hey guys! i'm working on an article for my journalism class which requires me to write a little bit on the history of ear stretching. i've tried tons of different phrases to search on google, and nothing worthwhile shows up. i've searched on the boards to see if anyone's posted anything on it, but the only valuable thing i've found is Brian's post on earspools. so, if it wouldnt be too much trouble, if any of you guys know any good websites or have any knowledge yourselves, i would really appreciate some help.



i apologise in advance if someone's already posted about this and i'm too dumb to find it...


thanks!

just beware. there has been a lot put out on the history of body piercing that is incorrect.

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Originally posted by quinnn

just beware. there has been a lot put out on the history of body piercing that is incorrect.

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yeah..i guess that has something to do with the lack of information on the web, lol

why not go more opinion-oriented?
do interviews. get people's personal perspectives.
the history of it can only really be done vaguely.

i would pick a certain place, and then do the history or ear stretching just there
like say take Ethiopia, or even just a tribe from there, and do it on just them

To be on the safe side, I say use what came before the internet, books That seems like a great subject to write about and you can definitly learn a lot from it. Have fun!

Sorry, I couldn't find much, but here's a little article someone wrote that you might get some leads from. He mentions different cultures, and from there you can crack open the books

http://www.tribalectic.com/Archives/Aug2002/GuestArticle2.asp

True, and you can write up some type of survey, give it to both modded and un modded people, and maybe just do a "Recent" history.

Go to your local college, university, or public library. There you can sift through plenty of archaeology and anthropology periodicals and other publications.

Unless you can find an exact copy of text from a reputable anthropologist, I would steer clear of internet sources.

Books can have incorrect information in them also. And about body piercing they most likely will.

Have you looked at the APP's website. Go to www.safepiercing.org and click on the publications link. Then read some of the issues of "The Point". There is a lot of verifiable information there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlUpLWqw-Qo

its kind of short.
and there's not a wealth of information,
but i dug it.

Jagerick-
I checked the site and I was able to find their publication, The Point http://www.safepiercing.org/point.html). Articles on the history of body modification are few and far between. Unfortunately, they did not have properly or rigorously cited sources.

For example: Issue 22 "History of Body Piercing- The Ampallang"
http://www.safepiercing.org/PDFs/point22.pdf)

The author (Paul King) does not use proper citation methods. In fact, he actually just lists someone's name, Tom Harrison [sic], as his number 2, 3, 7, and 11th sources, rather than an actual publication source or verified on record interview. Paul King did not even properly spell this man's name, which is correctly spelled "Tom Harrisson." I was able to find a book that Paul King used http://www.amazon.com/Penis-Inserts-Southeast-Asia-Bibliography/dp/0944613055), but the specific page numbers were not documented in his article.

Current anthropology/archaeology periodicals and books will have the most reputable cited sources which are essential for writing a solid research paper. For the original poster, this can mean the difference between having verifiable, reliable sources for a paper or facing disciplinary action for improperly or poorly cited sources.

wow. Came back from last night, and wow, lots of responses. Thanks guys! Ill definetly take a link at the links posted. And some of you mentioned interviews. Interviews are actually a portion of the article but i kind of wanted some more information on like...the traditions and what having large lobes actually represented in these tribes. Thanks again for all the responses!

Why not try Wikipedia?

Wikipedia is a community edited journal, anyone can type whatever they please. For this reason, it cannot be cited in a research paper.

Sometimes there are reputable cited sources at the end of a Wikipedia article which may useful for mining more data.