Receiving a FLAS award to study Mixtec in Oaxaca, Mexico was such a unique opportunity to challenge myself by learning a new language and making deeper connections with people in Oaxaca. Mixtec has many variants, but people who spoke other … Continue Reading »
Combating Anti-Black Racism in Brazil and Beyond
Recently, SAPIENS, a digital anthropological magazine, published an interview with anthropologist Christen A. Smith that “[provided] insights into resisting police violence and creating safe societies for people of African descent.” This interview features topics like police brutality, the assassination of Marielle … Continue Reading »
How a vital record of Mexican indigenous life was created under quarantine
The LA Times published an article about the Florentine Codex, a Nahuatl and Spanish language codex created in the 16th century by Spanish Franciscan friar Bernardino de Sahagún. The last two books of the codex were created during a smallpox … Continue Reading »
Arturita
Arturita, a “collaborative digital humanities project aimed at facilitating exchange between archival communities in Latin America and the world”, hosts a few different books and published works for free on their website. One example is “Approaches to Chilean Cinema in … Continue Reading »