Anthro in the news 7/4/16
Presidential woes in Afghanistan Source: Adam Ferguson/The New Yorker The New Yorker carried a long piece describing the role of Ashraf Ghani, who trained as a cultural anthropologist,…
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Anthro in the news 6/27/16
Heed this: Political break-ups in comparative perspective Source: Creative Commons Wired carried an article about the Brexit vote, drawing on research by Peter Turchin, associate professor of evolutio…
Anthro in the news 6/20/16
Gun speak is louder than words National Public Ratio (U.S.) interviewed Robert Myers, a professor of anthropology and public health at Alfred University in New York, about his…
Anthro in the news 6/13/16
Anthropologist jailed in Iran without charge Hoodfar speaking at George Washington University in 2015. Source: Barbara Miller/GW The National (Abu Dhabi) reported that sociocultural anthropologist Hom…
Anthro in the news 6/6/16
Muhammad Ali, The Greatest: Boxer and social activist Muhammad Ali in 1966. Source: Wikimedia Commons Newsday reported on the death of Muhammad Ali. It quoted cultural anthropologist Orin Starn…
Anthro in the news 5/30/16
Because he can Schema of the Hiroshima nuclear bomb blast displayed in the Peace Memorial Museum. Source: Micha Rieser, Creative Commons The Daily Mail reported on U.S. President…
Anthro in the news 5/23/16
The kindness of Kenyans Source: Siegfried Modola/IRIN All Africa published an op-ed by Rahul Oka, assistant professor of cultural anthropology at the University of Notre Dame. He comments…
Anthro in the news 5/16/16
Is voting “sacred” in India? Mukulika Bannerjee, associate professor of social anthropology at the London School of Economics and director of the South Asia Centre, published an op-ed…
Washington, DC, film screening May 18 of The Anthropologist documentary
Film Screening, “The Anthropologist” Who: The Wilson Center in partnership with George Mason University When: Wednesday, May 18, 2016. 3pm – 5pm Where: The Wilson Center Ronald Reag…
Anthro in the news 5/9/16
What is “India”: Textbook debate in California Source: The New York Times The New York Times reported on a debate in California about content related to “India” in…
Anthro in the news 5/2/16
Biological anthropologists address sexual harrassment Many physical anthropologists wore ribbons like this at their annual meeting. Source: AAPA Science magazine reported on a special panel at the ann…
Event in DC: Talk on Urgent Anthropology at the National Museum of Natural History
The Legacy of Urgent Anthropology at the Smithsonian Institution 50th Anniversary of the Smithsonian ‘Urgent Anthropology’ Conference, April 1966 Who: Adrianna Link, Johns Hopkins University When: Thu…
Call for papers from ASAA/NZ on resilience, recovery and renewal
The Association of Social Anthropologists of Aotearoa/New Zealand is hosting their 2016 Annual Conference on: Resilience, Recovery, and Renewal 24-26 November 2016 Hosted by the University of Canterbu…
Anthro in the news 4/25/16
The banality of U.S. politics Source: Flickr/Creative Commons Paul Stoller, professor of anthropology at West Chester University in Pennsylvania, published a piece in The Huffington Post on the…
Archives Matter Conference features cultural anthropologist Gloria Wekker
Archives Matter: Queer, Feminist and Decolonial Encounters When: June 2 and 3, 2016 Who: Centre for Feminist Research Where: Goldsmiths, University of London, Lewisham Way, New Cross, London…
DC event at Georgetown University
The Georgetown Americas Initiative & Institute for the Study of International Migration present: Susan Terrio, Professor of Anthropology, Georgetown University, Author of: Whose Child Am I? Unacco…
Anthro in the news 4/18/16
Global mental health and economics Source: Flickr USA Today carried an article about a report from the World Health Organization claiming that every U.S. dollar invested in mental health…
DC event: World Heritage Day on protecting and preserving cultural heritage in the Middle East
Protecting, Preserving, and Presenting the Cultural Heritage of the Near East When: April 18, 8:30am – 12:30pm Who: AIA, ASOR, The Smithsonian Institution, and the GWU Capitol Archaeological In…
Distance learning opportunity in cultural anthropology research methods from the University of Florida
Registration: Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology Registration for courses in the Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology program at the University of Florida is open. Four courses (listed be…
Anthro in the news 4/11/16
Sex trafficking and tea CNN carried an article following up on a series of videos it did last month about how girls growing up on tea plantations in…
Talk in DC at Howard University on African American Genomes
The Past, Present and Future of African American Genomes: A Workshop on Ancient DNA Retrieval and Application When: April 12, 9am Who: The Howard University Cobb Research Laboratory Where: Gallery Lo…
Anthro in the news 4/4/16
Take that trash and… Liberty Landfill. Source: Ian Burt, Flickr The Atlantic interviewed cultural anthropologist Joshua Reno, assistant professor at Binghamton University about his research on …
The latest from Cultural Survival
Reprinted from Cultural Survival Source: Cultural Survival Indigenous community radio stations in Guatemala have found themselves in the midst of a hopeful period regarding their legalizations, as the…
GW event on Tibet
Pedagogy in Religious Studies in Contemporary Tibet: The Kagyu Tradition at Larung Gar Buddhist Academy When: Monday, March 28, 4pm-5:30pm Who: Tibet Governance Project Where: Elliott School of Inter…