Tag: Anthropology
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Reflections on the virtual semester – Fall 2020.
Well, folks, we did it. We survived the COVID virtual semester. I guess. I hope this post finds you well. I hope it finds you rested and in good company, whether it is family, friends, or your own. I hope you are taking some time off and taking care of yourself. I meant to be […]
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Living in perpetual liminality – LGBTQ+ Rights in today’s Albania.
Liminality is a concept that intrigues the anthropologist. It has been the topic of much anthropological and social research in the last 100 or so years. It was first explored extensively by the European ethnographer Arnold van Gennep when he proposed the three stages of the rite of passage; separation, marginalization, and aggregation (van Gennep […]
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The Grad School Application Process
I know what you’re thinking. It’s still August, why are you talking about applying to grad school, the deadlines are months away. Well maybe I’m just an overachiever, but I’ve always found that getting a head-start on bureaucratic type processes, like grad school applications, is always a good idea. These things take longer than you […]
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Thoughts at the airline gate – WIFI withdrawal and phone dependency
I wrote this post two months ago while waiting for my airplane to go to Albania. In the midst of working and travelling it somehow got lost in the depths of my tablet. However, having now returned home and recovered from my jetlag, the post has resurfaced. Without further ado; the musings of an Albanian […]
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How to “Thesis”
Your coursework is done, you are now a seasoned graduate student, it is time to begin the ever-daunting thesis writing process. Regardless of your school or department, most programs have a thesis writing component. I don’t know if this is the case for everyone, but the thought of churning out 100+ pages of academic writing terrified […]
The Albanian Archaeologist 