This is a podcast for the screams and unfinished thoughts of two anthropology graduate students. In their first season, Şeyma and Esma explore the question “Who is an anthropologist?” thinking about different methodologies, positionalities, and histories of the anthropology discipline across geographies.
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This is a podcast for the screams and unfinished thoughts of two anthropology graduate students. In their first season, Şeyma and Esma explore the question “Who is an anthropologist?” thinking about different methodologies, positionalities, and histories of the anthropology discipline across geographies.
Making Archaeology “Cool” for the Right Reasons with Daniela Maria Raillard Arias
Talking Anthropology
1 hour 30 minutes 16 seconds
2 years ago
Making Archaeology “Cool” for the Right Reasons with Daniela Maria Raillard Arias
In this episode, Daniela shares her experience as an insider/outsider archaeologist of Chachapoya mortuary landscape in Peru. Reflecting on our lives during the pandemic, she provides insight into navigating the everyday life of grad school, making ethical decisions for our research, families and communities.
03:15 - 07:23 Why Study Anthropology?
07:24 - 16:03 Research Overview
16:04 - 20:12 “If I wasn’t an Archeologist…”
20:13 - 33:15 History of Archeology in the Americas
33:16 - 38:38 Community-Based Research
38:39 - 52:13 Positionality and the Impact of the Pandemic
52:14 - 57:07 Unfinished Projects
57:08 - 1:04:02 Methods and Perceptions
1:04:03 - 1:09:49 Public Humanities and Collaboration
1:09:49 - 1:29:50 Speed Round!
To learn more about her work, visit her website and her project social media @MAPAchachapoya on Facebook and @mapa_sacha Instagram, or follow her project Tiktok account (@andes_archaeology).
Keywords: archaeology, mortuary landscapes, community-based knowledge, aerial drone photogrammetry, public humanities, Peru, Leymebamba, Chachapoya
References: Gene Savoy; Kuélap (the site mentioned in Peru); Deep Hanging Out (A term attributed to Clifford Geertz, first known to be used by Renato Rosaldo)
Talking Anthropology
This is a podcast for the screams and unfinished thoughts of two anthropology graduate students. In their first season, Şeyma and Esma explore the question “Who is an anthropologist?” thinking about different methodologies, positionalities, and histories of the anthropology discipline across geographies.
