Johanna Pacyga

Johanna Pacyga

Lecturer of Anthropology

Her research explores gender and missionization in colonial Senegal, and she has additional research and teaching interests in human/plant relationships, historical ecology, inequality and the power dynamics of knowledge production.

Location

Machmer Hall

240 Hicks Way
Amherst, MA 01003
United States

Biography: 

Her research explores gender and missionization in colonial Senegal, and she has additional research and teaching interests in human/plant relationships, historical ecology, inequality, and the power dynamics of knowledge production.  

Keywords: Historical Archaeology, Colonialism, Religion & Conversion, Gender & Religion, Archives, Human/Plant Relationships, French Empire, West Africa, North America, Caribbean, Women’s Labor, Historical Ecology, Inequalities.

2021. “Archaeology of Missionization in Colonial Senegambia.” In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Anthropology: African Archaeolo

2019. “Alfredo González-Ruibal: An Archaeology of the Contemporary Era.” African Archaeological Review. Vol. 36(4): 559–561.

2015. “Pythons in Paris: Fear and Desire in the French Empire.” The Journal of the Western Society for French History. Vol. 43:1

2015. “Honeybees, Fritillaria, and Empress Josephine’s Alençon Lace Bed.” Objective: Journal of the History of Design and Curato

Education

  • Ph.D., Anthropology (Historical Archaeology & Anthropology); 2021 The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
  • M.A., History of Decorative Arts and Design (2010), with honors & double distinction New School University, Parsons School for Design, New York, NY
  • B.A., Archaeology (2006), cum laude Boston University, Boston, MA Minors in Art History and French Language & Literature