life abroad can test our sense of self. realizing we’re part of a travel continuum can restore it.
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Decomposing self
Posted in culture, history, identity, women, tagged anthology, Asia, boundaries, continuum, culture, equator, expat harem, global nomad, Indonesia, Jane Robinson, Malaysia, mores, regionality, sense of self, Southeast Asia, travel, Turkey, Unsuitable for Ladies, Wayward Women, Western, women, writers on July 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Reading travelers: Find your historical context
Posted in culture, history, identity, memoir, society, women, tagged adventure, American, Anna Leonowens, Asia, Beryl Markham, British, Chow Yun Fat, colonial literature, culture, dialogue, Ella Maillart, empire, expat, expatriate, film, historical, Idina Sackville, Isabella Bird, Jodie Foster, John Gullick, Journeywoman, King of Siam, memoir, mores, Ottoman, Oxford, reinvention, reputation, sex pilgrimage, Southeast Asia, travel, travelogue, wisdom, women on July 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Cultural wisdom historically pools at the intersection of women and travel
Reacting to taboo
Posted in culture, friendship, harem, history, identity, memoir, society, taboo, women, tagged anachronism, Asia Minor, cloistered, enabling, expat, harem, invisibility, Muslim world, Oxford, refuge, stereotype, taboo, TED, TEDGlobal, unthinkable, virtual, wisdom, women on June 25, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Taboo’s unintended cloaking effect: we banish from our thoughts the most unimaginable human acts, making us blind to them in our midst
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