11/5: Bioanthropology & Bioarchaeology [CW]
Due: Readings & Online research
- Archaeology as History (Frieman 2023): Ch 4
- Podcast: Race & Bio Anthropology (52 min)
- (optional) Resources on bioarchaeology
Class: Discussion & Trowelblazing
- Lecture 17 PDF
- 21st c. Trowelblazers Essay. Students will work collaboratively (in a group of 4) to research the career of an archaeologist who is doing innovative and inspiring work. The group will compile their findings on the course website, which will serve as a resource for the class, and also do a brief Group Presentation about the process (5-10 minutes). Each student will also write an individual essay draft and a final essay (700 to 1000 words) inspired by the public-facing profile essays on the Trowelblazer website. Tons more information to come!
11/7: Ethics & Repatriation [CW]
Due: Watching & Weekly Exercise 7 (WE7)
- Video: Reclaiming the Ancestors: Indigenous and Black Perspectives on Repatriation, Human Rights, and Justice (2020, 2 hours) CW: This webinar, which expands upon many of the topics from the Frieman chapter, discusses human remains, histories of collecting, and trauma.
- Speakers (helps for WE7 too):
- Michael Blakey, Ph.D., NEH Professor of Anthropology and American Studies, College of William and Mary
- Dorothy Lippert (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), Ph.D., Tribal Liaison, National Museum of Natural History
- Shannon Martin (Gun Lake Pottawatomi/Ojibwe), Director, Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture and Lifeways
- Rachel Watkins, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Anthropology, American University
- Sonya Atalay (Anishinabe-Ojibwe), Ph.D., Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Class: Discussion of NAGPRA & related issues
- Lecture 18 PDF
- Trowelblazer discussion (10 minutes)
