The State of Rhode Island
In this post I talk about the ways my research has impacted my views on some local political topics
an anthropological spin
In this post I talk about the ways my research has impacted my views on some local political topics
After finding a peculiar cast iron bowl at the Rhode Island Antiques Mall, I set out to try and identify it using my fledgling knowledge of cast iron cookware.
Cast iron cookware has a weird…almost mythological status. I don’t mean that to be dramatic, it’s just that they’d alwaysContinue Reading
A brief overview of my growing interest in Rhode Island’s myriad historical cemeteries and how it marries my research to critically needed volunteer work
So as you may know, I’ve been researching the institution of slavery in Rhode Island, and more broadly in theContinue Reading
A mystery surrounding a headstone being eaten by trees to me fits perfectly with what is known about Colonial New England society.
It probably surprises few people besides myself that I’m fairly involved with local history. As an anthropologist, I’m perpetually ofContinue Reading
Briefly going into a bit more detail about the work of Taryn Johnson, we learn more about how anthropologists reconstruct our past
Now that we’ve spent some time learning, it’s time to compile and share what we’ve learned!
Now that we’re learning some language that’s fairly specific to Hawaii, it’s time to start learning about the influence language can have on our very perceptions of the world.