Tiffany C. Fryer

Tiffany C. Fryer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, where she also serves as Assistant Curator of Historical & Contemporary Archaeology and Ethnography at the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology (UMMAA) and Associate Director of the Center for Community Archaeology and Heritage. Her research examines the durabilities of colonialism and political violence, focusing on how these forces shape present-day sociopolitical consciousness and collective memory.

• PhD in Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania
• MA and BA in Anthropology, Stanford University
• Cotsen Postdoctoral Fellowship, Princeton University

Dr. Fryer’s work bridges archaeology, ethnography, and historiography to explore intersections of race, indigeneity, and gender in settler colonial contexts. She co-edited collections on feminist heritage practices and the archaeology of coloniality in the Maya Lowlands and is currently completing a book manuscript titled Things of War: Conflict and Heritage on Mexico’s Maya Frontier. Her fieldwork centers on Quintana Roo, Mexico, through the Tihosuco Heritage Preservation and Community Development Project.

Key research areas include:

• Cultural heritage and collective memory
• Political violence and colonialism
• Feminist and indigenous methodologies
• Material culture and temporality
• Collaborative research frameworks
• Hemispheric approaches to the Americas

Scientific contributions span global projects such as the California Indian Terminated Tribes Project, the Culture Conflict Research Network, and UNESCO-related heritage impact studies. Her recent Google Scholar publications highlight themes of colonial materiality, heritage activism, and violence analysis.