Performing as a Path to Knowledge with Angela Glaros

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)

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)

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

In this first episode of their podcast, Seyma and Esma discuss Lila Abu-Lughod's seminal article "Writing Against Culture."