Greg is a cultural practitioner who lives off the land in Molokai. This island is truly unique in Hawaii because it has no fancy resorts, restaurants and golf courses. It is for the most part, frozen in time. And no other place in Molokai exemplifies that more than Halawa Valley. The Solatorios are the last original family left in the valley. Greg’s father was the last elder, born and raised here. Their lineage connects them back to the first Hawaiian settlers on Molokai. Today, through the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, this entire valley — from the peaks to the ocean — still belongs to the Solatorios.
Kindrd works by making ‘Links’ between things. A Link can be anything; the city that inspired an album, the book that led to a film or two songs that just feel like they go together. These links help us to explore the things we love and discover media in a whole new way. We call it ‘Mapping Culture’.
L’épreuve du dégoût est au cœur de l’expérience médicale et soignante, comme une constante quotidienne du rapport sensoriel à la maladie et aux formes multiples de la dégradation des corps. Et cependant elle n’est jamais dite, ni dans les échanges au sein des équipes, ni dans les discours qui contribuent à la formation au sein de l’institution. On se trouve donc ici devant un véritable tabou, dont les effets, loin d’abolir le rapport à l’émotion répulsive, tendent au contraire à le potentialiser.
Source : CAIRN - Ethnologie française
2011/1 (Vol. 41) pp.89-130
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