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Associate Professor of Anthropology<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cI love seeing a student really grow throughout the semester. This past semester, I had one particular student I was concerned about. I wasn\u2019t sure if they were getting it; they were too quiet and not engaging very much. But by the end of the semester, they were participating a lot and regularly sharing. Things seemed to click for them, which gives me a lot of satisfaction,\u201d shared Daniel Birchok, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan-Flint<\/a>. \u201cI also love when I can help a student expand their perspective. I had a student in the business school take my Culture and Economy class, and at the beginning, she seemed to have this attitude like, \u2018You can\u2019t teach me anything.\u2019 Still, by the end of it, she was excited and thanked me for the tools \u2014 it\u2019s incredibly exciting to see that kind of growth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hailing from a family of teachers, Daniel always knew this would be his career path. He began his studies focused on history, graduating from John Carroll University in Cleveland, OH, with a degree in history and a certification to teach secondary education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of my professors, Susan, who became a mentor and I consider, truly, like a godmother to my children, told me, \u2018You think like an anthropologist,\u201d Daniel recalled. \u201cMy girlfriend at the time, who is now my wife, was leaving to spend two years in Micronesia, so I took a year off of school and spent it there, teaching at a Jesuit high school and ultimately writing my undergraduate thesis on a Kava ritual and how it has changed over time. I found that I did take an anthropological perspective, and had to admit that Susan was right! So that set the stage for grad school.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After graduating, Daniel taught high school for another year in Cleveland while he applied to graduate schools. He eventually landed at the University of Michigan, earning his Master\u2019s in Southeast Asian Studies in 2004 and a PhD in anthropology and history in 2013. Daniel joined the faculty at UM-Flint in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBefore joining UM-Flint, I was doing postdoctoral research at Vanderbilt and commuting to Nashville. My wife was the executive director of a non-profit in Ann Arbor, and we had two small children at the time,\u201d Daniel explained. \u201cWhen the opportunity to join UM-Flint came up, it was exciting, as it meant we could truly settle in Michigan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing up outside of Pittsburgh, Daniel felt an immediate affinity for Flint. \u201cWe\u2019re both rust belt towns \u2014 sure, there\u2019s a difference in history and scale, but I connect to the history here intuitively, it feels like home to me,\u201d he said. \u201cI also really appreciate Flint\u2019s union history; I was recently part of bringing a tenure-track faculty union to UM-Flint, and so union politics is really close to my heart. I love that Flint has a deep history in unionization.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Students<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One of Daniel\u2019s favorite experiences at UM-Flint was facilitating an installation of the Hostile Terrain 94 participatory art project<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnthropologist Jason De Le\u00f3n<\/a> wrote a book called \u2018The Land of Open Graves\u2019 which documents the journey of migrants across the Sonoran desert, using both archeological and cultural methods of anthropology. I developed a unit of my introductory course that focused on his book and the public art project, and students and community members created a giant wall map of the desert, filled out toe tags, and pinned them to map coordinates, visually representing all the migrants who have died trying to cross the desert,\u201d Daniel shared. \u201cI helped to host Jason as a speaker, and he met with a couple of student organizations \u2013 LUNA and the Anthropology Club. Together, we decided to bring the project to Flint. It took us months to put it together, and then it was on display at the Flint Farmers\u2019 Market for about two months. During the closing weekend, we invited El Ballet Folkl\u00f3rico to perform. These interdisciplinary projects, where students can engage with a particular topic through various lenses, are one of the things that make UM-Flint special.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"El<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Regarding future projects and goals, Daniel looks forward to delving more deeply into Flint\u2019s ethnographic history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m hoping to develop a project that my students can engage in undergraduate research, where we explore and map the houses of worship in Flint, the area\u2019s religious history as it relates to things like the development of the auto industry, the civil rights and other social movements, and contemporary immigration to the area,\u201d he said. \u201cIt would be cool to create an interactive map online, and for students to learn skills around developing that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOverall, I feel privileged to have the opportunity to help students develop a broad set of conceptual tools for understanding the world, and I am hopeful that we\u2019ll emphasize that more. These skills help them be successful in the long haul and have a better quality of life,\u201d Daniel noted. \u201cAll of the faculty here give our students different lenses to view fundamental problems, and it\u2019s a gift to be part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I wish I had known that I have both more and less time than I think I do<\/strong>!

I study time and the ways that people think about it, and it\u2019s fascinating how our sense of time is socialized<\/strong> in us, and so we have both internal and external pressure related to it.

I tend to get anxious about everything I want to get done, and while I think that\u2019s served me well in all that I have achieved<\/strong>, I think I sometimes rushed things or wasn\u2019t as present in them as I could have been.

Ultimately, time doesn\u2019t do what we expect \u2014 and then it\u2019s gone.<\/strong>
<\/p>Daniel’s Insights<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Daniel Loves<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Playing Hoops.<\/strong> \u201cI am an avid basketball player, I play 2-3 times per week, but it hurts more now than it used to!\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Pittsburgh Sports.<\/strong> \u201cIf you\u2019re from Pittsburgh, you\u2019re from \u201cthe \u2018Burgh\u201d for life! I love watching all of my hometown teams \u2014 Steelers, Penguins, and yes, even the Pirates.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Hanging With His Kids. <\/strong>\u201cWe love going to outdoor festivals, music festivals, stuff like that. But I feel lucky that my teenagers still want to hang with me.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Travel.<\/strong> \u201cI love it in general, but my favorites include Indonesia because I do research there, especially the city of Yogyakarta; Hawaii, because it reminds me a bit of the time I spent in Micronesia; and Seattle, which has great food, the city has a nice vibe, and there always seems like there is something to see and do there.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Vegetarian Food.<\/strong> \u201cA family fave is deep-fried tempe with sambal (a red chili sauce) and some kind of greens, watercress, and garlic over white rice. We probably eat this at least once a week at home!\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Flint Faves<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • Walking the Flint River<\/strong>. \u201cI love walking the river, both on our campus and off. There are great little pockets all along it, and it\u2019s got a great feel. I particularly like areas where the river intersects with more busy areas, such as Saginaw, because you can feel that there\u2019s a lot of activity happening near you, but you\u2019re somewhat separated and it feels peaceful.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • My Former Students. <\/strong>\u201cFlint is slowly revitalizing, and while there is some individual agency in how we\u2019re rebuilding, a lot of systems and structures need to be addressed to allow for that. So I love to see my former students out in the community, working in jobs that are really making a difference. Some are working in businesses along Saginaw, some are working in social work or political organizing, others are teaching English at the Latinx Tech Center \u2014 it\u2019s exciting to see what my students are doing to change the context and structures in and around Flint, and how they\u2019re handling what comes back to them. It\u2019s inspiring.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Flint in Three Words<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Honest<\/strong>
      Underestimated<\/strong>
      Looking-out-for-each-other<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u201cThere\u2019s a real sense of solidarity in Flint.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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