What's Missing from How We Talk About Psychedelics
Offered By: TEDx via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the often-overlooked Indigenous history and contributions to the drug industry in this thought-provoking TEDx talk by Paja Faudree, professor and interim chair of Brown University's Department of Anthropology. Delve into first-hand accounts of Indigenous cultivation practices and their ingenuity in propagating lucrative plants used in modern pharmaceuticals. Question the systematic exclusion of Indigenous people from the benefits of commercialization and gain insights into the complex relationship between traditional knowledge and the global drug market. Learn about Faudree's upcoming book "Magic Mint: A Biography of One of the World's Newest 'Drugs'" and her work as a scholar, author, and activist in the field of linguistic anthropology and Native American and Indigenous studies.
Syllabus
What's missing from how we talk about psychedelics | Paja Faudree | TEDxBrownU
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