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I am a third-year graduate student concentrating in historical archaeology in the Department of Anthropology at Brown. My work uses a multi-stranded approach to the study of the past that emphasizes both material and textual evidence in the combination that tells the most resonant, accurate, and equitable stories. I am particularly interested in the relationships within and between Native American, African American, and Anglo American groups in New England, and how those relationships have been and continue to be represented. In recent years, my work has investigated the link between the English New England fur trade and settlement, representation in ships captains' logbooks, and the connection between social memories of warfare and gravestone use. I anticipate drawing on these themes in my dissertation research, which will study cultural encounters in southern Rhode Island following King Philip's War. More about me and my work: interests, projects, CV

Contact: Colin_Porter (at) Brown.edu