Margaret L Brown
Biographic Data
| ID | 164323 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Margaret L Brown |
| GIVEN NAMES | Margaret L |
| FAMILY NAME | Brown |
| SIGNATURE | BROWN M L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Duke University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2074-3472 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1933 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Collecting and Curating Covid-19 Heritage: Challenges of Conservation and Management
The COVID-19 pandemic raises questions about curation, collecting, and the ethics of documenting a traumatic event as it occurs in real time. Such concerns became clear as the co-authors embarked on a multi-sited study of the pandemic’s impact on four communities in two different countries. Defining an ‘artefact’ or what is archaeological, for instance, became a complicated exercise; do chalk artworks on the sidewalk, painted rocks lining a neigh…
Private Struggles in Public Spaces: Documenting Covid-19 Material Culture and Landscapes
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted nearly every facet of our world, including some of the most fundamental forms of human behavior and our conception of the social. Everyday activities now pose a risk to individuals and to society as a whole. This radical shift in how we live has produced a wide array of material responses across the globe. This photo essay seeks to open up dialogue and ask questions about the numerous forms of COVID-19 material…
Lost People: Magic and the Legacy of Slavery in Madagascar by David Graeber
History and Memory in the Age of Enslavement: Becoming Merina in Highland Madagascar, 1770-1822 (review)
Reclaiming Lost Ancestors and Acknowledging Slave Descent: Insights from Madagascar
These three statements regarding personal ancestry were made to me by villagers during life history interviews I conducted a few months into my research in northeastern Madagascar. Each statement is an admission of slave ancestry, and I highlight them to introduce this paper for three reasons. First, such statements are not uncommon in these villages. Many villagers told stories of lost or stolen ancestors, forced labor for 'nobles,' and slave an…
John Peters' Diary of 1838-1841
Journal Article John Peters' Diary of 1838–1841 Get access Journal of American History, Volume 21, Issue 4, March 1935, Pages 529–542, https://doi.org/10.2307/1895459 Published: 01 March 1935
Asa Whitney and His Pacific Railroad Publicity Campaign
Reclaiming Lost Ancestors and Acknowledging Slave Descent: Insights from Madagascar
These three statements regarding personal ancestry were made to me by villagers during life history interviews I conducted a few months into my research in northeastern Madagascar. Each statement is an admission of slave ancestry, and I highlight them to introduce this paper for three reasons. First, such statements are not uncommon in these villages. Many villagers told stories of lost or stolen ancestors, forced labor for 'nobles,' and slave an…
Private Struggles in Public Spaces: Documenting Covid-19 Material Culture and Landscapes
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted nearly every facet of our world, including some of the most fundamental forms of human behavior and our conception of the social. Everyday activities now pose a risk to individuals and to society as a whole. This radical shift in how we live has produced a wide array of material responses across the globe. This photo essay seeks to open up dialogue and ask questions about the numerous forms of COVID-19 material…
Asa Whitney and His Pacific Railroad Publicity Campaign
John Peters' Diary of 1838-1841
Journal Article John Peters' Diary of 1838–1841 Get access Journal of American History, Volume 21, Issue 4, March 1935, Pages 529–542, https://doi.org/10.2307/1895459 Published: 01 March 1935
Reclaiming Lost Ancestors and Acknowledging Slave Descent: Insights from Madagascar
These three statements regarding personal ancestry were made to me by villagers during life history interviews I conducted a few months into my research in northeastern Madagascar. Each statement is an admission of slave ancestry, and I highlight them to introduce this paper for three reasons. First, such statements are not uncommon in these villages. Many villagers told stories of lost or stolen ancestors, forced labor for 'nobles,' and slave an…
History and Memory in the Age of Enslavement: Becoming Merina in Highland Madagascar, 1770-1822 (review)
Lost People: Magic and the Legacy of Slavery in Madagascar by David Graeber
Private Struggles in Public Spaces: Documenting Covid-19 Material Culture and Landscapes
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted nearly every facet of our world, including some of the most fundamental forms of human behavior and our conception of the social. Everyday activities now pose a risk to individuals and to society as a whole. This radical shift in how we live has produced a wide array of material responses across the globe. This photo essay seeks to open up dialogue and ask questions about the numerous forms of COVID-19 material…
Collecting and Curating Covid-19 Heritage: Challenges of Conservation and Management
The COVID-19 pandemic raises questions about curation, collecting, and the ethics of documenting a traumatic event as it occurs in real time. Such concerns became clear as the co-authors embarked on a multi-sited study of the pandemic’s impact on four communities in two different countries. Defining an ‘artefact’ or what is archaeological, for instance, became a complicated exercise; do chalk artworks on the sidewalk, painted rocks lining a neigh…
History (6 works) · Political science (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works)