News & Publications
Kudos for Summer 2014
Here are some alumni accomplishments that we learned about in June. Henrike Florusbosch (MSP03) Henrike has published an article in Anthropology News on two community-based heritage initiatives in West Africa. The article, “Chiefs and Griots Making Culture: The Politics and Economics of Local Heritage Initiatives...
A Postcard from Glasgow
This Letter from the Field was shared with us by Caitlin Townsend – MSP13. I’m now six weeks into my practicum experience in Glasgow, Scotland. My project is to research, develop, and write the key themes and stories for the redisplay of the West...
Kudos for Fall 2014
Here are some alumni accomplishments that we learned about in September. Henrike Florusbosch (MSP03) Henrike has begun blogging for the Leiden Institute’s Anthropology Department. Her posts center around fieldwork, gender, and heritage, both in Mali and the Netherlands, with heritage and other museum topics...
Inextinguishable—A Conversation with Detroit Artist Tyree Guyton
Artist Tyree Guyton’s art installations along Detroit’s Heidelberg Street have inspired and healed its local community for decades. Recent arson fires have destroyed many of the buildings. The artist will discuss plans on revitalizing this important site. Sponsored by the University of Michigan Museum...
MSP Chicago Trip, May 2015
Carla, Brad, and members of the MSP14 cohort spent a few days in Chicago touring area museums.