The journal Nature carried an article supporting the role of scientific research in discovering important cultural heritage sites and documenting their value as a way of helping to protect them. The article sites the work of the European Commission’s Net-Heritage program which gathers information on national programs and identifies key strengths and weaknesses. Full article [...]
By contributor Sean Carey The last time I travelled from the U.K. to Ireland on board the Isle of Inishmore was eight years ago. Then all the members of the crew I encountered were Irish. Now, apart from the disembodied Irish captain’s voice coming from the bridge welcoming all those on board and providing a [...]
• Anthro on the road Retired cultural anthropology professor, Bill Fairbanks, is on a long walk to learn about America. After teaching anthropology for 41 years at Cuesta College, he is now walking from his home in Los Osos, California, to Boston. He started his walk in 2009. According to an article in the Chicago [...]
Deadline: October 14, 2011 The Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution is seeking a program manager for Recovering Voices, an interdisciplinary Smithsonian program that is working with communities to document and sustain endangered languages and knowledge.
The National Association for the Practice of Anthropology (NAPA) has announced their 2011 Sponsored workshops. The workshops fall into a number of categories: Foundational Skills for Practicing Anthropologists New Methods and Theory Career Planning Skills Communication Outside of Anthropology Technology Skills Go to www.aaanet.org for full workshop descriptions and to register early for NAPA-sponsored workshops!
Dynamic Anthropology: Tensions between Theory and Practice When: October 5-7, 2011 Where: University of Helsinki This conference invites participants to look beyond conventional divides and to explore and engage with theoretical, methodological, political and ethical questions from every perspective. Some suggested (but by no means limiting) topics include the discussion of new approaches to kinship, [...]
• On campus drinking culture Nearly 40 percent of U.S. college students engage in high-risk alcohol consumption. This rate has remained unchanged for 30 years. Each year 2,000 students die from alcohol related deaths, and an estimated 600,000 are injured while under the influence of alcohol. So begins Jim Yong Kim‘s editorial in the Washington [...]
The Society for Economic Anthropology Book Prize Committee is looking for the best book in economic anthropology published over the last 3 years. The committee requests nominations for single or multi-authored non-edited volumes published between 2009 and 2011 (the prize covers the 3 year cycle) that focus on issues in economic anthropology. For more information, [...]
(Re)Defining Power: Paradigms of Praxis When: October 15-16, 2011 Where: American University, Washington DC Submission deadline: September 16, 2011 5PM Eastern Time Contact: AUPublicAnthro@gmail.com Website: http://american.edu/cas/anthropology/public CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS The Eighth Annual Public Anthropology Conference Join us for a conference that examines and uncovers various systems of power. New paradigms of praxis must be about [...]
The Council on Anthropology and Reproduction (CAR), a subgroup of the Society for Medical Anthropology and the American Anthropological Association, recently completed a website overhaul! Visit the new website here. CAR’s mission is to build strong and active networks among practitioners, researchers, teachers, trainers, activists, policy makers, scholars and others interested in the anthropology of [...]
