A Partial Perspective: Recent Episodes
William Lucas
In this series, we explore what it means to think like a social scientist through discussions and streams of consciousness. We hope this podcast will help you link together an understanding of the many things that make us human.
In this video, I discuss how anthropologists can use dream data as a part of their work. In conversation with Professor Jeannette Mageo, we discuss her research on the nature of dreams, their impact on individual subjectivity, and how social scientists can use that to enhance their work.
Jeannette Mageo Website https://anthro.wsu.edu/faculty-and-staff/jeannette-mageo/
Upcoming book: The Mimetic Nature of Dream Mentation: American Selves in Re-formation
Recent publications: 2021 Jeannette Mageo and Bruce Knauft (eds). Authenticity, Authorship, and Pacific Island Encounters: New Lives of Old Imaginaries. Berghahn Press for the Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania (ASAO) monograph series.
2020 Jeannette Mageo and Robin Sheriff (eds.). New Directions in the Anthropology of Dreaming, New York: Routledge
2019 “Mimesis and Developing Models of Self and Other.” Culture and Psychology.
2019 “Young Americans’ Dreaming in the Specular Age,” with Robin Sheriff, University of New Hampshire, Ethos.
2019 “Ambiguity as Dream Mentation: Super-masculinity and Ambivalence in American Dreams,” Ethos 47(3):326-345.
Dr. Jeannette Mageo Professor of Anthropology jmageo@wsu.edu
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Tags: dreams, dream anthropology, jeannette mageo, anthropology of dreaming, cross cultural perspective, anthropology
In this video, Bryant and Will talk with Sam Hoadley-Brill, a philosophy PhD student at CUNY. This is the second chat with Sam where we’ve discussed topics surrounding the public representations of postmodernism and critical race theory. The conversation starts with addressing interesting comments that viewers have issued about the very legitimate criticisms that people like James Lindsay and Jordan Peterson issue against postmodern and critical theoretical thought. In addition to providing some interesting updates since the last conversation, this conversation touches on topics surrounding public intellectuals, ‘real world’ concerns, and the kinds of conversations that might be more conducive to discussing these controversial topics.
Sam Hoadley-Brill https://twitter.com/deonteleologist?lang=en https://gc-cuny.academia.edu/SHoadleyBrill https://philpeople.org/profiles/samuel-hoadley-brill
Sam's Conceptual Disinformation Substack https://conceptualdisinformation.substack.com/
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Tags: michel foucault, cynical theories book, cynical theories helen pluckrose, cynical theories james lindsay, cynical theories book review, jordan peterson postmodernism, james lindsay social justice, james lindsay peter boghossian helen, sam hoadley-brill cynical theories, derrida philosophy, social justice theory, feminist scholars, postmodernism steven pinker, jordan peterson, jordan peterson 12 rules for life, michel foucault power, sokal squared, grievance studies affair
Applying Postmodernism to Anthropology and Social Behavioral Research with PhD Student Deven Gray
In this episode, Bryant and Will talk with PhD graduate student Deven Gray about how he applies postmodernism as a researcher. We talk about how it doesn't prevent research, but can lead us to conducting better research. We discuss his research around Zika in Belize, and how postmodernism can sometimes be the most pragmatic method to use.
Deven Gray https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/anthropology/people/gray.aspx
Managing an epidemic: Zika interventions and community responses in Belize https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2018.1471146
Assistant Editor to Human Organization https://www.appliedanthro.org/publications/human-organization
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11 | How James Lindsay and Jordan Peterson Misrepresent Postmodern Philosophy with Sam Hoadley Brill
In this episode, I discuss so-called "Cynical Theories" as discussed by public figures like James Lindsay and Jordan Peterson with PhD philosophy student Sam Hoadley-Brill. We discuss Foucault, Derrida, and other postmodern and deconstruction scholars, and the ways these public debates fall short of making promising critiques of philosophical arguments.
Sam Hoadley-Brill https://twitter.com/deonteleologist?lang=en https://gc-cuny.academia.edu/SHoadleyBrill https://philpeople.org/profiles/samuel-hoadley-brill
Cynical Theories Book Review https://www.liberalcurrents.com/the-cynical-theorists-behind-cynical-theories/
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10 | Are Men Animals? Defining Masculinity and Gender with Dr Matthew Gutmann
In this episode, I discuss masculinity with Dr Matthew Gutmann—Professor of Anthropology at Brown University. We discuss the themes he talks about in his latest book: Are Men Animals? How Modern Masculinity Sells Men Short. One main point he makes is that there is a diversity of masculinities in all times and places, and turning to biological explanations falls short of actually understanding the roots of the behavioral dimensions of gender.
