In this spotlight interview, the department caught up with Mustapha Kharbouch '27, a Socio-Cultural Anthropology and International and Public Affairs concentrator, to learn more about what they look forward to accomplishing in Anthropology's Research Apprenticeship Program. The Program aims to foster collaboration between students and faculty on faculty research.
"Through this research apprenticeship, I will continue to support Dr. Paja Faudree's research project ‘Botanical Reparations: Psychoactive Plants and Indigenous People.’ In the wake of global capitalism’s rampant commodification, this research allows me to continue investigating questions of indigeneity, injustice and inclusion which I’m highly moved by.
I met Professor Faudree when I was assigned to be one of her curation associates for a TEDxBrown talk, which she gave in the spring of 2024. I then spent last summer working alongside her under an UTRA award revolving around the same project, and became one of her research assistants soon after!
I'm excited to dedicate this semester to helping Professor Faudree finalize her book on the matter, and thinking through my own research ambitions with her which might culminate in an honors thesis and graduate studies!"