Seeking Better Representations in Anthropology

Representation in Anthropology

Michel-Rolph Trouillot

Welcome to the publication, “Representations.” This is a project designed to bring the perspectives of a wider variety of groups to the forefront of the anthropology classroom. To celebrate Black History Month, we are covering the accomplishments of 28 Black anthropologists across 28…

Caroline Bond Day

Caroline Bond Day was born on November 18,1889 and she was an American physical…

Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston was an African American writer, journalist, playwright…

Charles Preston Warren

Before establishing himself as a pioneer in theoretical and applied forensic anthropology, Charles Preston Warren’s education was…

Glenn Jordan

An anthropologist, photographer and curator — Glenn Jordan has dedicated his life to…

Arthur Fauset

Folklorist, Arthur Fauset, grew up biracial in the era of segregation and he rejected…

Vera Mae Green

Vera Mae Green was an African American anthropologist and educator who made many notable contributions to the field and known for her role…

Katherine Dunham

Katherine Dunham or the “Matriarch of Black Dance’’ as many called her, was a…

Ruth Wilson Gilmore

Professor Ruth Gilmore Wilson is an esteemed abolitionist whose decades of…