Matthew Gutmann Website https://brown.academia.edu/MatthewGutmann
Are Men Animals? How Modern Masculinity Sells Men Short https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/matthew-gutmann/are-men-animals/9781541699595/
Dr. Matthew Gutmann Professor of Anthropology Director, Brown International Advanced Research Institutes (BIARI) Brown University The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs gutmann@brown.edu
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Tags: masculinity, modern masculinity, masculinity vs femininity, anthropology of gender and sexuality, sex and gender, gender studies (field of study), cross cultural perspective on gender, gender wage gap debate, gender personality traits, toxic masculinity, men and war, war and masculinity, men and mass shootings, matthew gutmann, matthew gutmann anthropology, are men animals, how modern masculinity sells men short
9 | Addiction and Biocultural Feedback Loops with Neuroanthropologist Dr Daniel Lende
In this episode, I discuss the roots of addiction from a neuroanthropological perspective with Dr Daniel Lende—an Anthropology Professor at the University of South Florida.
We discuss his research on addiction, and his attempts to bridge ethnographic data with neuroscience in order to understand the biocultural feedback loop that lies at the heart of addiction. Also discussed are American notions of gender, and how social media has comes to influence so much of our lives.
Neuroanthropology blog https://neuroanthropology.net/
Anthro in the Everyday instagram https://www.instagram.com/anthrointheeveryday/?hl=en
Dr. Daniel Lende Associate Professor of Anthropology University of South Florida Department of Anthropology dlende@usf.edu
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Keywords: neuroanthropology, daniel lende, university of south florida, anthropology, biocultural anthropology, biological anthropology, neuroscience, applied anthropology, neuroanthropology and the encultured brain, brain and culture
Season 1 Episode 6: Dr Kristina Baines on Cool Anthropology, and the Use of Embodied Ecological Heritage
Recorded July 2, 2020
This next episode is with Dr Kristina Baines, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at City University of New York, at Guttman Community College. She is also an affiliated faculty at CUNY Graduate School of Public Health. In this conversation, we discuss her Anthropological perspective, including a framework she’s developed in her career called Embodied Ecological Heritage, which links everyday health with the heritage practices that take place in specific ecologies.
We also discuss the several collaborative projects that she has going on at Cool Anthropology: a website she cofounded with her wife, Victoria Costa, which hosts a series of collaborative projects. We touch on a couple of them, including their Shifting Stereotypes Project, which is an interactive documentary that is set to release soon. We also talk about the Ethnography Matters Project, which can be thought of as a collaborative discussion about the use of ethnographic methods for all purposes, for people everywhere.
The conversation starts with discussing how she applies an anthropological definition of health, especially right now during COVID-19.
Coo. Anthropology https://www.coolanthropology.com/
Shifting Stereotypes Interactive Documentary http://shiftingstereotypes.com/
Ethnography Matters https://www.coolanthropology.com/ethnography-matters/
Dr. Kristina Baines, PhD Associate Professor of Anthropology Guttman Community College, CUNY Department of Anthropology Graduate School of Public Health yesbaines@gmail.com
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Season 1 Episode 5: Dr Sarah Willen on the Pandemic Journaling Project & Linking Migrant Health and Dignity in Israel
Recorded June 11, 2020
This next episode is with Dr Sarah Willen (https://twitter.com/sarahwillen), a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Connecticut. She’s authored several articles and books in her career, and we touch on some of them, including her latest ethnography published last year, Fighting for Dignity: Migrant Lives at Israel’s Margins, which philosophically centers dignity in her research in order to understand notions of vulnerability, illegality, and inequity for the various narratives she captures concerning migrants who settle in Israel from all over the world, such as from regions like South America, Southeast Asia, and Western Africa.
At the start of the conversation, we discuss COVID-19, including the new Pandemic Journaling Project that she created together with Kate Mason at Brown University, along with an interdisciplinary team of students and faculty at UConn, Brown, and Trinity College. The Pandemic Journaling Project was launched on May 29th and aims to document people’s experiences with COVID-19 in order to contribute to our historical understanding of what has happened during this time.
