THE BLACK ANTHROPOLOGIST

About Me

Thank you for taking the time to look at my work! I'm a fan of live stand-up comedy, a foodie, and a traveler. I am also an educator, mentor, and facilitator.

I've been fascinated by how people come together and co-create ideas to solve human problems (typically, conflict). Working with diverse perspectives is one of the most useful and essential skills one can develop in life and school. I also believe that theory can be fun and exciting if you teach using culturally relevant examples.

Full Bio

Current Experience

AUGUST 2020 – PRESENT
Africana Studies Instructor
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX

AUGUST 2018 – AUGUST 2020
Perry-Williams Post Doctoral Fellow
The College of Wooster
Wooster, OH

JANUARY 2018 – APRIL 2018
Anthropology Instructor
Columbia College - Hollywood
Tarzana, CA

What I Do

Testimonials

"She related very well to us as students because she was closer to our age. This helped a lot when personal examples were brought up."

"She might be young which is what I think helped for her to be able to relate to her students more. Additionally she knew her topic well and was flexible with ideas my classmates and I had. Always ready to hear ideas from the class."

"Myeshia made me aware of the ignorance that the world has on Africans, Africans in America, and African Americans to name a few. They may socially be labeled but may have nothing in common."

"She answered all the questions we had and if she did not have an answer she would find someone who did."

"Help was always there when needed."

Let's work together!

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Teaching through Experience

Education should be Practical
and Immediately Applicable

Education is my chosen career path, and I believe it's a great privilege. I feel so grateful for the ability to work with students and to teach the next generation of leaders. I believe in the power of experiential learning to influence change for individuals and social transformations. Therefore, I do my best to make the learning process personal, encourage exploration and research, and teach students to apply it in everyday life.

Teaching Philosophy

MAXQDA
Photo Contest winner!

MAXQDA Fotowettbewerb 2017 - Unsere Gewinnermotive - MAXQDA - The Art of Data Analysis
Auch die zweite Auflage der MAXQDA-Fotowettbewerbs war ein voller Erfolg! Vielen Dank, dass wir durch Ihre Fotos an Ihren persönlichen Forschungseindrücken teilhaben durften. Wir waren von der Vielfalt der Motive, die die große Bandbreite an Themen in der qualitativen Forschung verdeutlicht haben, sehr beeindruckt. Wir gratulieren den Gewinnerinnen und Gewinnern von ganzem Herzen.

Black Cowboys at Work –Myeshia Babers Location: Houston, Texas, USA, 2014 “This photo is a counter narrative to negative stereotypes about black masculinity and depictions of the way black men relate to each other by representing the idea behind the phrase “my brother’s keeper”. It shows one of the many ways black men cultivate their racialized gender identities. This photo represents the manifestation of commitments made and responsibilities accepted for another man’s cultivation as a cowboy and as a human being because rodeo activities are dangerous. This speaks to my project about how black cowboys transmit cultural information about black masculinity – racialized masculinity – in the U.S. through black Western culture.” – Myeshia Babers