Dace Lasmane

People matter

I’m an anthropologist who switched to UX and user research. This is my website  with some of my past research projects and reflections.

We all know that anticipation that one stays after work to conduct an interview and guess if a participant will show up and will be an ‘easy’ one. (Here me in one of those moments, at least trying to enjoy the sunset. Prague, 2022).

  • Mayan history

    The Dominican missionaries in Guatemala observed that the Indians were passionately fond of dancing and singing. The joyousness which originally existed in their nature or temperament has become extinct. The usual tenour of their lives seems to be accompanied by a quiet, subdued melancholy. It is not improbable that, as a consequence of several centuries…

  • Nunnery Quadrangle

    The main entrance to the nunnery is through a gateway placed in the centre of the southern part of the quadrangle. Upon each side of this entrance there are four chambers, and it is to be noticed, as an evidence of the conventual character of the building, that these are the only rooms that have…

  • Pyramid of the Magician

    My first day at Uxmal was employed in making a rough survey of the land occupied by the ruins. One of the most important of these is that known as the Pyramid of the Dwarf (or Pyramid of the Magician). I examined it with particular attention for the purpose of studying the character of a…