If you have ever taken a basic anthropology course, you probably have read Horace Miner’s, Body Ritual among the Nacirema. One of the hardest things, but most basic skills that an anthropologist must learn to do is to see and understand how they are objects of culture. When anthropology first became a thing, it was born into […]
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I try to share my experiences as I go through my process of researching, advancing academically, developing a career and skills because I find it extremely valuable when others share their experience with me. About Read More
The Bastille was a massive prison that was known for torture and cruel punishment during feudal rule. The fortress was in the center of Paris, and as a state prison, it stood a symbol of Read More
On Saturday morning, I went to behold the grandeur and power of Kara Walker’s work, ‘The Marvelous Sugar Baby‘. This very important piece of our time, encompasses a space that is historical, emotional, cerebral, Read More
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Culture Through Art: The 1930s edition
Some of the most powerful, insightful and dynamic chroniclers and anthropologists have actually been artists. Through their art, artist captured and preserved not just important events in a particular time and space, but they also Read More
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Early NYC and The Robbers of the Grave (Archaeology of
Note: As you read, learn and engage with this series of articles, there are some other themes that I encourage you to think about, and try to make connections to as you follow: The culture Read More
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New York's Slave Past: The History and Archaeology of the
“New York City, 1741. A growing population of slaves and indentured white laborers had city authorities on edge. When a series of fires broke out in March and April, suspicion fell on a conspiracy of these Read More
