Hosting Lectures & Moderating Discussions
Working alongside faculty and students, I served as the Co-Chair (2020–2021) and Chair (2021–20222) of Boston University's Archaeology Program Lecture Series. We organized workshops and topical lectures aimed at shaping conversations within our academic community and providing networking opportunities for up-and-coming students.
Here are a few examples of recorded lectures hosted on the BU Archaeology Program's Youtube channel.
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Watch a few of my Recent Presentations
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Reconciling the Past, Planning for the Future: An Indigenous Archaeology Paradigm in the Guatemalan Highlands.
Presented at the first annual Ethical Maya Archaeology Conference (virtual), (with C Vega, Angelique Lindberg, Horacio Martinez, and Iyaxel Cojti-Ren) 2022. |
Myth, Ritual, and the Classic-period Maya Sweat Bath.
Presented at The 2023 Mesoamerica Meetings (hybrid), Austin, Texas, 2023. Registration required for virtual access [click here]. |
Lecturing & EducatingI have designed original courses at the undergraduate and graduate level for both private and public universities (from R1s to art schools). These courses were delivered in remote, hybrid, and in-person formats, with the largest being large, ~200–400 person lectures. In all instances, I'd ask students what they were interested in as well as what brought them to my class. Knowing this information allows me to center them in the curriculum and create opportunities, even within large lectures, to make lasting connections between what they know and the new ideas and concepts being advances in the course.
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Additional Resources
Learners have had this to say...
Professor Clarke was amazing at explaining concepts, even when they're complex and don't have simple definitions. The inclusion of discussion during lectures was genius, it really allowed for us to talk through and make sure we understood those complex topics and could explain them ourselves. |
Often times, archaeology classes are good at teaching content but not teaching how the content is applied in the field or in real life situations but Mary has done an amazing job to give us the tools to apply the knowledge we learn to situations and research. |