- Susquehanna University
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John Bodinger de Uriarte
Susquehanna University, Sociology & Anthropology, Faculty Member
- Native American Anthropology, Representations of Native America in Museums, Museums & Casinos, Memorials and the Memorial Art-Work in the Public Arena, Cultural Theory, Museum Studies, and 14 moreCuratorial Studies and Practice, Native American Studies, Crtitical Visual Studies, Indigeneity, Visual Anthropology, Anthropology, Sociology & Anthropology, Museums, Museum Anthropology, Indian Gaming, Exhibitionary Practices, Museums and Exhibition Design, Study Abroad, and Service Learningedit
When we began this series on study abroad with NAPA Notes in March 2022, the landscape of study abroad was very different. COVID-19's Omicron variant, mask and vaccine mandates, and global supply chain disruptions complicated... more
When we began this series on study abroad with NAPA Notes in March 2022, the landscape of study abroad was very different. COVID-19's Omicron variant, mask and vaccine mandates, and global supply chain disruptions complicated universities' tentative relaunch of study abroad programs. In the year that followed, we argued that any program reboot should consider ethics and manage risk while maintaining high-impact educational experiences for students. In short, we are ultimately concerned with sustainability. Sustainability means "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." It includes "economic, social and environmental dimensions." These "three pillars" can be imagined as in a Venn Diagram where their intersection would mark a truly sustainable project. But no two projects are entirely alike, and different contexts will necessitate different emphases on each pillar. Compromises and ethical decisions must be made, on individual and institutional levels, of how these core principles are configured and negotiated when planning a sustainable study abroad program.
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The Museum of Sundry Objects, located in Sólgarður, about 25 kilometers north of Akureyri, offers a site to think carefully about a number of key elements of museum practice, including the logic of collection, the practice of object... more
The Museum of Sundry Objects, located in Sólgarður, about 25 kilometers north of Akureyri, offers a site to think carefully about a number of key elements of museum practice, including the logic of collection, the practice of object 'array,' and the role of the museum 'heroic' object. Where the heroic object directs one to move from the individual to the imagined array, the array opens a different set of possibilities for recognizing the singularity of objects. In addition, a close examination of the Sundry suggests that 'the museum' may simply be one stage of many in the ongoing life of the object, an extended liminal phase that offers a number of opportunities for the re-enlivening of the objects, a different set of steps on the path of the in between.
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Part of the Somatosphere series "The Ethnographic Case."
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Based on research carried out in 2009–2010, this article suggests that gaming revenues created new possibilities for Native peoples to take control of their own public histories as expressions of cultural and political sovereignty. It... more
Based on research carried out in 2009–2010, this article suggests that gaming revenues created new possibilities for Native peoples to take control of their own public histories as expressions of cultural and political sovereignty. It recognizes museums and cultural centers as parallel spaces for cultural self-representation. Casino-generated funds allow many tribal nations to create or expand existing exhibitionary spaces for repatriated objects—including museums, casinos, resorts, and public attractions—that publicly articulate stories about history, identity, and the practice(s) of sovereignty. Seemingly disparate spaces— casinos thematic and generic, museums old and new, garden and memorial sites, village greens and hotel lobbies—can best be understood as an array of responses to the challenges of articulating Native identities to mostly non-Native publics. Such sites exemplify particular strategies of Native curation in a variety of spaces actively shaped for public attention.
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With contributions from anthropologists and cultural theorists, Study Abroad and the Quest for an Anti-Tourism Experience examines the culture and cultural implications of student travel. Drawing on rich case studies from the Arctic to... more
With contributions from anthropologists and cultural theorists, Study Abroad and the Quest for an Anti-Tourism Experience examines the culture and cultural implications of student travel. Drawing on rich case studies from the Arctic to Africa, Asia to the Americas, this impressive array of experts focuses on the challenges and ethical implications of student engagement, service and volunteering, immersion, research in the field, local community engagement, and crafting a new generation of active, engaged global citizens. This volume is a must-read for students, practitioners, and scholars.https://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/ctsmfaculty_books/1021/thumbnail.jp
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The Museum of Sundry Objects, located in Solgarður, about 25 kilometers north of Akureyri, offers a site to think carefully about a number of key elements of museum practice, including the logic of collection, the practice of object... more
The Museum of Sundry Objects, located in Solgarður, about 25 kilometers north of Akureyri, offers a site to think carefully about a number of key elements of museum practice, including the logic of collection, the practice of object “array,” and the role of the museum “heroic” object. Where the heroic object directs one to move from the individual to the imagined array, the array opens a different set of possibilities for recognizing the singularity of objects. In addition, a close examination of the Sundry suggests that “the museum” may simply be one stage of many in the ongoing life of the object, an extended liminal phase that offers a number of opportunities for the re-enlivening of the objects, a different set of steps on the path of the inbetween.
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Based on research carried out in 2009–2010, this article suggests that gaming revenues created new possibilities for Native peoples to take control of their own public histories as expressions of cultural and political sovereignty. It... more
Based on research carried out in 2009–2010, this article suggests that gaming revenues created new possibilities for Native peoples to take control of their own public histories as expressions of cultural and political sovereignty. It recognizes museums and cultural centers as parallel spaces for cultural self-representation. Casino-generated funds allow many tribal nations to create or expand existing exhibitionary spaces for repatriated objects—including museums, casinos, resorts, and public attractions—that publicly articulate stories about history, identity, and the practice(s) of sovereignty. Seemingly disparate spaces—casinos thematic and generic, museums old and new, garden and memorial sites, village greens and hotel lobbies—can best be understood as an array of responses to the challenges of articulating Native identities to mostly non-Native publics. Such sites exemplify particular strategies of Native curation in a variety of spaces actively shaped for public attention.
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This article examines representational strategies used by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation to define and display cultural authenticity—in tribal, regional, and pan-Indian terms—in public, tourist spaces. It focuses upon the... more
This article examines representational strategies used by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation to define and display cultural authenticity—in tribal, regional, and pan-Indian terms—in public, tourist spaces. It focuses upon the articulation of cultural identity, and narratives of the exotic and the authentic, in twomajor tribally owned and operated sites of representation on theMashantucket Reservation: the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center and the Foxwoods Resort Casino. The last few decades have seen the renaissance of several different Native American communities in the United States who havemanaged to revitalize marginal or depressed reservation economies and social infrastructures. In part, they have done so by mounting successful legal challenges that have resulted in the return of reservation lands to Indian nations. The operation of high-stakes bingo concerns on reservations, following the decision of Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Butterworth (),1 has opened...
