The Anthropology doctoral seminar (ANTH 6000) benefitted immensely from a discussion with renowned Kenyan hip hop artist, , during its class on April 7th. One of the students, Doug Ragan, was facilitating discussion of an ethnography he chose for the class to read for that day, Mwenda Ntarangwi’s (2016), which is a collaboration with Juliani focusing on how he uses his music and community work to speak to and try to assist everyday struggles for the majority of the Kenyan youth. Through discussions with the class, Juliani reflected on his life and how it was represented in the ethnography, which provided a richer understanding of not only the ethnography but also larger themes in the field of “engaged anthropology,” which is the focus of the �Ӱ�ԭ�� anthropology doctoral program.

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Simon Brascoupé and Megan Muller co-hosted Shelly Boyd, Rick Desautel, and Derrick LaMere in their Zoom classes (ANTH 2610A and SOCI 2810B) on October 6.

Students were asked to view “” in advance, a film by Derrick LaMere which follows the trial of Sinixt tribal member Rick Desautel who was charged with hunting as a non resident and without a proper permit in Canada in 2010. Rick harvested an elk on the ancestral land of the Sinixt people in Vallican British Columbia Canada. To the Sinixt, hunting on ancestral land is an aboriginal right gifted to them by Creator. A right that has legally been denied to the Sinixt people since 1956 when the Canadian government unjustly declared them extinct in Canada, despite the nearly 3,000 members existing on the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington State.

During the class, Shelly, Derrick and Rick each presented, and students asked questions.

On October 8, Simon briefly visited Shelly and Rick on the steps of the Supreme Court where their case was being heard (pictured below).

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Brian Linse, an independent film producer based in Los Angeles, discussed, via Skype, film and truth with George Pollard’s Media and Truth seminar in Sociology at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University March 9, 2020.

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Radio legend Dick Summer discussed, via Skype, the rise and fall of local radio with students in George Pollard’s Pop Culture seminar in Sociology at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University February 13, 2020.

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Laura Leibowitz, president of the International Jack Benny Fan Club, discussed vaudeville, vintage radio, and Jack Benny with George Pollard’s Pop Culture seminar in Sociology at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University February 6, 2020.

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Darryl Davies discussed Jack the Ripper and shared a few unique ideas on the case with George Pollard’s Pop Culture seminar in Sociology January 23, 2020.

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Philosopher Dr. Randal Marlin discussed propaganda with George Pollard’s Media and Truth seminar in Sociology at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University January 20, 2020. Dr. Marlin is a member of the Department of Philosophy at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University.

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New York Times best-selling author Alessandra Torre enthralled George Pollard’s Pop Culture seminar in Sociology at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University January 16, 2020.

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