A friend asked how the name The Festive Anthropologist came about. While I studied the topic in college, the one thing I was drawn to was that no matter what- across cultures, people had their own way of celebrating. They are the only thing consistent across cultures- even those that don't have a deity. Even when you have no resources, you can still share in the ceremony of celebration. 

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I like how the name is one syllable, then two, then three. And sounds androgynous/unisex. Because the only requirement to participate here is effort. 

 

I've worked with: Macys,  OtteNY, Thrillist, Greenpointers ,  FoodFash, and The Yanks Are Coming .  _____________________________________

My photographs have been featured on the Instagram feeds of:

 

Fashion:

@polyvore

@happysocks

@juliemollo

@saku_newyork

@skinnydiplondon

@justoneanswer

@2tastyle

@kalamarie_handbags

@therealkamie 

@gordanadimitrijevic  

 @cameracampbell  

 @themetalromantic 

@cvazzana 

 @28scottvintage  

@georgiesmithnyc 

@koekkje 

@soma_us

@somaintl

@shopaliandjay

@jareddepriest

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Dance:

NYC

@dameion_rhythmchild_williams

@lindseylmill  

@highlife_soho

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ATL

members@thedragonhouse: 

@matthewgibbs_et & @hermizdagod

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Barbados

@sarah_liz_d

@giiibbzoffizix

@aguy_named_guy

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Wellness:

@animamundiherbals  

@madeleinehenryyoga

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Lifestyle:

@afrisager

@vkellogg

@modernlifemag

@rockawaysummer 

@jk.tat

@lauren_ledford

@commanderandchic

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Music:

@itsmeleaf

@jesscarags

@sarahmcgowanmusic

@nykenzie

@fieldmousemusic 

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Trailer

From the forthcoming reworking of the 'Amplify' documentary: Betti

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Interview Podcast

(Watch this space, many more coming this Spring!):

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Cassandra Bodzak from ABC's 'The Taste' and author of 'Eat with Intention: Recipes and Meditations for a Life the Lights You Up'.

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Cognitive Dissidence Series

 

Cognitive
[kog-ni-tiv]
1: of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
2: based on or capable of being reduced to empirical factual knowledge

 

Dissidence
dis·si·dence \ˈdi-sə-dən(t)s\
protest against official policy; dissent.

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Unedited oral histories recorded beginning July 13th, 2016 in Austin, New Orleans, Atlanta, Richmond, and NYC. Please see the links below, and note that the topics discussed, preview section, descriptions and bios are all chosen by the speaker. If none were submitted, they remain blank.

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Unless otherwise notated, footage recorded by @thefestiveanthropologist

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Soundcloud

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Vimeo