{"id":897,"date":"2016-09-16T19:09:39","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T19:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anthrohealth.net\/blog\/?p=897"},"modified":"2016-09-16T19:09:39","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T19:09:39","slug":"cleverman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/anthrohealth.net\/blog\/cleverman\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleverman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night while checking out what’s new on Netflix, I came across the Cleverman<\/em> series. \u00a0Fortunately for me, the first season has only six episodes as I binge-watched the entire series and got to bed pretty late.<\/p>\n

Cleverman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The series takes place in a near-future New South Wales, Australia with a cast that is of at least 50% Aboriginal ancestry. \u00a0A population of humans that is hairier and stronger suffers under the extreme ethnocentrism, racism, and bias of a large portion of the non-hairy population. \u00a0The series explores these issues along with ‘medical’ experimentation that resonated with a discussion I’d had earlier that day with my students about the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. \u00a0In addition, the various subplots are connected by the spiritual practices of The Dreaming.<\/p>\n
I strongly urge you to watch this series. \u00a0It makes you think and, for those who are not Australians, it gives you a fascinating glimpse into another culture.<\/p>\n
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