Anthropology
Anthropology in 10 or Less: Race Part 2: The Origin of the Concept of Race
Anthropology in 10 or Less:105:Intro to Archeology
Anthropology in 10 or Less: Race Part 1: The Biology of Skin Color
Anthropology in 10 or Less: 103 Cultural Appropriation
The third episode of my new show is now up on YouTube. Check it out.
In this episode of Anthropology in 10 or Less, we briefly examine the difference between cultural borrowing and cultural appropriation and why those differences are important. Then we explore two case studies, the Washington Redskins, and the Florida Seminoles
Anth in 10 or Less Episode 2
Episode 2 of Anthropology in 10 or Less: Understanding Culture is now up on YouTube.
Anthropology in 10 or Less
Some of you here know that I am an anthropologist and that I teach at a University. Some of you also know that I do freelance video production and photography. Last yeah, in search for material for my courses, I realized that there were a lack of educational videos on Anthropology on YouTube, or at least ones that were short and accessible. So as of today I launched my first episode, Anthropology in 10 or Less in an effort to explore concepts in Anthropology in a short and accessible form.
Check out Episode 1: What the F*** is Anthropology
Standing Rock, Native American History and Why It Is Important (resources here)
Photo Taken from Facebook Event Standing in Solidarity with Standing Rock
I am taking a moment out of my creative activity to talk about something that is important right now. Standing Rock is our future. What happens in the next few days or weeks there could change everything about our country, for the better or for the worse. It was a rough weekend up at Standing Rock. Check out this news piece from the New York Times for a brief summary on last weekends events. New York Times Story on Last Weekends Events
I am a lecturer at two universities in the Departments of Anthropology and so in addition to my creative writing, I have worked a lot with Native Americans in my career thus far. If we want to understand what is happening at Standing Rock, then it is important to understand the history. Below are a list of resources for anyone interested in educating themselves.
First the Standing Rock Syllabus. This is an overview of the history of Standing Rock and other important historical events for Native Americans.
https://nycstandswithstandingrock.wordpress.com/standingrocksyllabus/
We have to understand the history of these systems in order to be truly effective in fighting the good fight. As such, this week I have decided to pause all lessons and have a discussion about Native American History and Standing Rock. We already do this a little in my courses, but I decided to expand it as I cannot sit by and ignore what is going on.
Here are some videos for those of you who want a quick introduction to some of the issues:
We Shall Remain: American Experience. This is a six part history of Native Americans in the United States written and directed by Native Americans. You can find several these episodes for free on YouTube and many at local libraries. If you are a student most colleges allow streaming of this program from the library website. We Shall Remain: American Experience
You may also be interested in the following books:
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Some important Supreme Court Cases and Acts to look up (if you really want to understand the history)
There are a lot of resources that are out there for understanding this situation. If you have any resources you feel I am missing and are vital please share in the comments. I will leave them open for people to add their own resources. Let’s educate people, because knowledge is powerful.
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