Introduction

Whats Good?

My name is Bergen Milam, born in San Antonio, Texas, but Chicago raised. I'm a 5 foot 11 inch vegetarian that loves Tabasco hot sauce and idolizes the Simpsons. I don't think I'd be able to stay sane for long without my stereo, and I have a passionate love for Hip-Hop in particular. Coupling my love with Hip-Hop is my past time as a painter, I've been painting graffiti for the past 6 years and have been painting canvas for the last 3. I decided to take Intro to Cultural Anthropology because I am a Race and Ethnic Studies major and feel that these things correlate very well. I've always been a "people watcher" and by that I mean I've always had a blast watching how people interact in certain environments, which probably sparked my interest in Anthropology (I also love Seinfeld).

I really enjoy the class so far, I think it's really increased my capability of analyzing the social structures that have been haunting my life since I first became aware of them my senior year in High School. It's very humbling to learn that everything we think is normal isn't considered such everywhere. Anthropology reinforces my beliefs relating to race and gender, both being social constructs, governing nearly every aspect of our lives. I'm very excited to see how this class changes my life.