Jason Baird Jackson
@jasonbairdjackson.bsky.social
Bloomington, Indiana-based Folklorist and Cultural Anthropologist (he/him)
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In 2 hours, I'm going to put on synagogue clothes & a theater mask, grab a noisemaker, & go hear the story of a young woman who risked everything to save her people. While I do, I'm going to think of American Jewish groups and all CEOs, uni presidents, and Dem leaders. Not in a complimentary way.
March 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
In 2 hours, I'm going to put on synagogue clothes & a theater mask, grab a noisemaker, & go hear the story of a young woman who risked everything to save her people. While I do, I'm going to think of American Jewish groups and all CEOs, uni presidents, and Dem leaders. Not in a complimentary way.
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A cluster of articles arising from the work of the MCHSL + partners was just published in Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics. Up 4/4 is "Basketry Craft Practice in Southwest China: The Case of Defeng Village" by Lijun Zhang and myself. Special thanks to the great JEF team. (Also on Sciendo)
Basketry Craft Practice in Southwest China: The Case of Defeng Village
| Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics
ojs.utlib.ee
December 22, 2024 at 1:37 PM
A cluster of articles arising from the work of the MCHSL + partners was just published in Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics. Up 4/4 is "Basketry Craft Practice in Southwest China: The Case of Defeng Village" by Lijun Zhang and myself. Special thanks to the great JEF team. (Also on Sciendo)
A cluster of articles arising from the work of the MCHSL+partners was just published in Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics. Up 3rd is "“I Will Stitch it Back and Pass it Down”: A Bai Elder Makes and Teaches Buzha" by Jon Kay. [The issue is now on Sciendo too] Special thanks to the great JEF team
“I Will Stitch It Back and Pass It Down”: A Bai Elder Makes and Teaches Buzha
| Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics
ojs.utlib.ee
December 19, 2024 at 7:35 PM
A cluster of articles arising from the work of the MCHSL+partners was just published in Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics. Up 3rd is "“I Will Stitch it Back and Pass it Down”: A Bai Elder Makes and Teaches Buzha" by Jon Kay. [The issue is now on Sciendo too] Special thanks to the great JEF team
Here is the 2/4 article in the group of papers that my colleagues just published in Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics (JEF). On OJS now. In Sciendo later. Special thanks to the great JEF team.
A cluster of articles arising from the work of the MCHSL+partners was just published in Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics. Up 2nd is "Basketry and Festival among the Dong (Kam) People" by myself and Lijun Zhang. ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/JE...
Basketry and Festival among the Dong (Kam) People
| Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics
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December 17, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Here is the 2/4 article in the group of papers that my colleagues just published in Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics (JEF). On OJS now. In Sciendo later. Special thanks to the great JEF team.
Out now in JEF's OJS instance. Sciendo later.
A cluster of articles arising from the work of the MCHSL+partners was just published in Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics. 1st up. Carrie Hertz' "Dressing the Part: Producing Ethnic Minority Textiles in the Era of Intangible Cultural Heritage Tourism" #Dong #Yao #桂 ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/JE...
Dressing the Part: Producing Ethnic Minority Textiles in the Era of Intangible Cultural Heritage Tourism
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December 14, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Out now in JEF's OJS instance. Sciendo later.
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Hello! This is the new Bluesky account for the Material Culture and Heritage Studies Laboratory at IU Bloomington. Find us on the web at mchslab.folklore.indiana.edu
[Link image shows a Dong townscape seen from across green rice fields.]
[Link image shows a Dong townscape seen from across green rice fields.]
Material Culture and Heritage Studies Laboratory
Material Culture and Heritage Studies Laboratory
mchslab.folklore.indiana.edu
December 13, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Hello! This is the new Bluesky account for the Material Culture and Heritage Studies Laboratory at IU Bloomington. Find us on the web at mchslab.folklore.indiana.edu
[Link image shows a Dong townscape seen from across green rice fields.]
[Link image shows a Dong townscape seen from across green rice fields.]
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The founding editors of @limnpress.bsky.social conclude their short reflection on the history of the magazine w/ "Limn is dead; long live Limn."
Like the king's two bodies, a publication like Limn has both a material instantiation & a life beyond it. #PublishingMetaphysics
Like the king's two bodies, a publication like Limn has both a material instantiation & a life beyond it. #PublishingMetaphysics
Is Limn Obsolete? - Limn
The founding editors reflect on the journal’s origins
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December 10, 2024 at 9:44 PM
The founding editors of @limnpress.bsky.social conclude their short reflection on the history of the magazine w/ "Limn is dead; long live Limn."
