The Dynamics of Social and Economic Inequality in Cross-Cultural Perspective: the ENDOW and Rep2SI Projects
Seminar
Understanding the drivers and dynamics of social and economic inequality is of core interest to social scientists, policy makers, and the public. I will introduce two projects that are part of an effort to bring new empirical data to facilitate that understanding. The ENDOW project (for Economic…
Reconsidering how we can use developmental growth patterns in animal teeth to improve resolution of palaeodietary and palaeoclimate studies
Seminar
Presented in person and online. Zoom details below.Sequential analyses of tooth enamel stable isotope values have provided valuable insight into patterns of ancient animal mobility and behavior. However, the conventional sampling strategy used in these studies does not closely follow the geometry…
Making Places Sacred: New Articulations of Place and Power
Seminar
Presented in person and online - more details below.Making Places Sacred: New Articulations of Place and PowerJoin us for a discussion of Matt Tomlinson and Yujie Zhu's new book, Making Places Sacred. In it, Matt and Yujie examine how sacred space is made in projects that are creative,…