Alexandra Morris and I have known each other for about 5 years now. We met when I was about a semester or two into my Master’s program at Hunter College. We became friends over siding bone fragments in the osteology lab and cried of frustration into dusty boxes of broken phalanges. Alexandra had already received […]
Alfred Cort Haddon- British, Victorian, and Headhunter- and Irish Anthropologist, Charles Browne Haddon was a marine biologist turned anthropologist in the late 1800s. While working on a coral reef expedition in the Torres Strait Read More
Anthropology
Archaeology
Art and Politics
Education
Forensic Anthropology
Osteology
The Body
Head Hunters: Anthropology and the Skull Obsessed Series Intro
I don’t think that you will ever walk into the office of an anthropologist or an anthropology museum or anywhere where anthropology is being practiced and not find a skull. I don’t think Read More
Anthropology
Art and Politics
Book Review
Resources
The Body
Book Review: Severed: A History of Heads Lost and Heads
As part of the Head Hunters series, I asked some brilliant anthro friends to write reviews for a couple of books that deal with the issue of anthropologists and our history and relationships with skulls. Read More
Anthropology
Art and Politics
Burial
Culture
Forensic Anthropology
Osteology
Science
Skeletal biology
Social Justice
The Body
Part Three of the Black History Month Series: From NYC
This is part three (final) of the 2019 Black History Month series on two important sites- the African Burial Grounds in NYC and a tiny island called St. Helena. Sorry, it was delayed, but Black History Read More
Anthropology
Archaeology
Art and Politics
Burial
Forensic Anthropology
Museum
Osteology
Science
Skeletal biology
Social Justice
The Body
Announcement: Black History Series: From NYC to St. Helena- The
Because World Anthropology Day and Black History Month occur in the same month, and I wanted to spend some time talking about a topic I love (re: that February holiday day about love). I decided Read More
If you haven’t heard, the Brooklyn Museum recently appointed a white person to curate narratives and artifacts for African Art. And, I will admit, that I am among the folks confused about this choice. Read More
Anthropology
Art and Politics
Culture
Media
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Tradition
Deviant Beauty: The Ageless Fashionista
The mass media has many functions, but one of its primary functions is to communicate social expectations or norms. The lack of older people represented in mass media can imply that aging is undesirable. George Read More
Part Two of the “Deviant Beauty Series” A few days after I met Krista, I sat down with Krystal- a hair stylist and artist. Although petite in size, her presence fills a room. Read More
Anthropology
Art and Politics
Culture
Tradition
Introducing a new series about people: “Deviant Beauty”
In our search for beauty ideals and physically pleasing aesthetics, humans have navigated complex social and cultural obligations and expectations that come to represent social norms. The social norms help us to take the temperature Read More
I remember when the ‘March For Science’ was first announced. I was on board, immediately. I joined the Facebook groups, requested to be informed of volunteer opportunities, and began to pay attention to the communications Read More
Anthropology
Art and Politics
Culture
Protest Signs
Resources
Science
Social Justice
Download Free March For Science Posters
I designed a few signs that you are welcome to download and use! These posters are optimized for 18×24 inches and are in PDF. I’ll continue to add more as I think of them. Awesome Read More
"While Disney utilizes every media tool and technology to create a very specific cultural experience that evokes the same reaction no matter where you are in the world, Mickey Mouse has also become a symbol Read More
When all variations can be found in the African diaspora, what does it mean to "fit the profile"? Read More
Anthropology
Art and Politics
Forensic Anthropology
Fun
Osteology
The Body
The (Possible) Bones of ‘The Unsullied’
Earlier today, I was reading a report published on Nature.com about the pathology of an 18th century singer named Gaspare Pacchierotti. What made this article particularly compelling was that the singer was castrated, Read More
