Anthropology has many goals. When we really begin to deconstruct and think about what those goals and aims are, the scope of those goals actually seem a bit absurd. However, I’m going to try and simplify a couple of them for the purposes of presenting a point. Anthropology is chiefly concerned with what is means to […]Read More
I tend to look for ANY excuse to celebrate. Valentine’s Day is no exception! Sometimes I bring cupcakes to class, candies to work, take my mom out for dinner, or treat myself to something nice. I’ve also had the flu this week. So when I was lucid, that meant internet surfing Check out some neat […]Read More
Because this is a given… All Lives Matter to me, anyway. However, as I consider the racially tense events of the past few months, the mainstream media response (or lack there of) to the killings in Nigeria, the symbolic political gesture that included many world leaders in response to the murders at Charlie Hebdo, the newspaper […]Read More
Beautiful artwork depicting Somali culture and historyRead More
I don’t normally get too personal on the blog, but I’m making an exception because I want to have some fun and talk about my experience. How my 2014 started off is COMPLETELY different than how it ended! Woooooooooo! I’ll save you the deets, but I made a playlist to add some color and rhythm […]Read More
From the time I thought of starting this blog, I’ve had a few false starts, but 2014 was my first full year as ‘The Rockstar Anthropologist’ and it was AWESOME! Here a few of my favorite posts! My Favorite in a Series I have to start with my first series of posts. I did a 4 […]Read More
These were our top viewed social media posts this past week We Can’t Breathe! Protests denouncing police brutality and the structural violence and inequalities that has plagued Black American communities since the creation of the U.S. continued throughout the nation. NYC held the ‘Million March’, which drew tens of thousands of people together in a […]Read More
Ever since I started college, as the years increase, my gift lists get more practical- books, office supplies, coffee gift cards… However, I wanted to put together a list of items that are both practical and fun! I also threw in some things that are just nice. I tried to stick to small, independently own businesses. […]Read More
