ESS 120 1st Edition Lecture 3Outline of Previous Lecture1. Land, Soil and DispositionsOutline of Current Lecture1. Bushmena. The Lost World of Kalahari by Laurens Van Der Post2. Background3. Respect for Wild4. Celebrations5. Sustainable SocietiesCurrent Lecture“The Bushmen”Reading of The Lost World of the Kalahari- Laurens Van Der Post. Written in English, Van Der Post’s second language.Background:These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.1. Van Der Post grew up in African, catholic home in a very racially tense community2. The Queen of England knighted him. 3. POW in WWI. 4. Banned from south Africa for his writing style, support of bushman.Respect for Wild:1. Only killed to live, never for fun or sport. Saw animals’ death as a sacrifice. Personal Note: Psycho aggressive bees that attacked, attracted to dark colorsCelebrations:1. Bushmen would fast and then have a huge feast, then lay and moan2. Bushman danced and sang to express emotion, loved stories and story telling and painting.3. Painted on rocks; mostly animalsa. “signed” paintings with hand printsMain Argument of Book/Lecture: Sustainable societies have to make difficult
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