Collaborative Projects

I am involved in a number of collaborative research-related projects. Some of these are noted here.

Oklahoma Cultures Digital Initiative. The Oklahoma Cultures Digital Initiative (OCDI) is a set of interconnected projects centered in the Department of Ethnology at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (SNOMNH). The goals of the effort are to promote the study of cultural diversity in Oklahoma, to make ethnographic and ethnohistorical resources related to Oklahoma more widely available through the use of digital media, and to foster dialogue and collaboration between researchers, students, and interested communities. Learn more about the project here.

Interdisciplinary Research Group on Cultural Property. “In June 2008, researchers at the Universities of Göttingen and Hamburg began an interdisciplinary project on cultural property supported by funds from the Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft. The research team is composed of scholars in cultural anthropology/European ethnology, economics, ethnology, commercial and international law. These six linked projects are devoted to the question of how cultural property is constituted, focusing on actors, discourses, contexts and rules.” I have the honor of participating in this exciting project in a tertiary role as one of seven international commentators. Learn more about the project here.