Nacirema is American spelled backwards. The Nacirema article is talking American culture and putting it an outside perspective.
the nacirema culture is a culture that is a culture.(Ha WEIRD mee)
Nacirema Club was created in 1920.
Nacirema is simply American spelled backward.
just as interesting and worthy of study as any other
just as interesting and worthy of study as any other
The Nacirema people are Americans. In the article " Body Ritual Among The Nacirema ", By: Horace Miner, he explains how what we do as Americans is different when someone puts it in a way that other people may think seem strange.
I have to read the 'Body Ritual Nacirema' in my anthropology class, and wrote a brief summary about the article. Is it okay to compare it with American customs?
Nacirema is AMERICAN spelled backward. Re-read the article knowing this and you will understand much better what is being described to the reader :)
It is the Nacirema ritual of brushing your teeth.
Horace Miner
The Nacirema are a fictional tribe described in a famous anthropological article by Horace Miner. The article is a satirical critique of the field of anthropology and examines how cultural practices can be misunderstood or misinterpreted when viewed from an outsider's perspective.