Dr. Michael Wilcox

Biography

Michael Wilcox joined the Department of Cultural and Social Anthropology at Stanford University in 2001 as an Assistant Professor. His dissertation, entitled 'The Pueblo Revolt 1680: Communities Resistance, Ethnic Conflict Alliance Formation Upper Rio Grande Pueblos,' articulates the social consequences of subordination, exploring processes of boundary maintenance at regional communal levels. He completed his graduate studies at Harvard University, where he was involved in strengthening the Native American Program and designing award-winning courses in Native American Studies. His recent publications include 'Pueblo Revolt Mythology Conquest: Indigenous Archaeology Contact' (University of California Press, 2009), and articles focusing on various aspects of Indigenous response, archaeological context, and ethnic conflict in the American Southwest. His primary research interests encompass Native American ethnohistory, Indigenous Archaeology, ethnic identity conflict, and the interplay between DNA, race, and cultural identity in archaeology and popular culture.

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