Randolph-Macon Sociology and Anthropology Department

02/20/2021

02/18/2021

Today is World Anthropology Day! Students in Dr. Rodman's Cultural Anthropology class will be watching the film The Anthropologist starring Susie Crate and her daughter Katie, produced by and Jeremy Newberger.

Looking forward to seeing our student's reaction to the film and their posts today and also to see everyone celebrating the contribution of anthropology!

02/06/2021

Please check out Randolph-Macon College student Lauren Bellamy’s magazine, Hear Her Speak. You can find it by googling, “hear her speak magazine.”

Lauren Bellamy and her co-authors latest issue is live!

12/19/2020

08/19/2020

The celebration of 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment continues!

Today we look at how at a time when the work of leading Black suffragists was often unwelcome, Black women crafted and mobilized images that became critical documents for insisting on racial equity and agency.

Photographs of generations of Black suffragists offer invaluable documents about their thwarted and central roles in the history of women’s rights.

08/19/2020

Today in Feminist History! 100 years since the last state ratified the 19th amendment:

"Then something totally unexpected happened: Representative Harry Burn, the youngest member of the House, who had been wearing a red anti-suffrage rose, voted “Aye” on ratification even though he had just voted to table the measure twice."

Thank you to Ms. Magazine and my friend the late David Dismore for this piece. Feminist Majority Foundation

The decades-long, nationwide struggle for a ban on s*x discrimination at all polling places hit a major milestone in Nashville this afternoon when the Tennessee House approved—by a single vote—ratification of the Anthony Amendment. The "Volunteer State" has now become the 36th and final one need...

08/11/2020

From RMC alum Aina Ramiaramanana:

I am posting my thesis recruitment flyer here to ask if any Black RMC alumnae from the class of 2008-2018 would be willing to participate in my Master’s thesis research. I am conducting 60 to 90 minute interviews and will send participants a $10 Amazon e-gift card in return.

I am studying the long-term effects of Black women students’ experiences in PWI - specifically how their experience has impacted their career development.

If you fit the criteria below and are interested, please email me at [email protected]. The interview will be online.

More information on the research below!

03/05/2020

American slavery began 400 years ago this month. This is referred to as the country’s original sin, but it is more than that: It is the country’s true origin.

02/26/2020

Wiki Education works closely with the Smithsonian's Wikipedian in Residence, has a PAID summer internship at the Smithsonian's American Women's History Initiative and focuses on uncovering notable women in anthropology from the Smithsonian's archives and working with her to get them on Wikipedia. The intern will also help run an edit-a-thon at the Natural History Museum.

Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative2020 Summer Cohort Internship ProgramApplication Deadline: March 15, 2020, or when 350 applications are recieved (please see details below)This summer, be a part of a transformational

02/20/2020

SOCI 215 Cultural Anthropology celebrating World Anthropology Day by watching

12/01/2019

For the first time in Vogue magazine's more than 120 years of publishing, an indigenous transgender woman will appear on the cover.

09/20/2019

For one thing, childcare centers and women's health clinics show up as readily as sports arenas.