Decolonizing to Re-indigenize

November 14, 2019 Admin

Photo credit: Anahí NaranjoAn old home in a maize plantation outside of Guaranda, Ecuador. This is the home my mother grew up in. — Photo credit: Anahí Naranjo
An old home in a maize plantation outside of Guaranda, Ecuador. This is the home my mother grew up in.

Intro: Dr. Nēpia Mahuika’s September 26th workshop titled “Oral History and Indigenous Peoples: Rethinking Oral History, Methods, Politics and Theories” highlighted the intricate histories and traditions of indigenous communities that the academic field of oral history has begun to recognize. Dr., Mahuika is the author of soon to be published book Rethinking Oral History and Tradition from the Oxford University Press.

Impediments

October 24, 2019 Admin

Samantha Greenspan discusses the power of words, the value of listening, and issues of legibility and marginalized languages. This blog post was inspired by Dr. Nēpia Mahuika’s workshop “Oral History and Indigenous Peoples: Rethinking Oral History, Methods, Politics and Theories.”

Decolonizing the Academy through Collaboration

May 9, 2017 Admin

From the American Museum of Natural History, here is a photo of Tsukwani and George Hunt, two members of the clan who were in communication with anthropologist Franz Boas during his ethnographic study of the Kwakwaka’wakw. Courtesy of: http://www.fi… — From the American Museum of Natural History, here is a photo of Tsukwani and George Hunt, two members of the clan who were in communication with anthropologist Franz Boas during his ethnographic study of the Kwakwaka’wakw. Courtesy of: http://www.firstnations.eu/fisheries/kwakwakawakw-kwakiutl.htm.

In this post, OHMA student Dina M. Asfaha (2016) discusses how we can make meaning of and interrogate anthropology using oral history. This article is the final in a three-part series exploring Dr. Leslie Robertson’s recent OHMA Workshop Series lecture, “Devalued Subjectivities: Disciplines, Voices and Publics.”

Presenting History in Political Limitation: Disciplines and the Truth

May 4, 2017 Incite Institute at Columbia University

In this post, current OHMA student Yutong Wang (2016) discusses her perspectives on being a historian and how politics influence historical revisionism. This article is the second in a two-part series exploring Dr. Leslie Robertson’s recent OHMA Workshop Series lecture, “Devalued Subjectivities: Disciplines, Voices and Publics.”

The Politics of (Mis)recognition

May 4, 2017 Admin

Robertson shows a slide of a photograph of anthropologist Franz Boaz in which she points out how Boaz was “literally holding up a blanket to cover a white picket fence behind him.” By covering the fence, Boaz tried to recreate the world he imag… — Robertson shows a slide of a photograph of anthropologist Franz Boaz in which she points out how Boaz was “literally holding up a blanket to cover a white picket fence behind him.” By covering the fence, Boaz tried to recreate the world he imaged, a wilderness perhaps, before European contact. By contextualizing her voice and the voices of the people involved in the representation of Cook, Robertson’s approach offered guidance as to how understanding forms of social knowledge within politically and culturally sensitive contexts is essential to how we see ourselves in relation to one another.

In this post, OHMA student Elyse Blennerhassett (2016) discusses how Dr. Leslie Robertson’s community-generated and collaborative methodologies inform her own practice in working with communities who are politically marginalized and stigmatized in the criminal justice system. This article is the first in a two-part series exploring Dr. Robertson’s recent OHMA Workshop Series lecture, “Devalued Subjectivities: Disciplines, Voices and Publics.”