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That Anthro Podcast Gabriella Campbell
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Welcome to the podcast dedicated to Anthropology. On this podcast we will investigate different topics in anthropology, as well as interviewing a wide range of guests to hear about some of their experiences and learn about the remarkable research they are producing. Host Gabriella Campbell is graduate student at George Mason University, and she interviews guests such as university professors, graduate students, professionals, authors and curators from around the world. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gabby-campbell1/support
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Sharing anthropology with the public: Lidiia Tulenkova (@ladyanthropologist)
This week Lidiia Tulenkova (@ladyanthropologist) a graduate from the University of Toronto (with a degree in Sociocultural Anthropology) joins the podcast. Lidiia moved to Canada at age 18 from St. Petersburg, Russia, and shares her experience attending University in Canada and learning English. We then discuss how she found her passion for anthropology, and how sad it is that so many people don’t know what our field encompasses. Additionally, she explains how her instagram page @ladyanthropologist started, as well as her approach to content creating and how that approach has developed over the last few years. Lidiia is passionate about visual anthropology and translating knowledge into an engaging medium that helps publicize anthropology, which she engages in on her instagram page (and now Youtube). She also shares details about her new Youtube channel and the first video she launched called “Boys Don’t Cry: Ethnography on Men’s Mental Health.” Lastly, we talk about her life and job post-grad! Check out her YouTube channel below and follow her on Instragram.
https://www.youtube.com/@ladyanthropologist.
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The Political Potency of Human Bodies: Dr. Kate Kolpan
Today’s episode is with Dr. Kate Kolpan, an Assistant Professor at the University of Idaho, who specializes in Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology. Dr. Kolpan and I cover her approach to teaching and mentoring, and her favorite classes to teach, Modern War and Conflict and Health, Illness and Society. When discussing her approaches to teaching we discuss the value of anthropology as a tool for navigating and making sense of tragedies.
We also discuss her fascinating PhD dissertation work entitled “Science in International Memory Politics: Isotope Analysis and Identification of the Human Remains of WWII combatants in the Balkans.” She describes how the opportunity to conduct this research came about through networking at a professional conference. She also recounts traveling to Bosnia and Germany to collect data and talks about the overall experience of working with the International Commission of Missing Persons on this project. In this research she sought to determine if through isotope analysis, the country of origin of presumed Axis powers troops could be determined so that the bodies could be returned to said country. We also discuss her forensic science academy fellowship with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), and what skills she developed from this opportunity.
https://www.uidaho.edu/class/csj/people/katharine-kolpan
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Nefertiti's Sun Temple: Dr. Jacquelyn Williamson
Today Dr. Jacquelyn Williamson, an Associate Professor of Art and Archaeology (of the Mediterranean World) at George Mason University, joins the podcast to talk about her research in Egypt. Dr. Williamson focuses her research on issues of gender and religious power in Ancient Egypt, such as at the site of Tell el-Amarna, the site of Nefertiti’s Sun Temple. Dr. Williamson received her BA at Sarah Lawrence in Ancient History and Art History, and her MA/PhD The Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Williamson shares her deep love and scholarly fascination of Egypt in our conversation. She recounts her first visit, as well as subsequent visits to the Tell el-Amarna site, including the discovery of the Sun Temple. She also explains and helps unravel some of the mystery of King Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti through artistic representations of them in the temple. Dr. Williamson champions that art is an artifact, and discusses the process of interpreting the history of this Ancient Egyptian site. I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it.
https://historyarthistory.gmu.edu/people/jwilli98
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Zooarchaeology with Dr. Jamie Clark
Today Dr. Jamie Clark an Associate Professor of Archaeology at George Mason University joins That Anthro Podcast. We discuss her academic journey including her dissertation research at Sibudu Cave in South Africa. We also discuss her first teaching appointment at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and what it was like to live and teach in Alaska. Then we cover the next phase of her career teaching at GMU, including her class that I took called "Archaeology of Climate Change." Dr. Clark is an archaeologist who studies human-environmental relationships in the late Pleistocene through the lens of zooarchaeology. We also chat about her most recent project that brought her to Sefinum, Israel this summer. I hope you enjoy this episode!
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Reflections on my first year of graduate school
Today I break down my first year of graduate school and reflect on living in Virginia and some of the important lessons I've learned as a graduate student. This isn't a traditional podcast episode, but I hope you enjoy getting to hear more from me about this year. Thank you always for the support.
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Dr. Haagen Klaus on the Lambayque Valley Biohistory Project
On today’s episode we have my professor, Dr. Haagen Klaus, a bioarchaeologist at George Mason University. Dr. Klaus begins this episode by sharing the other side of his life with us, military aviation. Dr. Klaus is a nationally recognized arial photographer and scale model builder, as well as an author of several books on military aircrafts. We then discuss his journey into anthropology, and how he fell in love with Peru and decided to continue his career doing research there. We cover his MA and PhD education and the various lessons he learned from this advisors.
His work in Peru includes founding the Lambayque Valley Biohistory Project. This project is a multi-decade, international, multidisciplinary, and regional field bioarchaeology program on the desert north coast of Peru. He also recounts his favorite Peruvian dishes and restaurants. We then discuss the upcoming osteoimmunology project he and a group of GMU students will be traveling to Peru this summer to work on. Dr. Klaus has led a fascinating life and I hope you enjoy his stories as much as I do!
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Customer Reviews
One of a kind and leaves you feeling happy!
Gabby has done an AMAZING job with this podcast. This podcast is extremely beneficial to not only people in the world of anthropology and science, but to people in all walks of life. This content is easy for anyone to digest and follow, it will leave you feeling like every week you personally met a new, incredibly interesting and kind human working towards making the world a better place while learning pertinent information about all kinds of subjects along the way. Thank you Gabby for creating this!
I’m having a blast
I’m having a blast listening to Gabi and her guests. There’s something so infectious when a young person does a passion project with a deep enthusiasm that not only is a high quality but heart felt and impossible to stop listening. LOVE this pod!!
My new favorite podcast
Love the diversity of guests and content each week. Keep up the good work.