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Documenting the invisible damage of Katrina

Three women next to houses damaged by storm

When the family anthropologist Katherine Browne documented evacuated for Hurricane Katrina, they expected to be gone for only a few days. Instead, it was months.

Credit: Katherine Browne, Professor of Anthropology, Colorado State University


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Two men dumping shrimp and corn from a food basket

Cooking and food were important comforts for the family Katherine Browne documented. Though displaced to Dallas, some would make the 1,000-mile round-trip home to pick up local crab, shrimp, hot sauce and other familiar food items.

Credit: Katherine Browne, Professor of Anthropology, Colorado State University


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Family members eating at a table

Anthropologist Katherine Browne followed a family of 155 people who were remarkably close. Rather than just knowing that they were related, they played active roles in each other's lives.

Credit: Katherine Browne, Professor of Anthropology, Colorado State University


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