Lecturer in Social Anthropology
Department of Archaeology
University of Reading
Reviews, Blogs & Video
Reviews
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2018. Review of 'A goddess in motion: visual creativity in the cult of María Lionza' by Roger Canals. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 24(4): 860-861.
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2016. Review of 'The Business of Creativity: Toward an Anthropology of Worth' by Brian Moeran. American Ethnologist 43(1): 203-204.
2015. Review of ‘Locations of Envy: An ethnography of Aguabuena Potters’ by Daniella Castellanos Montes. Dissertation Reviews no. 11187.
2014. Review of ‘The Making of Asmat Art: Indigenous Art in a World Perspective’ by Nick Stanley. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 20(2): 372-373.
2014. Review of ‘World Art: An Introduction to the Art in Artefacts’ by Ben Burt. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 20(3): 583-584.
Reports, Comments & Blog Posts ​
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2024. What a new plan to save the UK's churches says about their place in society. The Conversation, February 7, 2024.
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2022. The Best Books About People Who Make Things For A Living. Shepherd.com
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2020. Expert comment: Washington Redskins name change shows cultural rights at odds with profit-making. University of Reading News.
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2019. Should beliefs or history decide if a building is a church or a museum? European Commission, Results in Brief.
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2018. What Can Witchcraft Do in Mexico? Anthropology News, October 28, 2018.
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2018. Saints of the Shaking Earth. The Religion Factor.
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2018. Who is the Author? Oaxacan woodcarvers in global economies of art. Garland Magazine.
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2017. Notes from the Field. School of Anthropology and Conservation Blog, University of Kent. (download text)
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2012. American Aesthetics and Chinese copies: the new politics of artisanship in Oaxaca, Mexico. Anthropology News 53(10) [December 2012]: 48-49.
Podcasts & Video​
2022. Interview with art conservator and artist Jesus Guevara Rico. Camthropod:The Cambridge Anthropology Podcast & Artery
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2022. What Is A Church For? Human Stories
2019. Convivencia: Lightness and Darkness in Mexico's Day of the Dead. Museum of English Rural Life MERL Lates