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How Hunter-Gatherers Ensure Sharing - A Woman’s Biggest Husband is the Moon.

Class finishes
20:30
Speaker(s)
Jerome Lewis
Description

Proper sharing and success in life are linked through a complex of beliefs called ekila. This talk will explore the overlapping ways that proper sharing is reinforced in the context of the gendered division of labour.  

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Class syllabus
Autumn 2020: Introducing Human Origins

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We are based at University College London but for the moment, all our talks are ZOOM webinars.

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