We are back for 2023!

This month we welcome our newest Familiar Stranger Nitya! Nitya has just finished their Master of Anthropology and is current doing some further work into Gender and mining.

In this episode we deep dive into Nitya’s topic and the stereotypes of mining, and dig into the current gender perceptions of the mining industry. In a belated celebration of World Anthropology day, we also dive into the anthropology origin stories of our Familiar Strangers, how they first got into anthropology, and what it means to them.

It was a really insightful episode and we hope you enjoy!

Links and Citations

Check out the book Sean mentioned below:
https://utorontopress.com/9781442603745/made-in-madagascar/

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This anthropology podcast is supported by the Australian Anthropological Society, the ANU’s College of Asia and the Pacific and College of Arts and Social Sciences, and the Australian Centre for the Public Awareness of Science and is produced in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association.

Music by Pete Dabro: dabro1.bandcamp.com
Shownotes by Matthew Phung 
Podcast edited by Sean Heath and Matthew Phung
Feature image “Deserted sand and gravel mining” by Phan, Purnadi (2016)
https://flic.kr/p/SC5Eni