anthropology & aesthetic

she/they, 23, law student observing humanity and learning as much as I can while I’m apart of it

[kosmogrl]

I will get there

[loudemic]

How to continue learning after graduation

Non-Fiction Books

YouTube: Kurzgesagt; CrashCourse; TEDx Talks; Big Think; Natacha Océane; Cleo Abram

Online courses: edX; MasterClass; Skillshare; Brilliant

For language nerds: Duolingo; Babbel; Lingoda

Podcasts: Science Weekly; How to Be a Better Human; Daily Boost; Big Biology; That Neuroscience Guy; Think Fast Talk Smart; Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal

Museums

Talk to local people while you are traveling

Have deep conversations with your (international) friends

[idabjoerk]

[sweatermuppet]

from the lives of the optimists by paul guest, published in my index of slightly horrifying knowledge

[Text ID: It’s January. Tomorrow we’ll grieve. /End ID]

[shaddad]

entalhando no plástico de material descartado, o trabalho de duke riley

[studywithtownes]

Hi! Can you recommend some books related to political science, international relations that are worth reading? Also some related to the near east? :) I am very interested in them and I would like to read a lot so that I can figure out more easily what I would like to do in the future. Thank you!!

hello anon! first and foremost, I am SO sorry this took so long! I’d love to share some of my favorite books on the subject. I’m going to toss in a few books on political theory that I especially enjoy since that’s my specialty.

International relations 

Germs, Guns, and Steel by Jared Diamond (the first book I was ever assigned at UCLA!)

The Tragedy of Power Politics by John J. Mearsheimer

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff

Challenging Beijing’s Mandate of Heaven: Taiwan’s Sunflower Movement and Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement by Ming-Sho Ho.

Political theory 

The Leviathan’s Conscience: Hobbesian Human Nature and Moral Judgement, an article by John Branstetter

Mere Civility: Disagreement and the Limits of Tolerance by Teresa M. Bejan

Notes Toward a Performative Theory of Assembly by Judith Butler

Ancient Near East

When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt by Kara Cooney (I am partial to any literature by Professor Cooney because she runs my department)

 The Bible Unearthed by Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman

A History of the Ancient Near East by Marc Van de Mieroop (a textbook, yes, but also SUCH a good read!)

Archaeology 

The Stones Cry Out by Randall Price (my first ‘out of class’ archaeology book, found in a local thrift store)

1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed by Eric H. Cline

Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock

[lupusmaxima]

2021/10/12

welcome to reading week ;) this week, as a break from my midterms and japanese duolingo, i’ve decided to put some time into learning studio ghibli pieces! please listen to ‘fantasia’ from nausicaä, it’s beautiful! i wish everyone good luck for their midterms or anything else on their life that brings stress. i’m very lucky to have a creative outlet that allows me to take a break from what can be quite gruelling studies

[sapphicacademic]

introspective journal prompts (with some mental health sprinkled in)

I tried to make these mostly positive, but life isn't always positive.

list ways to be kind to yourself

a moment a stranger changed your life that they didn't realize

small things in the world that are beautiful

steps forward you've taken in the last week/month/year (IT IS OK IF THEY ARE SMALL)

10 things you love about yourself

10 things you look forward to

hard questions to ask yourself

what moment in time would you go back to over and over?

what really just pisses you off right now? get it out.

the soundtrack to your life right now

something you know, something you want to know, something you have learned

draw yourself, label all the parts you love.

what is something you know is harming you but still keep around? don't feel guilty, just acknowledge it and be gentle with yourself

write a dialogue with your younger self, or a letter to them

is this what you thought your five year plan would look like five years ago?

roadmap to how you got here

pick something that makes you happy; now write a recipe for it like you're baking a cake

[studythepages]

dissertation proposal: sent out

three papers worth 100% of my grade and three thousand words each: to be thought of at a later date

[julieterbang]

byyeong

[selfhelpforstudents]

Hi friends! How are you?

Please follow the SHFS Studygram for more motivational content. We almost reached 30 followers, guys! (I know this is not a lot but it means the world to me!!! <3)

- 12/03/2023 -

Selfcare:

Meditation

Workout

Smoothie

Yoga

University: It's Revision Sunday!

Revision Statistics

Revision Management

Revision Marketing

Revision Business Ethics

Revision Micro Economics

Revision ESG

Volunteering/Extracurriculars/SHFS:

Finally answering your questions

Sending out my CV to someone checking it for my Oxford application

Filming more motivational content for Insta <3

Love, Sophia

Instagram: 27; Tumblr: 14,156; Discord: 215

[anarchblr]

the Spanish word for “work” —trabajo— comes from “torture”, “to torture”, or “instrument of torture”

[doubleca5t]

Nosotras vivimos en una sociedad

[happyheidi]

[eatpussypraylove]

There’s something to be said for the way the older generation adheres to social rituals that cultivate community… when I was younger I would be mad embarrassed when my aunt would have me meet random people & I’m still shy but I woke up went downstairs and she introduced me to all of the stonemasons working on the house, bunch of guys she was feeding fresh fruitcake and coffee to and it’s like… yeah this is nice actually. This is what is missing from a lot of modern lives. Like making real efforts at introductions & getting to know whoever is around you even if it feels a little bit awkward is good for growth.

[happyheidi]

[literaryaida]

edinburgh hidden bookstores

[eulesposting]

Sometimes the small pleasures hit different. A clean house, a hot drink, making something from scratch, sitting on the porch with a loved one. Little soul-feeding activities.