The story, Shakespeare in the Bush, is based on an argument that Laura Bohannan has with a colleague before beginning her fieldwork among the Tiv. What was the point of the argument? In the course of her fieldwork, she has an opportunity to test the assumptions made on both sides. Who is correct? Analyze the incidents in the story and tell how they relate to the point of the argument. [Hint: The story is not about human nature.]
Copies of the article are available on the web at:
http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/editors_pick/1966_08-09_pick.html http://law.ubalt.edu/downloads/law_downloads/IRC_Shakespeare_in_the_Bush.pdf
You may also go to the original source:
Laura Bohannan – Shakespeare in the Bush. Natural History 75: 25-33. (1966)
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