American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting November 16-20, 2011 Montreal, Canada Co-chairs: Fayana Richards, Michigan State University; Julie Armin, University of Arizona With the recent passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in the United States comes a variety of strategies for bringing marginalized groups into to the public-private health care system. The act [...]
• Bedouin warriors not motley Not just a “motley army of poorly armed civilian volunteers,” most of the Libyan opposition fighters are descendants of a long line of warriors. Philip Carl Salzman, professor of cultural anthropology at McGill University, makes this point in a letter to Canada’s National Post: “In the current uprising against the [...]
The University of Northern Colorado and the Southern Institute of Forensic Science are delivering 3 courses/workshops in Forensic Anthropology this July in New Orleans, Louisiana. These applied, practical courses can be taken for CEU professional development credit, or for undergraduate college credit. Registration is capped for these hands-on courses so register soon to reserve your seat. [...]
March 2011 Happy Hour When: Tuesday, March 15 at 6:30pm Where: Beacon Bar & Grill The group can usually be found at the tables next to the large windows, near the servers’ station. Hope to see you there! Note: The Beacon has nice happy hour specials on food and drink until 7:00 pm, so arriving [...]
Targeting Arab Cities: Military and Architectural Expertise and the Moralization of the Politics of Empire Ahmed Kanna, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of the Pacific School of International Studies When: Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Where: Room B17, 1957 E Street NW The Elliott School of International Affairs The George [...]
The White Mountain Apache Tribe Heritage Program and the University of Arizona announce opportunities for student participation in the second season of the Western Apache Ethnography and GIS Research Experience for Undergraduates field school, a National Science Foundation-supported program, June 6-July 15, 2011. Students participating in this REU will contribute to the creation of a Western [...]
• Regime change is not enough In an article in the Huffington Post, cultural anthropologist Paul Stoller of West Chester University argues that entrenched poverty in North Africa is the underlying reason for the recent popular protests in several countries and revolution/civil war in Libya. In Egypt, 40 percent of the population live on less [...]
Women Working for Women In honor of the International Women’s Day Centenary, this panel will explore the diverse experiences of women working for women’s empowerment. When: Monday, March 7, 5:30-6:45pm Where: 1957 E Street NW, 6th floor, Lindner Family Commons The Elliott School of International Affairs The George Washington University Panelists: Cybèle Cochran, USAID/Conflict Management [...]
March 8 is the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. Hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals worldwide are making plans for celebrating IWD. Today, a list of 100 individuals working for women was published by Women Deliver. The list includes major international political leaders, activitists, and some scholars. Not a single anthropologist as far as [...]
