Notes from the Field

In this short episode, Dr. Sarah Riccardi-Swartz interviews her co-host about why he became an anthropologist (and a lawyer!), why he thinks his work matters, and what research he has planned in the future.

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Link to Dr. Madson's article: 

Madson, N. (2021). Finding the “Humanity” in Human Rights: LGBT Activists and the Vernacularization of Human Rights in Hong Kong. Law & Social Inquiry, 1-24. doi:10.1017/lsi.2021.24

This episode is the first in a short series on the history of anthropology. Drs. Nathan Madson and Sarah Riccardi-Swartz begin by offering a broad overview of ethnographic methods and the development of the four-field model in American anthropology. 

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In this short episode, Dr. Nathan Madson interviews his co-host about why she became an anthropologist, why she thinks her work matters, and what research she has planned in the future. 

Music: Ketsa, “Dusty Hills," Creative Commons Licensing (Non-Commercial Use) 

In this extended length episode, Drs. Madson and Riccardi-Swartz take a deep dive into the ethics of representation in visual and written ethnographies, asking questions about power, privilege, and responsibility.

Riccardi-Swartz, Sarah. 2020. "Fieldwork and Fallout with the Far-Right." American Ethnologist. Web. 

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In this episode, Drs. Nathan Madson and Sarah Riccardi-Swartz think about bias, truth, and a bit about the ethics of representation in the field of sociocultural anthropology. 

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