road to phd.

Hi, I'm Brie. A 24 year old indigenous cultural anthropologist currently navigating grad school. Research interests: Hawaii, indigeneity, coloniality, politics of representation, identity formation, NAGPRA, historical memory/consciousness

[roadto-phd]

Good news!

Officially fulfilled my Masters degree requirements and passed 😁😁😁

[realbobdylan]

If you are not Indigenous to the place you live, the absolute most basic thing you should do is learn about the nations whose ancestral land you live on.

Who were/are they? What languages did/do they speak? What connections did/do they have to specific sites? What are the circumstances of the dispossession which allowed you to live there? Where are they now? What struggles do they currently face?

[roadto-phd]

THIS

[hometcwn]

[clairejuliefenix-deactivated201]

Yes Picard yes.

[indigenouswisdom]

Ta Moko (tattooing) has always been an important part of Maori culture. Receiving tattoos is an important step to maturity and there are many rites and rituals associated with the event. Every member of a Maori indigenous group had a specific role and a specific place within the social order. The Haka war dance, meant to intimidate the enemy, is one of the best-known cultural traditions of the Maori. These dances are accompanied by song and body percussion created by clapping hands, stomping feet and slapping thighs. The dance itself involves energetic postures representing warlike and aggressive poses. Maori chanting follows very strict rules. To break a chant in midstream is to invite disaster or even death for a community. These chants often tell of family lines or the exploits of ancestors. An individual’s place within society was often signified by their garments and tattoos. People of high social status were always tattooed, whereas indigenous men with no tattoos were considered worthless.

[archiemcphee]

[byul-aesthetics]

02.12.17 || Going to try to decorate my bullet journal more! :D (ig @byulstudies)

[ruinedchildhood]

same!

[mapsontheweb]

Massachusetts stereotypes map.

More stereotype maps >>

[spitefullyemployed-deactivated2]

@smallsaddad

[theteadesk]

@academla

[roadto-phd]

Laughing so hard at how accurate this is. Though not sure how I feel about living in “Hippie Student” zone ... even if it is true. 

[mymodernmet]

20+ Creatively Geeky Signs from the ‘Stand Up for Science’ Rally

[uglybarnes]

Angela Davis on the war on drugs in 13th (2016) Dir. Ava DuVernay

[j-christabel]

Shiba inu :)

[ithelpstodream]

[theoldreclaimingasia]

A white: but saying Asians are naturally smart is POSITIVE discrimination:)))

Me: The model minority myth was invented by whites as a tool of antiblackness to create divisions between communities of color and prove that ‘anyone can succeed in America if they just TRY hard enough!!1!’ thereby implying that antiblackness is black ppl’s own fault for not TRYING enough. Additionally, it relies on false interpretations of data and hurts the opportunities of all Asians, particularly less privileged ones, and dehumanizes Asians by furthering stereotypes of us as some kind of innately robot-like monolithic-minded hive, devalues our individual accomplishments and uses us as a tool to further antiblackness

[kebtor-deactivated20180122]

i love this post

[bibberly]

As a teacher, I can say with certainty that “smart” stereotypes are absolutely not positive for my Asian students. A few things I’ve heard repeatedly:

- Asian student gets the highest grade on a test; other students say, “Well, of course he/she got an A.” Any work the student did is minimized because it’s assumed perfect scores come naturally.

- Asian student is in a class for lower-performing students; other students question aloud whether he/she is really Asian and/or in the right class.

- Asian student gives a wrong answer in an advanced class; other Asian kids say, “You can’t be on our team anymore.” White kids say, “You’re one of us today.” Jokes ensue.

- Teachers complain that Asian students did poorly on district or state tests. Actual quote: “With a name like that, he should have brought up our class average.”

Those are just some of the most common comments, but there are many others. There is no way this stereotype is positive for these kids.

[mitten]

[ostolero]

it’s about time I contributed to the online discourse

bricks are domesticated rocks

[heathens-and-kings]

About the post with the "wow Sharon": im having a hard time understanding what the really bad part is. I mean, the reason that everyone got upset is because of the phrasing right? Or is it because they are white and dragging someone who is white? Im kinda confused and was wondering if you could explain.

White “allies” have a habit of trying to distance themselves from white supremacy. They do this through their speech: speaking on shitty things whites do as if they themselves a) aren’t white and b) are exempt from benefiting from white supremacy/privilege just because they know what it is. They do it through their actions: showing up in spaces created by people of color and expecting to be welcomed because they “aren’t like other white people.”

It’s totally fine for white people to call out their peers on their bullshit, but it needs…NEEDS…to make it clear that you are also white (e.g. “I’m white and I’ve noticed white folks complaining about lack of representation” or “there’s no white people in Get Out? Wow must be so hard for us after years of us forcing a white narrative on people of color for centuries.”) I have some white mutuals who tag race-based posts with “I’m white” and that’s exactly what all of y’all should be doing. If you aren’t sure if something is in your lane to be speaking on and it has to do with race…don’t speak on it. It really is that simple. Whatever it is, I can guarantee a person of color has already said it, and better, since they’re the ones actually experiencing it while you are just a commentator.

do you ever get so annoyed at everything that you start to get pissed off at even little things like a spoon clinking against a bowl or sounds of people talking  

[alternativeblkgal]

I think it’s called sensory overload. It’s really common in people with anxiety

[reynabeth-deactivated20180821-d]

it can also be a result of sleep deprivation, stress, or ever dehydration !!

[mightbeinsaneforever]

thanks i thought i was just a bitch