We asked some students to reflect on how they are managing the semester in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. This first post is from Nicole Paden. She completed her undergraduate degree in Anthropology and is now in the Global Studies graduate program. Like everyone else I too am adjusting to the new normal. University students throughout the U.S. have mixed … [Read more...] about Student Reflections on COVID-19
Congratulations to Our Sociology Inductees for Alpha Kappa Delta Honors Society! Alpha Kappa Delta Founded in 1920, Alpha Kappa Delta seeks to acknowledge and promote excellence in scholarship in the study of sociology, the research of social problems, and such other social and intellectual activities as will lead to improvement in the human condition. Membership … [Read more...] about Virtual Recognition: The 2020 AKD Recipients
When Kara Venzian took an anthropology course at Missouri State University as a requirement for her degree, it completely changed what she planned to study. “I fell in love with the content and point of view so much,” said Venzian, who grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. “It honestly was the approachability and experience the professors brought to the students that blew me … [Read more...] about How anthropology sparked a fire in her
We are very proud that the 2020 issue of Mind's Eye prominently features the work of Dr. Catherine Hoegeman. Here’s a taste of her story: Hoegeman found that liberal bishops were more lenient on issues like this. However, the terms conservative and liberal don’t follow traditional political party lines. “You can’t vote Catholic along party lines,” Hoegeman said. … [Read more...] about Congratulations to Dr. Catherine Hoegeman
My experience on this field school that took place in Anadarko, Oklahoma, was really interesting. I went into it with an interest in linguistic anthropology and language in general, so I knew that I wanted to study the languages of the tribes we were studying. About a week and a half in, I noticed a reoccurring theme that the languages were struggling, especially Kiowa. … [Read more...] about Ethnographic Field School with Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Tribes of Oklahoma