Brittany Birberick
Biographic Data
| ID | 354385 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brittany Birberick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brittany |
| FAMILY NAME | Birberick |
| SIGNATURE | BIRBERICK B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Signs that herald the future
The response addresses Lévy-Bruhl's 1926 essay, "Primitive mentality and games of chance," focusing on the gambler's role as an interpreter of the present for the sake of the future. Through a discussion of Lévy-Bruhl's articulation of the gambler's mentality, the gambling game fafi, and the invisible forces that dictate chance, the piece offers a reading that emphasizes the significance of interpretation and a collective capacity to read the "si…
Seeing numbers
This article explores the interpretive and divinatory practices and strategies used in the South African street-based lottery game fafi. The game, run by the Chinese community in South Africa and played predominantly by low-income black South Africans, utilizes a set of images and divinatory practices, particularly dream interpretation. The article analyzes the practices and history of fafi, alongside the financial and interpretive stakes of the …
Playing Fafi in Johannesburg
Signs that herald the future
The response addresses Lévy-Bruhl's 1926 essay, "Primitive mentality and games of chance," focusing on the gambler's role as an interpreter of the present for the sake of the future. Through a discussion of Lévy-Bruhl's articulation of the gambler's mentality, the gambling game fafi, and the invisible forces that dictate chance, the piece offers a reading that emphasizes the significance of interpretation and a collective capacity to read the "si…
Seeing numbers
This article explores the interpretive and divinatory practices and strategies used in the South African street-based lottery game fafi. The game, run by the Chinese community in South Africa and played predominantly by low-income black South Africans, utilizes a set of images and divinatory practices, particularly dream interpretation. The article analyzes the practices and history of fafi, alongside the financial and interpretive stakes of the …
Playing Fafi in Johannesburg
Signs that herald the future
The response addresses Lévy-Bruhl's 1926 essay, "Primitive mentality and games of chance," focusing on the gambler's role as an interpreter of the present for the sake of the future. Through a discussion of Lévy-Bruhl's articulation of the gambler's mentality, the gambling game fafi, and the invisible forces that dictate chance, the piece offers a reading that emphasizes the significance of interpretation and a collective capacity to read the "si…
Seeing numbers
This article explores the interpretive and divinatory practices and strategies used in the South African street-based lottery game fafi. The game, run by the Chinese community in South Africa and played predominantly by low-income black South Africans, utilizes a set of images and divinatory practices, particularly dream interpretation. The article analyzes the practices and history of fafi, alongside the financial and interpretive stakes of the …
Computer Science (3 works) · Gambling Behavior and Treatments (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Interpretation (philosophy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (1 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works)