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''Nacirema Ritual Writing Assignment
In “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema,” Horace Miner writes about familiar American
medical and hygiene customs, but uses the language of an anthropologist studying an
unfamiliar culture to make us take a second look at what is “normal” for us.
This article was written in 1956, and although we still do most of these things, it’s pretty dated. It doesn’t say anything about the internet, or even TV.
Your assignment is to write about another “ritual of the Nacirema”--something
commonplace in modern society, but from the point of view of an outsider. (Using this
mindset is called defamiliarization).
Imagine you are an anthropologist and the Nacirema are a remote culture that has just
recently made contact with the outside world, or perhaps that you are a space alien
gathering information about Earth. What seems strange or arbitrary to you? Write 1 or
more paragraphs describing a recognizable practice or custom from your everyday life,
using a defamiliarized tone as Miner does.
Requirements:
1 or more paragraphs in length
Uses the style of the article we read (defamiliarization)
Describes a common/recognizable custom or practice in modern life
