Investigating Black Women’s Mental Health in Progressive Era New York City: A Bioarchaeological Study of Slow Violence and Landscapes of Impunity

Lans, Aja M.

doi:10.1007/s41636-022-00372-1

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“…As in medical anthropology, bioarchaeological studies of structural violence are deeply rooted in socio-political frameworks of the communities within which past people lived [ 14 ]. In her overview of applications of structural violence frameworks in bioarchaeology, Bright [ 14 ] identified three main categories of research: (1) direct physical violence (see [ 15 , 16 ], (2) health inequalities (see [ [17] , [18] , [19] ], and (3) anatomical collection formation and post-mortem examination (see [ 12 , [20] , [21] , [22] , [23] ]).…”

Section: Anthropological Perspectives On the Embodiment Of Structural...mentioning

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Beyond the report: Prospects and challenges in forensic anthropological investigations of structural vulnerability

Gruenthal-Rankin

Somogyi

Roome

et al. 2023

Forensic Science International: Synergy

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Beyond the report: Prospects and challenges in forensic anthropological investigations of structural vulnerability

Gruenthal-Rankin

Somogyi

Roome

et al. 2023

Forensic Science International: Synergy

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Exercises in ethically engaged work in biological anthropology

Zuckerman,

Marklein,

Austin

et al. 2024

American Journal of Biological Anthropology

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An ethical paradigm shift currently taking place within biological anthropology is pushing scholars to envisage and develop paths toward more ethical futures. Drawing from case studies in our own teaching, research, and fieldwork experience, we reflect on the complex, diverse, and dynamic nature of ethical considerations in our field. We discuss the acquisition and institutional narrative of a human osteological teaching collection at the University of Louisville as an embodiment of structural apathy turned structural violence, and the need for professional guidance in the potential retirement of deceased individuals from our classrooms. In documented collections (i.e., the Robert J. Terry Collection), we share our process and scholarly reemphasis of the humanity of a deceased individual through contextualized analysis (i.e., osteobiography and archival history) and postmortem agentive acts. Lastly, we present an archeological site in the U.S. Virgin Islands, which poses ethical concerns as biocultural bioarcheologists and archeologists attempt to negotiate the possible wishes of the deceased with the cultural value of reconstructing the community's otherwise undocumented past, all amidst the immediate threat of anthropogenic climate change. We offer these exercises and discussion in ethically engaged projects transparently and with an overarching admission that none are models for replication. Rather, at various stages in our careers and engagement with ethics, we acknowledge that progress is worthwhile, albeit challenging, and that proceeding forward collectively as biological anthropologists should be deliberate, reflexive, and compassionate for deceased individuals and their descendant communities, as well as among and between colleagues.

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The relationship between cause of death and skeletal markers of physiological stress in the Hamann‐Todd collection

Simon,

Mellendorf,

Cheverko

et al. 2024

American Journal of Biological Anthropology

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ObjectivesSocioeconomic status, past stress events, and other factors may contribute to the cumulative burden of physiological stress, which influences an individual's susceptibility to mortality and cause of death (COD). Here, we explore the association between skeletal evidence of stress and COD in the Hamann‐Todd Osteological Collection (HTOC), a predominantly low socioeconomic status sample from the late 19th and early 20th century.Materials and MethodsSkeletal markers of stress including linear enamel hypoplasia (LEH), stature, and antemortem tooth loss (AMTL) were analyzed in 298 individuals in the HTOC. Recorded CODs were grouped into six broad categories and contrasted with stress indicators, ages‐at‐death, and demographic variables, using various parametric and non‐parametric statistical tests.ResultsCOD varied by socially ascribed race and sex within the sample. Overall, infectious diseases were more prevalent than degenerative diseases. Individuals that died of infectious diseases had significantly lower ages‐at‐death compared to degenerative diseases (p < 0.001). There was no association between LEH and COD (χ2 = 4.449, p = 0.487). Stature varied significantly across COD categories for males (F = 2.534, p = 0.032), but not females (F = 1.733, p = 0.132). Controlling for age‐at‐death, AMTL prevalence was associated with COD (H = 18.53, p = 0.002), with cardiovascular disease being associated with higher prevalence of AMTL.DiscussionThese findings show that some skeletal stress indicators are associated with COD in the HTOC, but the causal pathways of these relationships are not clear. This study adds to growing bodies of literature exploring relationships between past stress events and susceptibility to mortality and long‐term consequences of poor living conditions for past individuals.

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Investigating Black Women’s Mental Health in Progressive Era New York City: A Bioarchaeological Study of Slow Violence and Landscapes of Impunity

Cited by 7 publications

References 39 publications

Beyond the report: Prospects and challenges in forensic anthropological investigations of structural vulnerability

Beyond the report: Prospects and challenges in forensic anthropological investigations of structural vulnerability

Exercises in ethically engaged work in biological anthropology

The relationship between cause of death and skeletal markers of physiological stress in the Hamann‐Todd collection

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