Professor of Anthropology, Saint Martin’s University, Lacey Washington. Cultural anthropologist using the Freedom of Information Act and archives to examine anthropologists interactions with military and intelligence agencies.
Listmania: A Few Thoughts on One Page From a 6,500 Cubic Feet Collection
For much of my work, archival records provide important context for interpreting the documents I receive under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This context takes different forms in different circumstances. These archival documents provide information on the personal or daily lives of individuals of interest, on interactions with other anthropologists, on the larger social context shaping research, or sometimes archives hold parallel unredacted documents complimenting those appearing in FOIA document releases. Like any detective work, by far most of {+}