Author Archives: Allie

I really enjoyed reading Tea and Solidarity for many reasons, but specifically for its emphasis on language and the importance that it holds in justice and dignity. The way that words were translated next to their meaning in English throughout … Continue reading →

I was really excited to read this book, the Land of the Open Graves, because I had the opportunity to meet Jason de Leon last semester when he came to campus during his exhibit, Hostile Terrain. I got to chat … Continue reading →

Lara talks about how the experiences of being Queer are distinct across cultures, identities, ethnicities and races. When she brings up the erasure of Indigenous Queer folk (64-65) in particular, it made me think about how Indigenous Queer folk are … Continue reading →

This ethnography was heartbreaking and enlightening. I really liked the opening framing about the river, drawing the parallels about how heroin touches all parts of life in this part of New Mexico. On page 12, Garcia describes the “internalization of … Continue reading →

Dixon describes how midwives are in both an in group and outgroup relationship with the state, engaged in a process of “push and pull,” where they strategically engaging when it will help the persistence of their practice and care for … Continue reading →

I really love the “ethics of the garden” connection and framework that Taneja employs throughout the Sharing a Room with Sparrows piece. It reminds me of some Amazonian (and some Andean) Ecuadorian Kichwa ways of thinking about the world. Sumak … Continue reading →

The overarching framework and discussion of the liberal or “late liberal” made me think a lot about our current political situation, with Black voters largely winning Joe Biden his white house seat while he now has done little to nothing … Continue reading →

I found the selections from Deborah Thomas’s work, Exceptional Violence: Embodied Citizenship in Transnational Jamaica, incredibly thought provoking. I like how she starts out with a broad call to reframe anthropology’s role in defining and describing “culture.” When she calls … Continue reading →

I found Murchison chapters 2 and 3 really helpful for considering research questions and methods as we embark on our own ethnographies this semester and beyond. I especially found the research question section helpful (38), because I often wonder about … Continue reading →

I read some selections from The Mushroom at the End of the World last semester, and it struck me as a story about damage, destruction, and human greed. I used it to argue that humans are more alienated from ourselves than ever before … Continue reading →