentary.
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Ohh I like this! Reminds me of: a weed is a plant you don't want to be there.
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Haha yes thatβs a perfect example! Very Contextual definition. Same with βpestsβ vs normal bugs/insects
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