Edith Gonzalez
PhD
Research Interests
Historical Anthropology of the English-Speaking Caribbean; Shared Cultural Heritage in Colonial Contexts; Global Flow of Traditional Ecological Knowledge; Transatlantic Slavery; Bioprospecting; Reading 18th-century Archives
About
I am an historical anthropologist, my research encompasses multiple methodologies; primarily archaeological, ethnographic (working with descendant communities), and historical. My fieldwork takes me to archaeological sites in the English-speaking Caribbean, and archival sites in the United Kingdom. My role as Director of the Critical Museum Studies MA Program is informed by decades of community engaged work at the American Museum of Natural History, international science/history museums, and regional children's museums.
Education
- PhD, The Graduate Center - City University of New York
- MA, University of Virginia
- BA, Hunter College
Courses Offered
Undergraduate Courses
- APY 215 | Pirates, Pilgrims, and Plantations: Historical Archaeology (Pathways, Humanity List 2)
- APY 304 | Food and Culture (Pathways, Humanity List 1)
- APY 389 | World Museums, World Views (Pathways- Humanity List 2, Global Reflections)
- APY 420 | Museum Ethnology
Graduate Courses
- APY 514 | Museum Management