anthony k webster🐿
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linguistic anthropologist, linguistic relativist, philologist, humanist, kayaker, tree grower, midwesterner, purdue alum
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The art of failure in translating a Navajo poem
The pun, or to use a more erudite, and perhaps more precise term – paronomasia, reigns over poetic art, and whether its rule is absolute or limited, poetry by definition is untranslatable.Roman Jak...
journals.openedition.org
If you're interested, for those that I don't know, here is a thread with some open access articles I've published on Navajo poets and poetry
The art of failure in translating a Navajo poem
journals.openedition.org/jsa/14602
The art of failure in translating a Navajo poem
journals.openedition.org/jsa/14602
Saw a couple beaver swimming in the cove, they probably thought no one would be dumb enough to paddle in this weather, they didn't know a Webster was about
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Saw a couple beaver swimming in the cove, they probably thought no one would be dumb enough to paddle in this weather, they didn't know a Webster was about
For those interested in something of the process of orthography development, this paper by Tonya Stebbins on Sm'algyax is useful
November 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
For those interested in something of the process of orthography development, this paper by Tonya Stebbins on Sm'algyax is useful
A couple of good ethnographies of Indigenous literacy practices
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A couple of good ethnographies of Indigenous literacy practices
Twitter is still a fount of misinformation and anti-Indigenous garbage
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Twitter is still a fount of misinformation and anti-Indigenous garbage
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Data centers popping up on Indigenous lands everywhere, but especially perilous to us desert tribes where water availability for crops and for communities have new competition.
The data center boom in the desert
The AI race is transforming northwestern Nevada into one of the world's largest data-center markets—and sparking fears of water strains in the nation’s driest state.
www.technologyreview.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Data centers popping up on Indigenous lands everywhere, but especially perilous to us desert tribes where water availability for crops and for communities have new competition.
Lake gull photo bomb
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Lake gull photo bomb
November beach
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
November beach
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park
November 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park
Enjoyable AAA, it was good to have it in hotels again. Next year, St. Louis
November 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Enjoyable AAA, it was good to have it in hotels again. Next year, St. Louis
Obligatory stop at cafe du monde
November 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Obligatory stop at cafe du monde
Monument of the Immigrant
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Monument of the Immigrant
The view from Jackson Square
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The view from Jackson Square
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"The Singing Horseman" by Jack B. Yeats.
November 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
"The Singing Horseman" by Jack B. Yeats.
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Starved Rock State Park is one of Illinois’ many natural treasures, where families can go to enjoy the great outdoors.
$18 million trail improvement project planned at Starved Rock State Park
Illinois will invest $18 million in 2026 to improve trails at Starved Rock State Park and boost visitor safety at the state’s most visited park.
www.wqad.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Starved Rock State Park is one of Illinois’ many natural treasures, where families can go to enjoy the great outdoors.
Among the leaves
November 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Among the leaves
Reading some Margaret Field tonight, because I was just looking at a book that consistently spells her name Feld
November 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Reading some Margaret Field tonight, because I was just looking at a book that consistently spells her name Feld
Heading to New Orleans
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Heading to New Orleans
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The Saluki Greenway is a 10-foot-wide, paved bike path along State Highway 13, connecting Carbondale to Murphysboro.
Saluki Greenway bike path opens, linking Carbondale to Murphysboro
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WSIL) -- The City of Carbondale celebrated the opening of the Saluki Greenway with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday. The event marked the official inaugural ride on the
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November 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The Saluki Greenway is a 10-foot-wide, paved bike path along State Highway 13, connecting Carbondale to Murphysboro.
Pre American Anthropological Association meeting reading, Keith Basso's mother and father on the history of New Orleans
November 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Pre American Anthropological Association meeting reading, Keith Basso's mother and father on the history of New Orleans
This is a good read; especially for me, because it details a bit of the history of linguistic anthropology at UT Austin
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This is a good read; especially for me, because it details a bit of the history of linguistic anthropology at UT Austin
At the office
November 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
At the office