Published: Nov. 20, 2023
Arielle Milkman (doctoral candidate) and Carole McGranahan (Professor, Chair)

Our Cultural Anthropology graduate students took the 2023 AAA Conference in Toronto by storm.  See below for a sampling of their the passion, dedication, and innovation.

Lauren Barrett presented her innovative work on Colorado’s energy initiatives and housing.

Georgia Butcher, presented her research on drone pilots in the US Air Force on the roundtable "Simulation as Method: Rethinking Participant-Observation in Anthropology,” which she co-organized with Paige Edmiston.

Kevin Darcy “Navigating Disabilities and Anti-Ableism in Life and Ethnography.” 

Paige Edmiston (Discussant) “The Ethics of Reflecting on Ethical Practice.” 

Paige Edmiston, presented her research on diabetes management and embodiment on the roundtable "Simulation as Method: Rethinking Participant-Observation in Anthropology,” which she co-organized with Georgia Butcher.

Carlton Gover “The Anthropology of ‘Colonial Hoarding’: History, Repatriation, and the Future of Colonial Institutions.” 

William Lempert (Chair), Dawa Lokyitsang (Presenter), Carole McGranahan (Discussant) "Theoretical Storytelling across North American and Asia in Settler Colonial Times.” 

Page McClean “Repair, Mending, Maintenance, and Care: Are They Political Activities?” 

Arielle Milkman presented her work on firefighters in California, on the roundtable “Simulation as Method: Rethinking Participant-Observation in Anthropology.” 

Chu May Paing “Emerging from Liminality: Fresh Perspectives from the Next Generation of Activist Anthropologists.” 

Austin Sibley “Transgender Temporalities: Gender Transitioning in the Everyday.” 

Anna Wynfield “Studying Up? Ethnographic Reflections on Studying Power from Multipe Postiions of Marginality and Privilege Across Medicine, Science, and Technology.” 

Join us in celebrating their incredible research and contributions to the field!