I am absolutely thrilled to announce the launch of my new ethnographic installation in its digital incarnation this Friday, September 27th!! The project, Do You Like This Installation?, is one of four commissioned works featured in a contemporary online art exhibition titled Cripping Cyberspace. The broader exhibition is curated by uber-talented Amanda Cachia, presented by … Continue reading Installation Launch: Cripping Cyberspace
Public Anthropology
New posts up on “Kto Kuda Kak?” Accessibility Blog
You might remember a meme that got passed around the internet last fall, showing pictures of utterly inaccessible ramps from around Russia. Russian accessibility activists like to call these the "galochki" or check-mark ramps: Is there a ramp? Yes! Does it work? Who cares?! It's there, put a check mark in the accessibility box! Last … Continue reading New posts up on “Kto Kuda Kak?” Accessibility Blog
What happens at the museum…
A recent visit to the State Biological Museum in Moscow was too quirky to keep to myself. I had to share the story. You can read it in full on the Russia! Magazine website. WARNING: not for those with weak stomachs!!! Extensive discussion of blood transfusions, strange experiments performed on dogs, and poisonous mushrooms. Not … Continue reading What happens at the museum…
Imag(in)ing Accessibility in Karelia, Russia
I'm excited to announce the launch of a collaborative project with several non-profit organizations in Karelia, Russia! It is a blog collecting images of accessibility in the North Western republic of the Russian Federation where I am living while conducting my dissertation fieldwork. You may remember a series of viral images that circulated on Facebook … Continue reading Imag(in)ing Accessibility in Karelia, Russia
Call for Contributions
HEY YOU! Contribute to my current project, UNDOING ABLEISM // A VIDEO ASSEMBLAGE!! The prompt: Capture a part of your body that does not have a name (e.g. that you can’t describe in two words or less). Submit your digital video to be a part of a larger assemblage, which will be presented as a video installation … Continue reading Call for Contributions
Sensory ethnography and Art-making
"I think especially now that social science is becoming much more interested in communicating our research to public audiences, some of those methods are going to be much, much more effective than the kind of academic writing and report-type writing that has been the traditional method of communication. ... "I don't know if the researchers … Continue reading Sensory ethnography and Art-making
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