杰森-德莱昂 人类学家

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Jason De León
Anthropologist | Class of 2017
Combining ethnographic, forensic, and archaeological evidence to bring to light the human consequences of immigration policy at the U.S.–Mexico border.


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Title
Anthropologist
Affiliation
Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan
Location
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Age
40 at time of award
Area of Focus
Cultural Anthropology, Archaeology
Website
jasonpatrickdeleon.com
Undocumented Migration Project
Social
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Published October 11, 2017
ABOUT JASON'S WORK
Jason De León is an anthropologist whose multidisciplinary approach to the study of migration from Latin America to the United States is bringing to light the lives and deaths of clandestine migrants crossing the U.S.–Mexico border into the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. He combines ethnographic analysis of migrant stories, forensic science, and archaeological research in his efforts to understand this process—who makes the journey, the routes, the means of survival and manner of death—and the human consequences of immigration policy.

Because U.S. border security policy prioritizes surveillance in more populated areas along the border between northern Mexico and southern Arizona, undocumented migrants travel through the remote and rugged border areas, where extreme heat and cold, dehydration and hunger, and vigilantes imperil the six- to seven-day journey. De León and his students have undertaken extensive field work in the Sonoran Desert, adapting the tools and theories of archaeology for their study of the items and material artifacts left behind by migrants (i.e., an "archaeology of the contemporary"). This research informs his ongoing Undocumented Migration Project (2009– ), which includes academic publications, museum exhibitions, forensic field studies, and public engagement. In his book The Land of Open Graves: Living and Dying on the Migrant Trail (2015), De León focuses on the estimated 300 individuals who die each year attempting to cross the border, investigating who dies trying to cross the desert, how, and what happens to their bodies when they perish. Since migrants carry few personal possessions beyond survival gear and no identification, connecting names, families, and communities to these cadavers is very difficult. Most fatalities are never reported, remain unknown to loved ones and relatives, and are never memorialized. De León recently sought advanced training in forensic science to enrich his future efforts to collect and analyze human desert remains. He has also brought these stories to the attention of the public through State of Exception/Estado de Excepción, a touring museum exhibition of the backpacks, shoes, water bottles, and other items left behind by migrants, as well as audio interviews that add the perspectives of migrants making this dangerous journey.

By documenting and communicating the suffering and sacrifice of migrants who risk physical injury and detainment to cross the Mexican border into the United States, De León is challenging audiences to confront the complexity of international migration and American policy choices.

BIOGRAPHY
Jason De León received a B.A. (2001) from the University of California at Los Angeles and a Ph.D. (2008) from Pennsylvania State University. He was affiliated with the University of Washington (2008–2010) before joining the faculty of the University of Michigan, where he is currently an associate professor of anthropology and a faculty associate of the Latina/o Studies Program. He is co-curator of State of Exception/Estado de Excepción, which has been exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, the New School, and Arizona State University Art Museum. His scholarly articles have appeared in American Anthropologist, Journal of Forensic Sciences, and Journal of Contemporary Archaeology.



杰森-德莱昂
人类学家 | 2017级
结合人种学、法医学和考古学证据，揭示美国-墨西哥边境移民政策对人类的影响。


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标题
人类学家
工作单位
密歇根大学人类学系
工作地点
安阿伯，密歇根州
年龄
获奖时40岁
重点领域
文化人类学, 考古学
网站
jasonpatrickdeleon.com
无证移民项目
社会
推特
Instagram: 无证移民项目
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发表于2017年10月11日
关于杰森的工作
杰森-德莱昂是一位人类学家，他用多学科的方法研究从拉丁美洲到美国的移民问题，使跨越美墨边境进入亚利桑那州索诺兰沙漠的秘密移民的生活和死亡情况得以曝光。他将移民故事的人种学分析、法医学和考古学研究结合起来，努力了解这一过程--谁在旅行、路线、生存手段和死亡方式--以及移民政策对人类的影响。

由于美国的边境安全政策优先考虑在墨西哥北部和亚利桑那州南部边境的人口较多的地区进行监控，无证移民在偏远和崎岖的边境地区旅行，在那里，极端炎热和寒冷、脱水和饥饿以及警戒者威胁着六至七天的旅程。德莱昂和他的学生在索诺兰沙漠进行了广泛的实地工作，将考古学的工具和理论用于研究移民留下的物品和物质工艺品（即 "当代考古学"）。这项研究为他正在进行的无证移民项目（2009-）提供了参考，该项目包括学术出版物、博物馆展览、法医现场研究和公众参与。在他的书《开放坟墓的土地》中。De León在他的书《开放坟墓的土地：移民路上的生与死》（2015年）中，关注每年约有300人在试图穿越边境时死亡，调查谁在试图穿越沙漠时死亡，如何死亡，以及当他们死亡时尸体发生了什么。由于移民除了生存工具外几乎没有携带任何个人物品，也没有任何身份证明，因此将姓名、家庭和社区与这些尸体联系起来是非常困难的。大多数死亡事件从未被报告过，亲人和亲属也不知道，也从未被纪念过。德莱昂最近寻求法医科学的高级培训，以丰富他未来收集和分析人类沙漠遗骸的工作。他还通过 "例外状态"（State of Exception/Estado de Excepción）将这些故事呈现给公众。"例外状态 "是博物馆的巡回展览，展出了移民留下的背包、鞋子、水瓶和其他物品，还有音频采访，增加了移民在这个危险旅程中的观点。

通过记录和传达移民的痛苦和牺牲，他们冒着身体受伤和被拘留的危险穿越墨西哥边境进入美国，德莱昂正在挑战观众，让他们面对国际移民和美国政策选择的复杂性。

个人简历
杰森-德莱昂在加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校获得学士学位（2001年），在宾夕法尼亚州立大学获得博士学位（2008年）。在加入密歇根大学的教师队伍之前，他曾隶属于华盛顿大学（2008-2010），目前是该校人类学副教授和拉丁裔研究项目的副教授。他是State of Exception/Estado de Excepción的联合策展人，该作品曾在底特律当代艺术博物馆、新学校和亚利桑那州立大学艺术博物馆展出。他的学术文章出现在《美国人类学家》、《法医科学杂志》和《当代考古学杂志》上。