That Anthro Podcast

Please join me in welcoming Dr. Megan Carney, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona to the podcast! She also received here graduate degree at UC Santa Barbara! Dr. Carney is a sociocultural anthropologist who works with migrant communities conducting ethnographic research on food insecurity as well as the social dynamics of displacement and migration. A lot of her early work, that composed her first book, was conducted in Santa Barbara, working with migrant women from Mexico and Central America (Honduras, and Guatemala), examining the issue of food insecurity in an agriculturally productive region. "The Unending Hunger:" https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520285477/the-unending-hunger

After completing her PhD, Megan immediately began working in Italy in 2014 coinciding with the Arab Spring. She was fascinated by the discourses surrounding immigration at the time. Immigrants coming across the Mediterranean were dying at sea due to governments refusing to take responsibility, a real crisis that is a result of social and political failings. Megan published her second book on this subject entitled “Island of Hope, Migration and Solidarity in the Mediterranean:” https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520344518/island-of-hope

Terra Firma film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraferma_(film) 

She herself identifies with the right to food/food sovereignty movement that is dissatisfied with food security being the end goals. This movement believes this is not sufficient rather, they want to push to make food a human right. Currently the US does not recognize food as a human right, so right to food is working against transnational food companies, and working towards making food a fundamental human right. They think food is not a commodity, and it should not be controlled by private companies trying to make a profits. They believe there should be dignity in how food is distrusted. Dr. Carney also lays out techniques for ethnographic life history interviews and shares some stories. She talks about the transition to the University of Arizona in 2017 and outlines then classes she teaches and has created, as well as the topics she’s passionate about teaching like “black food matters.”

She discuses the research and ethnographic data collection process, and discusses the benefits of long term ethnographic work. She explains why writing the second book was actually harder to write than the first. She is also the Director of the Center for Regional Food Studies, a center that conducts research related to issues locally in borderland regions but is also involved across critical food studies.  https://crfs.arizona.edu/

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Welcome back listeners to Season 2 Episode 1 of That Anthro Podcast. On this episode Dr. Maddy McAllister, a maritime archaeologist in Australia, gives us a glimpse into her job, researching shipwrecks! 

Maddy breaks down what maritime archaeologists study, what types of tools and historical documents they use, as well as correcting some common misconceptions about excavating underwater. Growing up she loved history, nautical tales, and the ocean. She was also an avid diver from the age of 14, so the field of maritime archaeology allowed her to combine all her passions. Before taking a job as a senior curator at the Museum of Tropical Queensland (https://mtq.qm.qld.gov.au/), she worked in cultural resource management for the state of Australia surveying reported shipwrecks. Her recent research at the Museum has focused on reported, but unidentified shipwrecks putting together the pieces of the mystery like a cold case detective. Most recently, the Museum reopened to the public after renovations and an exhibit refresh, allowing Maddy too curate and update some exhibits she's particularly proud of. 

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Welcome Sarah Alami Gouraftei, a PhD candidate at UC Santa Barbara in the Integrative Anthropological Sciences Laboratory (IAS). Sarah grew up in Morocco, and reflects on the social inequalities that were very apparent to her in Casablanca. She says she really saw the harm social injustices can do which ultimately is what really sparked her interests in behavior, the origins of human sociality and social hierarchies, wealth inequality, and gender inequalities. She also talks about how she really admires the solidarity and hospitality of people in Morocco, explaining that in Morocco it is very important for people take care of their social relations. We discuss a project she is looking forward to post-PhD studying social ties, relationships, and gender inequalities in Southeastern Morocco; as well as all the details on the questions she is studying for her dissertation. Lastly, we talk about some of her fondest memories from working in the IAS Lab, and the excellent experiences she has had with her advisor Dr. Micheal Gurven. 

https://www.anth.ucsb.edu/people/sarah-alami-gouraftei

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Find more info on Dr. Riel-Salvatore and his work here: 

https://anthropo.umontreal.ca/repertoire-departement/professeurs/professeur/in/in19299/sg/Julien%20Riel-Salvatore/

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Julien-Riel-Salvatore

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Welcome Professor of Archaeology at Moorpark College, Dr. Andrew Kinkella! To start off our discussion we go back to Dr. Kinkella’s undergraduate days at UC Santa Barbara, and how it guided his journey in Anthropology. Hear about his Intro to Archaeology teacher, Professor Brian Fegan, and how his captivating teaching style inspired Kinkella to want to do the same thing in his teaching. We emphasize the importance of work life balance, having outside passions, and taking a double major or classes outside of your major. He breaks down his first internship and field experience with Anabelle Ford in Belize looking at Maya sites, and how it ignited a love of traveling and fieldwork. He also breaks down his various roles at Moorpark College, including running the Moorpark College Archaeological Program. Also make sure you check out Dr. Kinkella's Youtube channel "Kinkella Teaches Archaeology" for more awesome lessons and info!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaREZDSg-l3pOyu0AW3tfjA

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