2025 Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Anthropological Association (NEAA)

April 4-5, 2025

Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA

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Conference Agenda

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Date: Saturday, 05/Apr/2025
8:00am - 6:15pm	Registration Location: DMF Atrium Conference registration will be open all day in the DMF Atrium—stop by to check in, pay your registration fee, and get all the materials you need!	Tabling Sessions Location: DMF Atrium Stop by the Tabling Sessions in the DMF Atrium! Check out what the BSU Anthropology Club, the NEAA Narratives, and Massachusetts Archaeology Society have to offer!	NEAA Narratives Location: DMF Atrium Chair: Jessica Skolnikoff Chair: Matthew David Downie Stop by the Booth and Share your NEAA story! We are collecting stories about your experience with anthropology and the NEAA. Your unique perspective will help us spread the word about the NEAA conference. Stop by and share your experiences, get a cool NEAA sticker, and enter to win a copy of the NEAA Bulletin: Undergrads in the Workplace: The Many Hats of Anthropology Alumni.
8:30am - 10:00am	Film Screening: The Waste Commons Location: DMF 120 (Auditorium) Chair: Peter Little Film Screening: The Waste Commons Peter Little	Technologies, Vibrations, and Voices: Anthropological Perspectives on Modern Communication and Cultural Preservation Location: DMF 260 Chair: Joyce Bennett Using AI to Support Transnational, Decolonial Collaboration: Translations in Anthropology Joyce Bennett, Julieta Moriera Reyes Punjabi: Language Decline and Preservation in Modern India Kiren Kaur Bagga Sonic Materiality—Towards a Relational Ontology of Vibration    Shuying Huang The Phone and the Self: How Mobile Phones Influence Identity and Social Interactions Ryan Narey The Debate Over Cochlear Implants in the Deaf Community Alyssa Locke	Intersecting Realms of Society, Health, and Primate Behavior: Anthropological Explorations Across Species and Spaces Location: DMF 242 Chair: Ellen Ingmanson Inclusion of Objects into Play by Infant Bonobos (Pan paniscus) in the Wild Ellen J. Ingmanson The Effects of Allomaternal Care in Propithecus edwardsi Infants in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar MJ Ingmanson Camden, New Jersey: Cultural Landscapes of Food Insecurity Nicole Marie Abbott The Debate Surrounding Ozempic and Other “Miracle” Weight Loss Drugs Allison Dorothy Rivard
8:30am - 5:00pm	Anthropology Game Table Location: DMF 2nd Floor Lounge Come play anthropology-themed board games: Cards against Anthropology, Daybreak, Stone Age, Archaeology the Card Game and More! Co Sponsored by the Bridgewater State University Sustainability Program
10:15am - 11:45am	Gaming Worlds and Global Journeys: Examining Fandoms, Labor, and Representation Across Cultural and Virtual Landscapes Location: DMF 259 Chair: Anne Galvin Between Work Shifts and R&R Makeshifts: Heterotopian Voyages of Seafarers in the International Shipping Industry Liang Wu Materializing Fandom: An Exploration of Anime Goods, Identity, and Social Connections in East Asia Hirry Huang Work as a Frame of Mind: Jamaican Contract Laborers and Seasonal Agriculture Cycles in Canada Anne Galvin Analysis of MENA Stereotypes in Sid Meier's Civilization VI Kyle Shea	Poster Session Part 1 Location: DMF Atrium Come talk to the Poster Presenters about their Research! Bathhouses in Saratoga Springs: One of the Many Heterotopias Worldwide Leah Madison Wimpfheimer Coping with Farming: The Mental Health Toll Chloe Dourmashkin Disconnections from Reality: Popular Portrayals of Maya Women in Tourist Marketing Joyce Bennett, Linny Jimenez Tadeo Exploration of Gender and Sexuality in Arcane Fanfiction and Fandom Emily Elizabeth Jones Gym Class and Self Esteem: Gendered Experiences of Confidence and Discomfort Jenna Reese Bouchard, Fiona O'Donoghue, Jessica Skolnikoff Paths to the Craft: An Ethnographic Study of Contemporary US Pagan and Witch Identities Caitlin S Worthington Press On: Care and Community in Video Games Jonathan Muller THE RISE IN THE TABOO OF PLEASURE IN THE MODERN AGE Maddi Green Breaking Barriers: Women’s pathways to success in STEM Maryam Guenoun Capturing the Role of Play in Massachusetts’s Urban Adolescence through Ethnography April Ruth Keyes	Immersive Role Playing for Active Learning Location: DMF 240 Chair: Paula Kay Lazrus Immersive Role Playing for Active Learning Paula Kay Lazrus
