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Sensing the Unseen

by MIT Anthropology Department

This yearlong John E. Sawyer Seminar on the Comparative Study of Cultures, hosted by the MIT Anthropology Program, will explore how scholars in the social sciences and humanities study the unseen. From September 2010 through April 2011, the seminar will meet once a month, bringing together faculty and students throughout the Boston/Cambridge metro area. Each session will feature research presentations by two invited speakers, followed by discussion led by one or two local scholars. The seminar is led by Professors Stefan Helmreich and Heather Paxson of the MIT Anthropology Program.

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Episodes

  1. 6.4 The Obscure: Photographing - Sandy Alexandre (discussant)

    Commentary from Sandy Alexandre on Hirsch's presentation for The Obscure session of the Sensing the Unseen seminar.

  2. 6.3 The Obscure: Photographing - Marianne Hirsch (presenter)

    Marianne Hirsch's presentation for The Obscure session of the Sensing the Unseen seminar.

  3. 6.1 The Obscure: Photographing - Karen Strassler (presenter)

    Karen Strassler's presentation for The Obscure session of the Sensing the Unseen seminar.

  4. 5.4 The Evanescent: Tasting - Steven Shapin (discussant)

    Commentary from Steven Shapin on Weiss's presentation for The Evanescent session of the Sensing the Unseen seminar.

  5. 5.3 The Evanescent: Tasting - Brad Weiss (presenter)

    Brad Weiss's presentation for The Evanescent session of the Sensing the Unseen seminar.

  6. 5.2 The Evanescent: Tasting - Rachel Black (discussant)

    Commentary from Rachel Black on Trubek's presentation for The Evanescent session of the Sensing the Unseen seminar.

  7. 5.1 The Evanescent: Tasting - Amy Trubek (presenter)

    Amy Trubek's presentation for The Evanescent session of the Sensing the Unseen seminar.

  8. 4.4 The Invisible: Feeling - Robert Desjarlais (discussant)

    Commentary from Robert Desjarlais on Geurts's presentation for The Invisible session of the Sensing the Unseen seminar.

  9. 4.3 The Invisible: Feeling - Kathryn Geurts (presenter)

    Kathryn Geurts's presentation for The Invisible session of the Sensing the Unseen seminar.

  10. 4.2 The Invisible: Feeling - Byron Good (discussant)

    Commentary from Byron Good on Csordas's presentation for The Invisible session of the Sensing the Unseen seminar.

  11. 4.1 The Invisible: Feeling - Thomas Csordas (presenter)

    Thomas Csordas's presentation for The Invisible session of the Sensing the Unseen seminar.

  12. 3.4 The Occult: Governing - Mary Steedly (discussant)

    Commentary from Mary Steedly on Grant's presentation for The Occult session of the Sensing the Unseen seminar.

  13. 3.3 The Occult: Governing - Bruce Grant (presenter)

    Bruce Grant's presentation for The Occult session of the Sensing the Unseen seminar.

  14. 3.2 The Occult: Governing - Mark Auslander (discussant)

    Commentary from Mark Auslander on Ashforth's presentation for The Occult session of the Sensing the Unseen seminar.

  15. 3.1 The Occult: Governing - Adam Ashforth (presenter)

    Adam Ashforth's presentation for The Occult session of the Sensing the Unseen seminar.

  16. 2.4 The Unaccounted: Measuring - David Kaiser (discussant)

    Commentary from David Kaiser on Igo's presentation for The Unaccounted session of the Sensing the Unseen seminar.

  17. 2.3 The Unaccounted: Measuring - Sarah Igo (presenter)

    Sarah Igo's presentation for The Unaccounted session of the Sensing the Unseen seminar.

  18. 2.2 The Unaccounted: Measuring - Alain Pottage (discussant)

    Commentary from Alain Pottage on Fortun's presentation for The Unaccounted session of the Sensing the Unseen seminar.

  19. 2.1 The Unaccounted: Measuring - Kim Fortun (presenter)

    Kim Fortun's presentation for The Unaccounted session of the Sensing the Unseen seminar.

  20. 1.4 The Elusive: Listening - Jimena Canales (discussant)

    Commentary from Jimena Canales on Feld's and Schwartz's presentations for The Elusive session of the Sensing the Unseen seminar.

  21. 1.3 The Elusive: Listening - Hillel Schwartz (presenter)

    Hillel Schwartz's presentation for The Elusive session of the Sensing the Unseen seminar.

  22. 1.2 The Elusive: Listening - Wayne Marshall (discussant)

    Commentary from Wayne Marshall on Feld's and Schwartz's presentations for The Elusive session of the Sensing the Unseen seminar.

  23. 1.1 The Elusive: Listening - Steven Feld (presenter)

    Steven Feld's presentation for The Elusive session of the Sensing the Unseen seminar.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

This yearlong John E. Sawyer Seminar on the Comparative Study of Cultures, hosted by the MIT Anthropology Program, will explore how scholars in the social sciences and humanities study the unseen. From September 2010 through April 2011, the seminar will meet once a month, bringing together faculty and students throughout the Boston/Cambridge metro area. Each session will feature research presentations by two invited speakers, followed by discussion led by one or two local scholars. The seminar is led by Professors Stefan Helmreich and Heather Paxson of the MIT Anthropology Program.

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