@MuseumMark

Anthropologist, curator. Author of The Accidental Slaveowner. Director of Special Projects, The Natural History Museum

 Concord, MA
markauslander.com/
Joined March 2009
  • Tweets112
  • Following0
  • Followers411
Excited to see some healthy competition between MSU's two famous bears. Let the growl match begin! May the best ursus win! @the_better_bear @MSUMuseumBear xitter.cf/the_better_bear/status…
Nat Resources Polar Bear@the_better_bear4 Dec 2017
This campus isn't big enough for 2 bears.
3
Thrilled to see the new Museum avatar, our big brown bear, roaming the museum! xitter.cf/MSUMuseum/status/91124…
MSU Museum@MSUMuseum22 Sep 2017
Welcome to the newest member of the #MSU Museum! @MSUMuseumBear
6
Thrilled to be seeing @MSUMuseumBear getting the news coverage you deserve! xitter.cf/MSUMuseum/status/90797…
MSU Museum@MSUMuseum13 Sep 2017
Thanks to @thesnews for featuring @MSUMuseumBear! @MuseumMark @cantus94 @MSUAPUE xitter.cf/thesnews/status/907969…
4
Fascinating article; declining salmon consumption by brown bears means that soil near rivers lacks the nutrients once brought inland. xitter.cf/MSUMuseumBear/status/9…
William B. Bearows@MSUMuseumBear28 Aug 2017
So, I WAS right! Climate change means less of that delicious salmon, well i guess berries are OK too... bit.ly/2iDSddE

Grizzly bears go vegetarian due to climate change, choosing berries over salmon

Grizzly bears have stopped eating salmon in favour of elderberries after being forced to make a choice due to climate change.

telegraph.co.uk
2
4
Please follow @MSUMuseumBear the new twitter feed from the MSU Museum. I mused on the bear at museum.msu.edu/?q=node/475 Now he's come to life!
3
KUOW published about slavery object Ashley’s Sack, with direct link to their 14 minute radio interview with me: kuow.org/post/slave-mothers-…
2
CWU professor tracks history of embroidered seed sack to people held in slavery on South Carolina plantation: yakimaherald.com/news/local/…

A stitch in time: CWU professor tracks history of embroidered seed sack to people held in slavery...

She bought the unbleached cotton sack at a flea market in a small Tennessee town in February 2007, another find among many. But the words stitched by hand on one

yakimaherald.com
1
2
2
The mystery behind an intriguing Lowcountry slave object, "Ashley's Sack," may have been solved charlestoncitypaper.com/TheB… via @chasCityPaper
1
3
Press release on my new research on Ashley's Sack, a heartbreaking object of memory at the new Smithsonian African American museum xitter.cf/CentralWashU/status/80…
CWU@CentralWashU6 Dec 2016
Story behind Smithsonian “Ashley’s Sack" uncovered by CWU Professor Mark Auslander. cwu.edu/story-behind-smithso…
1
2
My new research on a mysterious object of slavery and memory: southernspaces.org/2016/slav…

Slavery's Traces: In Search of Ashley's Sack

One of the most enigmatic objects on display in the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture is "Ashley's Sack." On loan from South Carolina's Middleton Place, this...

southernspaces.org
1
1
Hanford Downwinders and supporters following the moving Hanford pilgrimage walk: yakimaherald.com/news/local/…

Portland professor makes 225-mile trek to Hanford to raise awareness about nuclear issues

If you saw a woman in an orange vest and walking gear in and around Granger and Sunnyside on Friday, she was not a hitchhiker.

yakimaherald.com
Listen to a WABE radio interview about my book" The Accidental Slaveowner": publicbroadcasting.net/wabe/…
Mark Auslander's upcoming talks about The Accidental Slaveowner listed at: theaccidentalslaveowner.com/…
I'm being interviewed about my new book The Accidental Slaveowner on Mon, 11/21 at 9:20 am PST on kuow.org
Emory University Bd of Trustees officially expresses 'regret' for slavery. see: http://theaccidentalslaveowner.com/?p=375
2
Consider supporting Lynn LInnemeier's great public art project on slavery and memory via Kickstarter at http://kck.st/dLKhwV
Please read about my forthcoming book "The Accidental Slaveowner," from the U of Georgia Press, at http://theaccidentalslaveowner.com/
Do you want a smoothie?
Why make a Facebook profile for a Holocaust victim? See: http://culturalproductions.blogspot.com/2010/01/facebook-holocaust-memorials.html
I have my ID Should I come to Widner?
Load more