12:00pm - 1:30pm	Lunch Break Lunch will be provided at the Anthropology in the Wild Career Panel for those interested, otherwise enjoy the break.	Anthropology in the Wild: A Career Panel Discussion with Anthropology Alumni Location: RSU 201 Chair: Lauryn Pregoni Lunch will be provided! Anthropology in the Wild: A Panel Discussion with Anthropology Alumni Lauryn Pregoni, John Campell, Danielle Galloway, Rachel Mulroy
1:45pm - 3:15pm	Minds, Methods, and Education: Anthropological Perspectives on Mental Health and Pedagogy Location: DMF 242 Chair: Patrick Clarkin Lessons from a Classroom Game: Hawks, Doves, and the Prisoner's Dilemma Patrick Clarkin Collegiate Mental Health: Student Relationships with Meditation Apps and Journals at Skidmore College Alina Lau Chaudhri Investigating the Structure of Mental Health Education in Public Schools Alyssa Eileen Lovley The Politics of Pedagogy: Unpacking Conflicts in Education to Reveal Societal Tensions Emma Weitz	Poster Session Part 2 Location: DMF Atrium Come talk to the Poster Presenters about their Research! Land Claims and the Power of the Codexes in Mexico's Indigenous Societies Ana Maria Ramirez Morales Understanding Unsanctioned Violence in Ireland’s Troubles Sean James Chapter Historical & Contemporary Significance of Australian Petroglyphs Ashlyn Emily Taylor Understanding Southern New Jersey’s Indigenous Past Annabelle Frances Sebastian Curation in Undergraduate Curriculum: Reciprocal Collaborations with Archaeological Repositories as a Means of Addressing the Curation Crisis Svetlana Kasem-Beg, Elizabeth Moronski, Abigail Shields, Anthony Graesch Egyptian Faience: Its production, purpose, and place in museums Isabella Pilla Challenges and Insights in Quartz Lithic Analysis: Findings from CC22, a Pre-Colonial Indigenous Settlement Will Poniros, Anthony Graesch Cracking the Cranial Code: Identification of Unknown Skulls Through Craniometric Analysis Maryam Guenoun Voices of Female Teachers in Senegal’s Secondary Schools: Socio-Cultural and Structural Challenges, Resilience Strategies, and Perspectives on Solutions Louise Badiane The Responsibilities of Mortuary Exhibition in Museums Scott Ernsberger Viking Come(back): The Production of Whiteness in Reproductive Technologies Vlere Azizi, Kiren Bagga	Virtual Museum Concept: Exhibition, Research, Education Location: DMF 240 Chair: Mikheil Elashvili Virtual Museum Concept: Exhibition, Research, Education Mikheil Elashvili, Michael Zimmerman, Giorgi Datunashvili, Mikheil Lobjanidze, Tea Munchava, Nikoloz Vacheishvili
3:30pm - 5:00pm	Dreams, Games, and Urban Imaginaries: Anthropological Explorations of Play and Civilization Location: DMF 242 Chair: Curtiss Hoffman Dreaming as Play: The Dream Game, Liminality, and Collective Pattern Sharing in Gamified Ritual Space Dr. Ava Lindberg From Dream to Game: 500 Cities Curtiss Hoffman Civilization, Gaming and the Emergence of Cities Michael Zimmerman	Threads of Time: Women, Personhood, and Sacred Journeys in Anthropological Perspective Location: DMF 260 Chair: Paula Kay Lazrus Conflict, Faith, and Representation: The Anthropology of Pilgrimage to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher Throughout History Emma Gay Not So Different From Us: The Lives of Ancient Assyrian Women Emily E Czelusniak Interrogating Ethics of Disinterment using Historic Burials from Cypress Grove Cemetery #1 in New Orleans Aimee Noelle Holland Tattoos and Their Meaning Within Society Abbygael Hartman	The Changing College Classroom Location: DMF 259 Chair: Joyce Bennett The Changing College Classroom Jessica Skolnikoff, Alan Hersker, Anne Galvin, Ellie Cook, Jenna Bouchard, Hilary Flanagan
5:15pm - 6:15pm	Keynote: "Archaeogaming, YouTube, and the Politics of Archaeology in the Digital Age." Location: DMF 120 (Auditorium) Chair: William Farley Join Dr. Bill Farley as he explores the intersections of archaeology, gaming, and digital media in his keynote address, "Archaeogaming, YouTube, and the Politics of Archaeology in the Digital Age."
6:30pm - 8:30pm	NEAA Banquet Location: RSU 201 We warmly invite you to join us for the NEAA Banquet on April 5th, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM—a wonderful evening of great food, camaraderie, and celebration. Please note that prior registration and ticket purchase are required to attend. We look forward to sharing this special occasion with you!

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