Beth Derderian is assistant professor of anthropology and museum studies at the College of Wooster. Research interests: cultural production, art, museums, knowledge production, capitalism, material culture, migration.
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Portraits of Unbelonging: A Special Crossover Episode with Ottoman History Podcast
In memory of Mary Lou Savage (née Khantamour).The Ottoman archives contain just over a hundred photographs that look like old family portraits, but they were cr... More
Socialism, Spies, and Serendipity: Katherine Verdery and Kristen Ghodsee on Anthropology and Epistemic Change
This episode features Katherine Verdery in conversation with Kristen Ghodsee. They discuss Verdery's career in the context of her recent ASEEES award, including... More
Children's Carework in a Global Pandemic: Anthropology of Childhood and Infectious Disease
During the current Covid-19 pandemic, much attention has focused on adult caregivers of young children. Flipping the focus, this episode focuses on children's r... More
On the Value and Versatility of Strategic Ambiguity
In Dust of the Zulu: Ngoma Aesthetics after Apartheid (Duke University Press, 2017), Louise Meintjes’s analysis of the ambiguity of aesthetics in ngoma can serv... More
Anthropologists as Public Intellectuals: Ruth Behar in Conversation with Kristen Ghodsee
This episode of AnthroPod features Ruth Behar in conversation with Kristen Ghodsee about how anthropologists can be public intellectuals: They discuss how can a... More
(W)Rap on Gender/Sexuality
“(W)Rap on: Gender/Sexuality” is the second episode of the (W)Rap On series at AnthroPod, which brings anthropologists into conversation with artists, activists... More
(W)Rap on: Race
“(W) Rap On: Race” is the inaugural episode of the new (W) Rap On series at AnthroPod, which brings anthropologists into conversation with artists, activists, a... More
AnthroPod presents The Familiar Strange: Designing Agency with Vijayendra Rao
The AnthroPod team is pleased to bring you a special crossover episode from the Australia-based blog and podcast The Familiar Strange. We aim to support other p... More
Anthropology’s Politics: A Conversation with Lara Deeb and Jessica Winegar
In this episode of AnthroPod, Beth Derderian interviews Lara Deeb (Scripps College) and Jessica Winegar (Northwestern University) about their recent book Anthro... More