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“Sensing Seconds and Epochs with Semi-Wild Orangutans and their Caretakers: A 21st Century Ethnographic Approach to Cross-Disciplinary Anthropology”
Conservation efforts are becoming increasingly urgent, making Juno Parreñas' talk about orangutan conservation efforts in Sarawak timely—and the temporal scales between the epochs was indeed a…
“Living with Livestock: Development Models in China” and Why Cultural Context Matters
On September, 14, Shengyu Pei, an associate professor at the South-Central University for Nationalities in Wuhan, China, gave a talk at the Department of Anthropology. Dr. Pei discussed findings…
International Workshop in Anthropology and Soil Science at Ohio State University
From June 22-27, 2018, an international interdisciplinary workshop in anthropology, archaeology and soil science has taken place at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, on the topic "Soil…
Anthropology in action: playing “The Milpa Game” in Crique Sarco, Belize.
As part of ongoing anthropological research project into the human and ecological dynamics of swidden (aka, “slash-and-burn”) agriculture, Dr. Sean Downey (Ohio State U.), Drew Gerkey (Oregon…
Thoughts on the 15th Annual Paul and Erika Bourguignon Lecture in Art and Anthropology
A painting on display in the Metropolitan Museum captures a view of the Andes: breathtaking mountains, twisted trees, and a winding river. Without doubt, it is a beautiful view, especially to a…
Understanding the Mediterranean: complex dimensions of the “migration crisis” and representation
On 22 February Dr. Maurizio Albahari, an associate professor at the University of Notre Dame, gave a lecture “Rethreading the Mediterranean: Disquieting Art and Migrant Democracy” at Mershon…