Like the king's two bodies, a publication like Limn has both a material instantiation & a life beyond it. #PublishingMetaphysics
Like the king's two bodies, a publication like Limn has both a material instantiation & a life beyond it. #PublishingMetaphysics
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Hello academia, you take note of what’s happening in Aotearoa / New Zealand right now?
Anthropology, indigenous studies, Māori studies, sociology, political science, public health, nursing etc all deemed without “a purpose”& funding cut.
#humanities
#highereducation
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Anthropology, indigenous studies, Māori studies, sociology, political science, public health, nursing etc all deemed without “a purpose”& funding cut.
#humanities
#highereducation
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Government's Marsden Fund cuts: All humanities, social sciences research funding slashed
Cutting all research funding for the fields is a massive step backwards, critics say.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 4, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Hello academia, you take note of what’s happening in Aotearoa / New Zealand right now?
Anthropology, indigenous studies, Māori studies, sociology, political science, public health, nursing etc all deemed without “a purpose”& funding cut.
#humanities
#highereducation
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Anthropology, indigenous studies, Māori studies, sociology, political science, public health, nursing etc all deemed without “a purpose”& funding cut.
#humanities
#highereducation
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Hi y’all. Here is another post from the run of fall reflections on the work of scholarly societies now (special focus on the American Folklore Society). (Includes AI generated text)
[This title is AI generated:] The Risks Posed by LLM-Based AI Tools: A Call to Action for the American Folklore Society
This is an essay (or “essay”) mainly authored by Copilot, the LLM-based AI tool provisioned to me by Indiana University. Spelling and typographic errors made by JBJ have been silently c…
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December 1, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Hi y’all. Here is another post from the run of fall reflections on the work of scholarly societies now (special focus on the American Folklore Society). (Includes AI generated text)
Hi everyone! Here is a blog post from earlier this fall. Part of a series centered on the disciplinary futures (especially in folklore studies).
How to Study Folklore When You Cannot Go to Graduate School?
My run of posts on scholarly societies in general, and my scholarly societies in particular, has, I know, been heavy on facing unhappy developments and low, so far, on positive prospects. Here is a…
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December 1, 2024 at 1:55 AM
Hi everyone! Here is a blog post from earlier this fall. Part of a series centered on the disciplinary futures (especially in folklore studies).
5 best things about #AAA2024Tampa : (1) friends (2) the best weather of this Floridian’s life (3) the Seminole collections @ Tampa Bay History Center (4) new Limn team/issue (5) conference rooms w/ sunlight blue sky and water
November 23, 2024 at 6:44 PM
5 best things about #AAA2024Tampa : (1) friends (2) the best weather of this Floridian’s life (3) the Seminole collections @ Tampa Bay History Center (4) new Limn team/issue (5) conference rooms w/ sunlight blue sky and water
I enjoyed organizing the strong poster session for #AFSAM11, but have never myself been a poster presenter. Today, Lijun Zhang and I are each presenting posters at #AAA2024Tampa. Thanks to the Council for Museum Anthropology for greenlighting us.
November 22, 2024 at 12:36 PM
I enjoyed organizing the strong poster session for #AFSAM11, but have never myself been a poster presenter. Today, Lijun Zhang and I are each presenting posters at #AAA2024Tampa. Thanks to the Council for Museum Anthropology for greenlighting us.
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Hey friends at #AAA2024Tampa !! The book exhibit closes way earlier than usual. We are only open until Friday at 1pm (not Saturday at 4 as in earlier years). All books are $15 -- even better than our online sale discount.
We're joining you in Tampa this week for #AAA2024! Our blog today has details on how to browse and save on our latest #Anthropology titles. ow.ly/61Cu50U6xBP
November 22, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Hey friends at #AAA2024Tampa !! The book exhibit closes way earlier than usual. We are only open until Friday at 1pm (not Saturday at 4 as in earlier years). All books are $15 -- even better than our online sale discount.
Looking forward to Council for Museum Anthropology gatherings today at #AAA2024Tampa as well as a wonderful opportunity to be a part of "Anthropology in/of the World of Scholar-Led Publishing," a roundtable/town hall happening today at 12:45 pm in TCC 121.
November 21, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Looking forward to Council for Museum Anthropology gatherings today at #AAA2024Tampa as well as a wonderful opportunity to be a part of "Anthropology in/of the World of Scholar-Led Publishing," a roundtable/town hall happening today at 12:45 pm in TCC 121.
