Public Anthropology
2024 Cosmic Keyword: Indigenous. Cosmic Glossary. Society & Space. (forthcoming)
2023 First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide if we don’t learn from history. The Conversation. Co-authored with David Shorter and Kim TallBear. Received over 150,000 views and republished in Salon, Space.com, Phys.org, NewsBreak, and other websites. Excerpts integrated into another article for The Conversation titled Are we alone in the universe? 4 essential reads on potential contact with aliens.
2023 Navajos on Mars. Republished in a Weltmuseum Wien exhibition and catalog on alt sci-fi.
2020 “Make Space Great Again”: Nostalgic Amnesia on the Final Frontier. Space + Anthropology.
2019 Engaged Anthropology in Australia. Invited post on the Wenner Gren website.
2018 Science Fiction Writing and the Ethnographic Imagination. Invited post on the Cultural Anthropology website.
2017 Teaching Sovereignty. Invited post on the Cultural Anthropology website’s Teaching Tools section.
2017 Planeterra Nullius: A Post-Apocalyptic Parable. Sci-fi story in Fulbright’s Minds and Hearts magazine.
2017 Indigenous Filmmakers Reimagine Science. Invited spotlight article for Labocine.com.
2017 Outer Space Trilogy 1: Haircuts and Billionaires. Podcast with David Valentine for Anthropod.
2017 Outer Space Trilogy 2: Moon Dust and Cosmo/politics. Podcast with Debbora Battaglia for Anthropod.
2017 Outer Space Trilogy 3: Ice Cream and Architecture. Podcast with Valerie Olson for Anthropod.
2016 Talking Hands. Invited blog post and three-minute video about Aboriginal sign language for Sapiens.org.
2015 Navajos on Mars: Native Sci-fi Film Futures. Invited post on Space + Anthropology.
2015 Native Sci-fi Films and Trailers. Native sci-fi film streaming archive on Space + Anthropology.
2015 Teaching Native Sci-fi Films. VAR Article Supplement, Classroom Activities and Discussion Questions.
2015 Serenity and Bush Bashing in the Great Sandy Desert. Newsletter article in The Fulbrighter 25(5).
2015 The Making of “Marumpu Wangka.” Invited blog post on ABC OPEN’s Mother Tongue website.
2013 Conference Chic, or, How to Dress like an Anthropologist. Co-authored blog post on Anthrodendum.