tplye2Sep 20, 20234 minSome thoughts on genderby Lye Tuck-Po 20 September 2023 This is a photo of my host mother Yi in Cambodia, photographed while she was working in her maize field...
tplye2Sep 19, 20233 minKnowing children (part 2)by Lye Tuck-Po / 19 September 2023 In this blog, my intent was to describe Batek childcare. Except that it's rather boring. My writing of...
tplye2Sep 18, 20234 minKnowing children (part 1)by Lye Tuck-Po / 18 September 2023 Excerpts: Neither the Batek’s way of life nor their children’s behaviour has changed radically....
tplye2Sep 18, 20231 minAnthropologist-baitingby Lye Tuck-Po 18 September 2023 This game is called anthropologist-baiting. It is much enjoyed by Batek children, and is played whenever...
tplye2Sep 17, 20232 minWriting fieldnotesby Lye Tuck-Po 17 September 2023 What stands out in my memories of the old days was how firmly the Batek protected my fieldnotes....
tplye2Sep 17, 20232 minChildren of the BatekI started "studying" the Batek in 1993, so this is my 30th year with them. For the past few years I've been working on a visual...