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Annie Caruso

Graduate Student
Anthropology
Phone: 541-346-5109
Office: 366A Condon Hall
Office Hours: Via Zoom by Appointment
Research Interests: Caribbean Studies, Decolonial Archaeology, Critical Heritage Studies

Education

B.A. Anthropology, B.A. Religious Studies, University of Oregon (2004); M.A. Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago (2007)

Research

Annie’s research interests include the decolonization of archaeological and museal practices and Critical Heritage Studies (CHS), which is an interdisciplinary field that aims to democratize heritage management and bring academic research practices and subaltern and indigenous interests into better alignment. For her dissertation, Annie is conducting an ethno-critical analysis of Caribbean archaeological practices and discourse.