Native American art, archaeology, anthropology, and linguistics, focusing on the pre-Iberian and historic Southwest, Plains art and anthropology; transculturation; ethnoaesthetics/comparative philosophy of art; phenomenology and theories of material culture; Mesoamerican art, archaeology, and inscriptions, focusing on the Classic Maya. Interests in ethnomusicology, ritual theory, cognitive science, historical linguistics.
I am currently the Curator of Special Collections at the Latin American Library of Tulane University. I am responsible for the organization, cataloging, preservation, and access to the LAL’s rare books, manuscripts, photographic archive, and ephemeral materials. I also coordinates digitization projects and assists with collection development, reference duties, and long-term planning for preservation and access of the Special Collections.
I am also a Mesoamerican archaeologist by...