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After a thoroughly enjoyable @folkloresociety.bsky.social in-person conference in Albuquerque, we'd love to offer the folks meeting virtually this week access to our order form of of discounted books from 17 publishers! #afs2024
www.scholarschoice.com/Portals/scho...
www.scholarschoice.com/Portals/scho...
November 19, 2024 at 2:48 PM
After a thoroughly enjoyable @folkloresociety.bsky.social in-person conference in Albuquerque, we'd love to offer the folks meeting virtually this week access to our order form of of discounted books from 17 publishers! #afs2024
www.scholarschoice.com/Portals/scho...
www.scholarschoice.com/Portals/scho...
Happy to pass on news of the 2024 Awards of the Council for Museum Anthropology. #AAA24 #CMA Congratulations to all!
2024 Council for Museum Anthropology Awards
I happily share the following CMA announcement: 2024 COUNCIL FOR MUSEUM ANTHROPOLOGY AWARDS We’re delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Council for Museum Anthropology awards…
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November 17, 2024 at 3:58 PM
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Limn is back! I know because I'm up to my eyeballs in the details of relaunching this fantastic publication. If you didn't know about Limn, you soon will (because you are following me & I'm going to post about it).
Please follow the Limn account (@limnpress.bsky.social) & spread the good news.
Please follow the Limn account (@limnpress.bsky.social) & spread the good news.
November 15, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Limn is back! I know because I'm up to my eyeballs in the details of relaunching this fantastic publication. If you didn't know about Limn, you soon will (because you are following me & I'm going to post about it).
Please follow the Limn account (@limnpress.bsky.social) & spread the good news.
Please follow the Limn account (@limnpress.bsky.social) & spread the good news.
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The strategy is already clear: overwhelm the opposition with so many terrible announcements that they can’t even… a DDOS attack against democracy.
November 15, 2024 at 4:33 AM
The strategy is already clear: overwhelm the opposition with so many terrible announcements that they can’t even… a DDOS attack against democracy.
Here is the third in my first run of scholarly society-minded blog posts from October...
Scholarly Societies and the Costs of Whac-A-Mole
“Whack a Mole” by Kathleen Moore via Flickr CC-BY-NC 2.0 Unbury the Lede: Here I reflect on the ways that the crises of the current moment make the older Whac-A-Mole problem something m…
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November 15, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Here is the third in my first run of scholarly society-minded blog posts from October...
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New article! On Trump's plans for America, how we got here, and how to prepare. If you like it, please share, as I am of course shadow-banned on the Bad Site. Thanks! sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
The End of Days Inn
What Trump’s team wants to do to America, and how to fight it.
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November 15, 2024 at 1:39 AM
New article! On Trump's plans for America, how we got here, and how to prepare. If you like it, please share, as I am of course shadow-banned on the Bad Site. Thanks! sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
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Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
November 12, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
This post (in the series of scholarly societies) is about the consequences of forced general education change in public university systems.
Extinction Event: Political Involvement in General Education Curriculum in Florida and in General
One key role placed by scholarly societies is to monitor the health of a field on a local, national and international level. Knowing what the state of affairs is, is a prelude to formulating field-…
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October 9, 2024 at 12:11 AM
This post (in the series of scholarly societies) is about the consequences of forced general education change in public university systems.
This post is about efforts to sever the financial, and therefore mutual aid, links presently connecting scholarly societies and universities (etc.). It is thus about an existential threat to both scholarly societies and those institutions and publics that they serve.
Storm Warning: Public Funds and Scholarly Societies
Marine Weather Warnings, via NOAA, Unburying the lede: This post is about efforts to sever the financial, and therefore mutual aid, links presently connecting scholarly societies and universities (…
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October 6, 2024 at 3:54 PM
This post is about efforts to sever the financial, and therefore mutual aid, links presently connecting scholarly societies and universities (etc.). It is thus about an existential threat to both scholarly societies and those institutions and publics that they serve.
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A new letter from the Penn AAUP chapter, not yet available on the website (aaup-penn.org/): "President Magill has committed a grave error in casting her lot with those who have threatened and humiliated her in order to instrumentalize her in a campaign against scholarship and teaching"
December 7, 2023 at 2:00 AM
A new letter from the Penn AAUP chapter, not yet available on the website (aaup-penn.org/): "President Magill has committed a grave error in casting her lot with those who have threatened and humiliated her in order to instrumentalize her in a campaign against scholarship and teaching"