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Announcement: Black History Series: From NYC to St. Helena- The

January 31, 2019

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

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Tales From The Grave: Sacralization of the Lumbar

November 28, 2018

This is a small series that will focus on some of the types of trauma, pathology and degeneration I examined will at the Odyssey Field School in Cyprus. Please note that the images included are Read More

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How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Forensic Anthropology In a

August 29, 2018

I’m super excited to write this post because it means I did something really cool! I originally had this scheduled to post two weeks after I returned, but I wanted to compare my experience Read More

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“And something inside me just…broke”: I Wasn’t Alright, and it

August 13, 2018

“And something inside me just...broke." I saw that quote somewhere and understood it deeply.Read More

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Deviant Beauty: The Ageless Fashionista

February 10, 2018

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

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Deviant Beauty: “The Urban Tinkerbell”

January 16, 2018

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

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Deviant Beauty: “The Latina Bibliophilic Feminist Bioarchaeologist”

January 10, 2018

Photography by Damari McBride Photography The sun was barely up when Krista arrived at the studio on a cold Monday morning. A bioarchaeologist and college student working towards her Ph.D., she greeted me with Read More

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Paget’s Disease of the Bone

vvrj0 July 8, 2017

Paget's disease is a disorder that affects that bone remodeling process. The bones that are affected will begin producing new bone faster than it should, and the new bone is usually not quality.Read More

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The Bones of Fortune: Enslaved In the Cabinet

vvrj0 February 3, 2017

In the early years of medical practice, it would not have been uncommon for a doctor to have skeletons and other kinds of human remains and soft tissue preserved in their labs and offices. In Read More

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Reflections on 2016

vvrj0 December 31, 2016

In that moment, battered, bruised, limping on one leg, head raised, the hero goes towards the beast, for they have "already come through what they've come to." As do I walk towards 2017...Read More

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On Media, Memes, Mickey Mouse and Shared Experience

vvrj0 November 16, 2016

"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

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“You Fit The Profile”

Myeashea Alexander September 4, 2016

When all variations can be found in the African diaspora, what does it mean to "fit the profile"? Read More

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Things People Ask Me! Summer Edition

Myeashea Alexander July 13, 2016

I didn't intend to do another one of these until fall, but to my surprise and delight, it sparked a few emails filled with more questions, so I decided to go for round 2!Read More

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The (Possible) Bones of ‘The Unsullied’

Myeashea Alexander June 29, 2016

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

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Things People Ask Me! 1st Edition.

Myeashea Alexander May 7, 2016

I decided to compile a list of 5 questions that I get pretty often and answer them via the blog!Read More

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