On April 1, 2024, renowned author and doctor of plant ecology Robin Wall Kimmerer came to Swarthmore to speak about Indigenous knowledge, ecology, and honorable harvest practices. Kimmerer, who is most well-known for her 2013 book “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge,
Farha Ghannam is the Eugene Lang Research Professor of Anthropology here at Swarthmore. Erin Picken: What sparked your initial interest in anthropology as a young person? Farha Ghannam: I first started studying anthropology when I was maybe 22 or 23. I did