Talking Anthropology

By Seyma K & Esma Guney Aksoy

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 d... more

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The podcast currently has 4 episodes available.

Talking Anthropology episodes:

December 04, 2023 Sounds of Research with Alex Chávez
In this episode, Professor Alex Chávez shares his experience as an artist, an ethnographer and a scholar in anthropology.
1:50 - 11:51 What led him to anthropology
11:52 - 20:35 Research & performance
20:36 - 33:23 Writing Routines
33:24 - 41:03 Speed Round!
Keywords: music, borders, migration, race,
References: Aimee Villarreal; The School for Advanced Research (SAR)
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41min
March 02, 2023 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)
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1h 31min
November 22, 2022 Performing as a Path to Knowledge with Angela Glaros
In this episode, Professor Angela Glaros shares her experience as an anthropologist, an ethnomusicologist, a performer, a single mother as well as being a religious person in academia.

01:17 - 07:40 Ethnomusicology research
07:41 - 13:00 Crossing paths with anthro
13:01 - 15:15 Performance as fieldnotes
15:16 - 20:02 Religion & practice
20:03 - 25:03 Anthropology in Greece
25:04 - 36:36 Being a Single Mother in Grad School
36:37 - 43:14 Unfinished Projects
43:15 - 47:48 Gender and Writing
47:49 - 52:41 Writing Routines
52:42 - 01:09:40 Speed Round!

Keywords: music, gender, Greece, Skyros, dance
References: Steven Feld, The Artist's Way (Book by Julia Cameron), Writing Culture (Book by James Clifford, George E. Marcus)
Hosts: Şeyma Kabaoğlu, Esma Güney Aksoy
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1h 10min
November 07, 2022 Talking Against Culture
In this first episode of their podcast, Seyma and Esma discuss Lila Abu-Lughod's seminal article "Writing Against Culture."
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54min

FAQs about Talking Anthropology:

How many episodes does Talking Anthropology have?

The podcast currently has 4 episodes available.