You can contribute in English or Spanish, by writing, or even using audio and photo, and you can even securely download your journals. This is a great project that professors have found instructive having their students contribute to, as you’ll hear from next week‘s guest, Dr Kristina Baines at City University of New York. The project is scheduled to last as long as COVID-19 does, which seems to be the foreseeable future.
The Pandemic Journaling Project
https://pandemic-journaling-project.chip.uconn.edu/
https://www.pandemicjournalingproject.org/
Sarah S. Willen, PhD, MPH Associate Professor of Anthropology Director, Research Program on Global Health and Human Rights at the Human Rights Institute University of Connecticut
Faculty Page: https://anthropology.uconn.edu/core-faculty/sarah-willen/ sarah.willen@uconn.edu
Fighting for Dignity: Migrant Lives at Israel’s Margins (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019) https://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/15981.html
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Recorded June 4, 2020
The following conversation is with Dr. Kiran Jayaram, a professor of anthropology at the university of south florida. In this conversation we discuss topics related to his research in Haiti and international development, National and international migration(including his family background), and his work with a group of scholars in Haiti and the Dominican Republic called Transnational Hispaniola and his work with the Island Anthropologies event that, among other things, attempts to rethink “the Caribbean” as a container for what we conceive of as “expected and normal” there. The conversation pick up discussing the Anthropology of education in the time of COVID-19, and what teaching has looked like right now during the pandemic.
Contact info for Dr. Jayaram: Kiran Jayaram, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology University of South Florida 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, SOC 118 Tampa, FL 33620-8100 USA kjayaram@usf.edu
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Recorded 2 June 2020
In this conversation with Dr Heide Castañeda, a professor of anthropology at the University of South Florida, we discuss issues in legal anthropology and how she applies these to her research on migrant health issues. This includes her latest book released last year called Borders of Belonging: Struggle and Solidarity in Mixed-Status Immigrant Families.
The conversation starts with talking about the protests surrounding the George Floyd murder and how many of the economic and political issues around the world, while existing before this current social moment, presents a unique product when combined with concerns surrounding COVID-19.
Borders of Belonging: Struggle and Solidarity in Mixed-Status Immigrant Families https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=28405
Dr. Heide Castañeda Professor of Anthropology University of South Florida:
Personal website: https://www.heidecastaneda.com Faculty Page: https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/anthropology/people/castaneda.aspx Twitter: https://twitter.com/CastanedaHeide
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S1 E2: Dr Dillon Mahoney and the Economic Impacts of COVID19 & Research on Refugee Resettlement
Recorded: 14 May 2020
In this episode, I talk with Dr Dillon Mahoney, a professor of anthropology at the University of South Florida. In this conversation, we talk about his book, The Art of Connection: Risk, Mobility, and the Crafting of Transparency in Coastal Kenya, which deals with the new generation of art dealers within Kenya. We discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on the economy and other related topics in economic anthropology. We talk about some of his current research dealing with refugee resettlement in Tampa, Florida. The conversation picks up talking about his planned field school in Kenya that has been postponed due to COVID-19.
Dillon Mahoney, Ph.D. Department of Anthropology University of South Florida 4202 E. Fowler Ave SOC 117 Tampa, FL 33620
The Art of Connection: Risk, Mobility, and the Crafting of Transparency in Coastal Kenya: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520292895/the-art-of-connection
Season 1 Episode 1: Dr Antoinette Jackson on Anthropology, Critical Race Theory, and Being New Department Chair
Recorded: April 27, 2020 In this first episode of this relaunched podcast, William talks with Dr Antoinette Jackson, the incoming Chair of the Applied Anthropology Department at the University of South Florida. We discuss her transition to this new position during COVID-19 as well as how students, faculty, and all of us can cope during the quarantine. We also discuss her latest book, Heritage, Tourism, and Race: The Other Side of Leisure (2020), discussing how Black people have historically experienced tourism and what placing Black people’s stories at the center of anthropological investigations does to enhance and put forth a Critical Race Theoretical Perspective. We also discuss her 2012 book Speaking for the Enslaved: Heritage Interpretation at Antebellum Plantation Sites, and the power of language when referencing the enslaved.
In this first episode, we (Will and Bryant) discuss our grad school experiences and what we’ve learned about getting into a good graduate program. We also talk about our thoughts behind “A Partial Perspective,” and how we apply anthropological and psychological concepts to the world around us.