Category Archives: Dehesa
The World of the Bulls: An Anthropologist’s Gold Mine
At the beginning of October, in a blog article about a bullfight in Corella, Navarra, taurine photographers and bloggers Gorka Azpilicueta and Arsenio Ramírez suggested that for an anthropologist like myself the world of the bulls represents a gold mine … Continue reading
Spectacular days
It’s April and things are really starting to kick off after a quiet winter in the Villamanrique de la Condesa area. If there’s is one word that covers everything that has happened in the last few weeks – from the … Continue reading
Winter escapes
It feels wrong to say it is really cold here given that I come from Scotland, but it is REALLY cold. When I head out to assist the foreman of the breeding estate on the days he is alone I … Continue reading
Born this way: Born for the arena
Lets begin on a provocative note. Tongues out. I’m fully aware that what I’m blogging about (and will later write about more formally) is not to everybody’s taste. I hope this serves as an invitation to engage with the topic, … Continue reading
Anthropology among the bulls 