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Horizontal Transmission

HORIZONTAL TRANSMISSION:

“Horizontal transmission, the things that are learned from one’s peers and society, and contrast it with vertical transmission, meaning, essential what gets passed down.”

– Christine Kenneally – p.157, The Invisible History of the Human Race
Learn More: The Invisible History Of The Human Race – Christine Kenneally

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Wrītan is a home for reflections on race, love, culture, and perception. Wrītan, pronounced “Writ-TAWN”, which means “to write, draw or engrave” in Old English — comes from when writing was done by carving runes into wood or stone. It is the root of the word ‘write’ and serves as a reminder that things we think of as different — writing and drawing, were once thought of as one.

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