Anthropology/Sociology Projects
Here you will find a selection of my projects related to anthropology, sociology, archaeology, politics and history. Feel free to download any of the PDF files to view them in full-screen.
Berry Field School / Joara / Fort San Juan
Field school in North Carolina that I attended as a student, and was hired to come back the next year and supervise groups of students and volunteers. The site is a 16th century Spanish fort built next to the native village of Joara. The site is noted for its incredibly vibrant features with a variety of clays. The below pictures are from 2017, and I remember being pretty proud of my groups clean profiles. Note the light colored clay pad, a foundation, in the overhead shots, and the row of post-holes above it, also visible between those is a hearth feature.
Beneath the Music Scene
My undergraduate thesis, this project examines the structures and systems of amateur music communities, utilizing research and ethnographic methods to define and understand the actors, loci, and motivations that foster music communities.
Towards a Pedagogy of Respect
This research paper examines the social sorting that occurs amongst peers in the classroom, and argues that such sorting occurs during very early classroom interactions, and is reflexive of dominate societal labels and themes.
Political Will and Identity in Indigenous Media Movements
This research project is a study of both indigenous imagery and identity in media, as well as indigenous-produced media's role in reinforcing community.
Chronology of Indigenous Movements in Peru
A history of the indigenous movements in Peru, and the efforts to organize against colonialism and preserve their rights and life-ways in the midst of ever-changing and tumultuous political environments from 1532-2014.
The Development of the Materialist Perspective
This is a research study on the development of the materialist perspective within anthropological theory, tracing from Marx, through White, and Harris, to Rappaport.
The Personification of Machines: Jeepney and Bumper Sticker Culture
This study compares the culture of bumper stickers in the U.S. with the jeepney culture in the Philippines.
Administration Transparency
This research study is a continuance of a previous study on student perception of finances at Hendrix College, where I was attending at the time. This study focuses on the relationship and communication between the administration and the student body, student agency, and students as stakeholders.
Gender Relations Through the Turn of the Century
History study on turn of the century gender relations through the lens of leisure activities and spaces. Topics of shifting work-home dynamics, gendered spaces and clothing, and emerging leisure activities.