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- Anthropological Witness: Lessons from the Khmer Rouge Tribunal Anthropological Witness looks at big questions about the ethical imperatives and epistemological assumptions involved in explanation and the role of the public scholar in addressing issues relating to truth, justice, social repair, and genocide. Hinton asks: Can scholars who serve as expert witnesses effectively contribute to international atrocity crimes tribunals where the focus is on legal guilt as opposed to academic explanation?
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- Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology Enter the fascinating world of forensics, and learn how the deceased are located, recovered and analysed using DNA and pathology.
- Forensic Facial Reconstruction: Finding Mr. X On Saturday 22 January 2000, two men found a small holdall, abandoned on an industrial estate in the north of Sheffield. Upon opening the bag they made a gruesome discovery. A badly decomposed body. Who was this person? Why did they die? Where had the body been stored all of this time?
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- What happens when you donate your body to science (MIT Technology Review) Article on how scientists study dead bodies, focusing on the work of forensic anthropologist Rebecca George and the body farm at Western Carolina University where she researches human decomposition.
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- Vital Topics Forum: Implementing an antiracist framework in forensic anthropology: Our responsibility in professional organizations and as scientists Recent and ongoing brutalities have highlighted the systemic injustices levied against Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) individuals and stimulated discussions within academia and professional organizations about their role in fostering antiracism and diversity. This is particularly true for the field of forensic anthropology and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)—a white-led and white-majority professional flagship forensic science organization with eleven
- Vital Topics Forum: Barriers to entry and success in forensic anthropology As with all scientific and academic disciplines, forensic anthropology upholds numerous barriers to entry and challenges to retention. Due to the field's homogeneity, lack of self-criticality, and maintenance of the status quo, many of these barriers remain unchecked, underdiscussed, and ultimately unchallenged. For example, the majority of nondisabled, neurotypical, cisgender, heterosexual white practitioners have faced relatively few barriers to success compared to those from
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This guide was originally authored by Chris Smith, April, 2023.