Aja M Lans
Biographic Data
| ID | 217768 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aja M Lans |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aja M |
| FAMILY NAME | Lans |
| SIGNATURE | LANS A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Anthropology, Center for Africana Studies Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6055-3529 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Say Her Name
Dismantling the diorama
Black Americans have long been disproportionately represented among the victims of state‐sanctioned violence. In response, the Black community has mobilized around movements like Black Lives Matter and Say Her Name. However, the exploitation, objectification, and anonymization of Black bodies persists. In many academic disciplines, Black death and suffering are regularly presented as acceptable research findings. Here, we consider the role object…
Investigating Black Women’s Mental Health in Progressive Era New York City
Decolonize this collection
This article combines traditional avenues of bioarchaeological research with Black feminist theory to decolonize identified skeletal collections housed in museums. Inspired by the activism of Decolonize This Place (DTP), I put the remains of Black women who were dissected in Progressive Era New York City into conversation with Black feminist theorists and artists. I argue that to “flesh in” the lives of these long anonymized and disarticulated wo…
Embodied Discrimination and “Mutilated Historicity”
Black Feminist Science
Black Feminist Science
Embodied Discrimination and “Mutilated Historicity”
Decolonize this collection
This article combines traditional avenues of bioarchaeological research with Black feminist theory to decolonize identified skeletal collections housed in museums. Inspired by the activism of Decolonize This Place (DTP), I put the remains of Black women who were dissected in Progressive Era New York City into conversation with Black feminist theorists and artists. I argue that to “flesh in” the lives of these long anonymized and disarticulated wo…
Investigating Black Women’s Mental Health in Progressive Era New York City
Dismantling the diorama
Black Americans have long been disproportionately represented among the victims of state‐sanctioned violence. In response, the Black community has mobilized around movements like Black Lives Matter and Say Her Name. However, the exploitation, objectification, and anonymization of Black bodies persists. In many academic disciplines, Black death and suffering are regularly presented as acceptable research findings. Here, we consider the role object…
Say Her Name
Sociology (5 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Geographies of human-animal interactions (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Race, Genetics, and Society (3 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works)