Uncovering the history of Makassan interactions with Yanyuwa people at Jalabuwaja (Crocodile's Net), southwest Gulf of Carpentaria
Seminar
Presented in person and online. Zoom details below.AuthorsChris Urwin, John J Bradley, Robert Skelly, Emilie Dotte, Simon Munt, li-Anthawirriyarra Sea Ranger Unit, Yanyuwa Families In Australia, there is growing recognition that Aboriginal people in northern Australia were in contact with ‘…
Carceral genocide: Aboriginal life and the settler state in Australia’s Northern Territory
Seminar
Presented in person and online - details below.Carceral genocide: Aboriginal life and the settler state in Australia’s Northern Territory Indigenous people in northern Australia are among the most incarcerated on the planet. This paper offers the view that hyperpolicing and hyperincarceration…
Variation in Paranthropus; microevolution, sexual dimorphism, and ontogeny
Seminar
The genus Paranthropus includes at least three distinct species, (P. aethiopicus, P. boisei, and P. robustus), that share a unique suite of primitive and derived characteristics including small brains, and a hypertrophic masticatory apparatus. The relatively large sample of P. robustus and P.…
Pierre Bourdieu and The Socio-Existential Physics of Viability
Orientation
Presented in person and online - details below.Pierre Bourdieu and The Socio-Existential Physics of ViabilityI was leaving Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport bound for Paris with one of my informants, Wafa, and her mother. Her mother was carrying such a great deal of luggage—well beyond…
Encounters with the Indian criminal justice system: Cases of queer dating violence in India
Seminar
Presented online only. Zoom details below.Encounters with the Indian criminal justice system: Cases of queer dating violence in IndiaThis presentation will share findings from my on-going research project on 'Risk and Intimacy: Dating Violence through Gay and MSM (Men who have sex with Men) dating…
Archaeology in Rapa Nui - Anakena excavations re-analysed
Seminar
Presented in person and online. Zoom details below.Archaeology in Rapa Nui - Anakena excavations re-analysedThis seminar will present Rapa Nui pre-history spanning over 3 decades of my archaeological research. Rapa Nui is a tiny island situated in the southeast Pacific. Geographically, it is the…
Anatomized Without Consent
Seminar
Anatomized Without Consent: Ethical entanglements, marginalized persons, and righting the wrongs associated with anatomical and legacy collections in the United States and beyondAnatomical collections were instrumental in the development and advancement of medicine, anatomy, and biological…