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Dr. Holly Walters

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Dr. Holly Walters

@Manigarm

Anthropologist 💀 • Ethnographer of Shaligrams ⛰ and Robot Religion 🤖 • Novelist of "The Way By" 🦄 • TTRPG Storyteller ✨ • (Genderqueer 🤷‍♀️ She/They)

Massachusetts, USA

peregrinationblog.com/about-dr-holly…

Joined December 2014

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Dr. Holly Walters
@Manigarm
Jan 17, 2024
Well met! I'm an anthropologist (PhD)! My ethnographic research is on Hindu/Buddhist pilgrimage and sacred fossils (called Shaligrams) in the Himalayas of Nepal. My new project focuses on robot religion in South Asia. I also wrote "The Way By." CV: peregrinationblog.com
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Dr. Holly Walters
@Manigarm
May 13, 2020
It was never about the face covering.
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@ajplus
May 13, 2020
France made face masks mandatory in public — but its ban on face veils, burqas and niqabs is still in force. Officials told @washingtonpost women who wear them as face coverings can be punished with fines. @HRW's director said: "Can the Islamophobia be more transparent?"
Dr. Holly Walters
@Manigarm
Sep 18, 2023
I am both an American and a Cultural Anthropologist who specializes in semiotics and religion. I do not understand what is going on in this flag. At all.
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Dr. Holly Walters
@Manigarm
Jun 13, 2024
It's not harmless. It's not "just an innocent thing" to be fooled by AI. You NEED to be able to discern and differentiate reality. You NEED to know how the world works on a basic level. Because fooling you with baby animals and flowers is just the start of something much worse.
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Dr. Holly Walters
@Manigarm
Mar 27, 2023
I'm serious. STEM without the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities will produce more "innovative" tech bros who giddily reinvent rent, roommates, taxes, and now...roller skates. With complete, straight-faced, sincerity. This is a problem. And I have a list (So, thread 🧵)
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Dr. Holly Walters
@Manigarm
Apr 3, 2023
It's that time of year again! Thanks to @digi_hammurabi as always!
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Dr. Holly Walters
@Manigarm
Jun 30, 2021
No, no. STEAM. (Sorcery, thaumaturgy, enchantment, alchemy, magic).
Dr. Holly Walters
@Manigarm
Jul 14, 2023
These are appearing again. To be clear, this is not a Hindu/Buddhist swastika. No matter how the seller labels it. South Asian swastikas are not usually tilted (they sit flat on the bottom arm) and are almost always accompanied by additional decorations... (con't)
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Dr. Holly Walters
@Manigarm
Jan 6, 2022
Because, nearly three years into a pandemic, I don't feel as though I should have to explain the concept of "hats."
Dr. Holly Walters
@Manigarm
Oct 30, 2023
Congratulations. All those "disruptors" and "innovators" have finally managed to create cable TV. It's never about inventing anything new. It's just about re-creating existing systems but without the labor protections and income guarantees.
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Dr. Holly Walters
@Manigarm
Sep 27, 2022
Replying to @Manigarm
Ok! I've shared it to my Google Drive for anyone who still wants the "How to Read an Academic Article" presentation:
docs.google.com
How to Read an Academic Article - Walters.pptx
HOW TO READ AN ACADEMIC ARTICLE Prof. Holly Walters - 2022
Dr. Holly Walters
@Manigarm
Jul 14, 2023
Replying to @Manigarm
Such as four dots within the corners of the arms, a lotus border, or a dharmic wheel border, etc. I repeat. This is not a Hindu/Buddhist swastika. This is a seller catering to and supporting white supremacists while purporting to sell jewelry a religious symbol.
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Dr. Holly Walters
@Manigarm
Aug 30, 2019
"Other research shows that American men find environmentalism to be inherently feminine and therefore emasculating, and view being deliberately anti-environmental as a way to feel more masculine."
Climate deniers go after AOC, Greta Thunberg with sexist attacks
From salon.com
Dr. Holly Walters
@Manigarm
Mar 17, 2023
Dangit. Where's that laugh-cry emoji combo when I need it?
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