H. kory
Cooper
hkcooper@purdue.edu
H. Kory Cooper studies innovation and culture change using a behavioral archaeology framework. One of his major research areas is Pre-Contact native copper innovation among Arctic, Subarctic, and Northwest Coast Hunter-Gatherers, and the adoption of trade metal in these regions following contact with Europeans. This research is ongoing as well as his investigations of historic period metals and metallurgy in the far northwest. More recently Cooper has been applying a behavioral archaeology approach in studying the e-waste problem as part of an interdisciplinary research group at Purdue. Prospective graduate students interested in any of these topics, including the use of native copper in other times and places, should contact Professor Cooper via email.
Shannon MCmullen
smcmullen@purdue.edu
Shannon McMullen received a PhD in sociology from the University of California, San Diego in 2007. She is jointly appointed in the Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Visual and Performing Arts in the Department of Art and Design and the School of Interdisciplinary Studies in American Studies. Combining social inquiry and artistic expression, Professor McMullen exposes tacit cultural assumptions in scientific and technological developments that might affirm, rather than challenge, persistent social disparities. She then shares these insights in tangible and multi-sensory ways.
Media Luma is a video production company that applies a cinematic approach to storytelling. Founded by Michael Williams, Media Luma is a creative outlet for artists and filmmakers to showcase their passion for creative storytelling. We believe that filmmaking is more than just an aesthetic, it is a discipline which we combine with communication theory to guide our creative decision making in every step of the production process. These principles affect every image and sound that we capture or create. It informs our storytelling, and ultimately, we hope it informs our audiences. Filmmaking is our passion and our focus is your story.
Michael Williams
mfwmike@gmail.com
Laura Zanotti received her PhD in Anthropology from the University of Washington in 2008 and joined the faculty at Purdue in 2009. She is appointed in the Anthropology Department and is the Associate Director of the Center for the Environment. Zanotti is an environmental anthropologist and interdisciplinary social scientist whose research program focuses on partnering with communities to better understand how local, mostly rural, livelihoods and well-being can be sustained for future generations. In all of her work she stitches together insights from visual anthropology and engaged anthropology to create collaborative and meaningful projects. She partners with the Mebêngôkre-Kayapó Peoples, Brazil and is currently working on projects around the United States and in Latin America on "media sovereignty" and digital landscapes, environmental justice and valuing nature, and community resilience and healing.
Laura
Zanotti
lzanotti@purdue.edu
This research was supported by a Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Purdue University Libraries, Catalyzing the Involvement of Humanists and Social Scientists in Grand Challenge Initiative, the Department of Anthropology at Purdue University, and Purdue University’s College of Liberal Arts. The Electronic Life Histories Team includes core project leaders and members: H. K. Cooper (Anthropology), Shannon McMullen (American Studies and Department of Art and Design), Laura Zanotti (Anthropology), Michael Williams (Media Luma), and Gideon Singer (Anthropology). Our team has included the following members: Spencer Bockover – Anthropology, Alan Clinton – Biology, Paige Drury – Civil Engineering, Rayvon Fouché – American Studies, Carol Handwerker – Materials Engineering, Madelaine Holmes – Communication, Nicole Kong – Library Science, GIS, Grant Owen – Anthropology, Austin Pittsley – Anthropology, Elena Putt – Anthropology, Rohith Rao – Industrial Engineering, Amy Van Epps – Library Science | Engineering, Fu Zhao – Mechanical Engineering