Anthropologist On The Street
Summary: How many ways are there to be human? Each week Anthropologist on the Street Dr. Carie Little Hersh invites different cultural experts to illuminate the hidden ideas, practices, and power dynamics that make our lives both familiar and strange.
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Podcasts:
Bioarchaeologist Dr. Sara K. Becker examines the patterns found on the skeletal remains of the Tiwanaku, a state that emerged in Peru and Bolivia 1000-1500 years ago. By understanding the life, labor, and health of the Tiwanaku people, Dr. Becker hopes to understand how such a large and ethnically diverse community lived in peaceful coexistence.
To combat misrepresentation (and lack of representation) of South Asian cultures in American children’s literature, Sailaja Joshi founded Bharat Babies, an independent publishing house that creates books for young children, telling “stories about India's Heritage.” Sailaja talks about growing up Indian American, why cultural representation matters, and why anthropology should be central in any business endeavor.
In this episode I chat with Rev. Dr. Miranda Hassett is an Episcopal priest and anthropologist who talks culture, politics, religion, and how she uses anthropology to help her congregants find more meaning in their lives.
Filmmakers Amy Geller and Allie Humenuk talk about kinship, gender roles, and parenting in their award-winning documentary. “The Guys Next Door” features Erik and Sandro, whose friend Rachel offers to be a surrogate for their two children. I sit down in a coffee shop with Amy and Allie to discuss how their film both represents and impacts nontraditional families, and how family structures may change, but family life is often surprisingly unsurprising.
E3 Digging for Truth on a Cherokee Plantation with Dr. Lance Greene
E2 Breast Milk Sharing & "Good" Mommies with Dr. Beatriz Reyes-Foster
E1 Beyond Indiana Jones with Dr. Angela Jenks
