Question
A Marjorie Shostak ethnography compiles interviews with Nisa, a woman from this desert. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this desert that names a 1980s debate about foraging societies. Richard Lee’s essay “Eating Christmas in [this desert]” recounts how this desert’s San people belittled his gift of a large ox to temper his arrogance.
ANSWER: Kalahari Desert [accept “Eating Christmas in the Kalahari”]
[10e] Lee’s work with the San led to a 1966 symposium named for “Man” in this role. Feminist anthropologists have criticized the dichotomy between “Man” in this role and “Woman the Gatherer.”
ANSWER: hunter [accept “Man the Hunter”]
[10h] At the “Man the Hunter” conference, this anthropologist put forth the thesis that hunter-gatherers are the “original affluent society.”
ANSWER: Marshall Sahlins
<Vincent Du, Social Science - Anthropology> ~23641~ <Editor: Vincent Du>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 33 | 16.67 | 100% | 61% | 6% |