Catherine J. Frieman

Catherine Frieman

@cjfrieman.bsky.social

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D.Phil. Archaeologist. Co-Editor Current Anthropology. Previously Editor European Journal of Archaeology. Educator. Tattoo Enthusiast. World Traveller. Accident Prone.

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Catherine J. Frieman is an archaeologist and associate professor at the Australian National University. Her research investigates conservatism and innovation, and she is a specialist in material culture and technology. .. more

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Environmental science 16%

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 56m

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1h

Throughout the books ethnic stereotypes and racism are used in place of character development or world building. That doesn't mean the characters themselves were negative or bad, just that she's a lazy writer steeped in anglocentrism

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 58m

Look i don't know what to tell you but the English are really fricking weird about the Irish and Catholics, still to this day. I promise you mom molly with too many poorly clothed ginger kids feeds on this stereotype. There's actually really interesting relevant scholarship

Deconstructing Whiteness: Irish Women in Britain on JSTOR

Mary J. Hickman, Bronwen Walter, Deconstructing Whiteness: Irish Women in Britain, Feminist Review, No. 50, The Irish Issue: The British Question (Summer, 1995), pp. 5-19

doi.org

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1h

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Americans don't get what's going on with the Weasleys: they are a nasty british stereotype of catholic Irish folk - slovenly, too many children for income, etc.

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1h

"The States" is pretty standard in all the non-US places I've lived

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks Tom!! 💙🎉

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1h

Thaaannnkkkkss!

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks Zena!! 💙💙

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1h

As someone who is actually from Boston and whose family considers dairy a spice and white pepper just on the edge of too spicy... lol

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1h

Thank you!!

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 2h

Rephrased: maybe all cowrie shells were actually understood as eyes

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 2h

Fun trivia for anyone who likes vocabulary: putting fat onto a piece of meat before cooking (common with wild fowl like partridge and pheasant because they're quite lean) is called barding. You bard your birds and they come out perfect and juicy.

DaveO @daveon.bsky.social · 2d

I also use the bacon method. Although turkey is Christmas dinner where I come from.

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 2h

NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research.

Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 3h

Thank you!

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 3h

Thaaaaaanks!

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 3h

Thank you!!!

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 3h

Thanks!

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 3h

Thanks astrid!! 💙💙🎉

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 3h

Thank you! I found out last week and grinned for two days straight!

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Mette Lovschal @lovschal.bsky.social · 3h

News from the #peatlands in @antiquity.ac.uk

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Last chance to see? The ‘Crisis of Preservation’ and pathways to a sustainable future for Europe’s peatland archaeology | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

Last chance to see? The ‘Crisis of Preservation’ and pathways to a sustainable future for Europe’s peatland archaeology

www.cambridge.org

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Jens Notroff @jensnotroff.com · 3h

The more of these other #TasTepeler sites in SE #Türkiye is coming to light, the more fascinating the early #Neolithic of the region gets:

arkeonews.net/a-stunning-t...

Have a look at this just announced sculpture from #Sayburc, emphasized ribs already hinting at death, but there's more ... 🏺💀

Torso and head of a human stone sculpture, apparently standing in a glass showcase standing in the landscape (grass and soil is visible in the background) - the rib cage es emphasised with carved lines, the bald head has a only vaguely depicted nose and thick lips and eyes with horizontal lines.

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 3h

Thanks Kenny! I'm pretty happy

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 3h

Thank you!!!

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 3h

I live in Australia, land of tall poppy syndrome, I'm sure there are folks lining up to make sure i have a terrible next 6-8 mo to enforce that very thing

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 4h

Thanks!!

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 4h

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you! 💙💙

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 4h

I'm extremely chuffed!

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 4h

Thanks!!!

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