• WB choice Many articles in the mainstream media and in the blogosphere discussed the announcement of Jim Yong Kim as the next president of the World Bank. While many did not mention the fact that Kim has a medical degree and a doctorate in anthropology, some did. The news from Africa News (Lagos) was [...]
Granito: How to Nail a Dictator When: Thur, Apr 19 and Sat, Apr 21 | 6:30pm Where: Landmark E Street Cinema Washington, DC Part political thriller, part memoir, Granito depicts a riveting, haunting tale of genocide with a cast of characters that includes a courageous forensic anthropologist exhuming remains of the disappeared and an archival [...]
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• Miscommunication affects U.S.-Iran relations William Beeman wrote in the Huffington Post that “The United States is about to enter into another round of negotiations with Iran. Previous attempts have been limited and unproductive. One major difficulty is that Iranians and Americans after 40 years of estrangement have forgotten how to talk to each other. [...]
The Research Methods in Anthropology program is taught by top instructors in the field of anthropology. It is designed for current anthropologists and those seeking to become anthropologists, who are looking to strengthen their skills in research methods. The emphasis in each course is on skills for collecting and analyzing the many kinds of data [...]
• The coup in Mali Africa News carried a conversation with several experts about the current political situation in Mali including cultural anthropologist Isaie Dougnon who is a professor at the University of Bamako and currently a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Florida. • Christians and Jews together in Indianapolis The New York Times [...]
By contributor Sean Carey “It’ll never catch on over here – the British don’t like all this ‘have a nice day’ and that kind of stuff, especially when everyone knows that the workers are on the minimum wage and don’t really mean it,” said a wealthy friend of mine who works in ICT in London [...]
The CIGA Seminar Series presents Freedom in Entangled Worlds: West Papua and the Architecture of Global Power by Eben Kirksey Mellon Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor, City University of New York Graduate Center When: Thu, Apr 12 | 5:30pm – 6:30pm Where: 5th floor Seminar Room, Suite 501 1957 E St, NW Elliott School of International [...]
• What the World Bank needs now The media has been abuzz with opinions about Jim Yong Kim, the U.S. nominee for the next director of the World Bank. Gillian Tett writes in the Financial Times, that Kim is a much-needed Renaissance man. Others, in the go-for-growth camp claim that Kim is too narrow to handle [...]
George Washington University with Amazon Watch, Green GW, and GW Roots and Shoots Presents: TOXIC: AMAZÔNIA Fighting for the rainforest can still get you killed When: Wednesday, April 4th 7:00pm – 9:30pm Where: George Washington University Marvin Center, Room 309 In the film, Toxic: Amazonia, film-maker and journalist Felipe Milanez, interviews scientists, policy-makers, local activists, and victims [...]
