QUESTIONS OF POWER:
“AMERICA 250”

Session 1 of Summer Pocket Talks: Interactive Seminars on Critical Topics
Formerly known as the Anthropology Summer Salon

Thursday, July 23, 2025 from 5:30PM PM - 7:30 PM
Doors open at 5:30pm, talks begin at 6pm

Georgetown Neighborhood Library
1st Floor Reading Room
3260 R St NW, Washington, DC 20007

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The Summer Pocket Talks is a series of interactive presentations and discussions, designed to kindle broader conversations and insights on timely issues and topics. As an attendee, you will hear from thinkers from the social sciences and humanities, be able to ask questions and discuss with speakers and other attendees, and connect with other interested in pressing topics. Complimentary tea and light refreshments are provided!

Check out the talks for this session below!

Toys and Patriotism:
What can dolls, action figures, and board games tell us about the U.S.?
Eva Rey Pinto, PhD Candidate
Department of Anthropology, American University

"Our People Have Been Here:"
How Black food liberation builds power in Baltimore
Cecile Walton, MA, Recent Masters Graduate
Department of Anthropology, American University

Beyond Polling:
Ethnographic Examination of Voting and Political Identity
John Villecco, PhD, Recent PhD Graduate
Department of Anthropology, American University