Posted on November 5, 2009 by Sean
Today the President will be giving the opening and closing remarks at the White House Tribal Nations Conference. The conference will include leaders from 564 federally recognized tribes and various Cabinet secretaries. According to the New York Times, the participants will discuss a wide range of topics from treaty obligations and tribal sovereignty, to issues of economic development, natural resources, public safety, housing, education and health care.
The conference, the first since President Clinton held one in 1994, some 15 years ago, is being well received. This will be the second campaign promise to the Native American community that the President has followed up on, after naming Kimberly Teehee as senior policy adviser for Native American affairs and a member of his Domestic Policy Council in July.
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Posted on November 3, 2009 by Sean
Many anthropologists will be excited to hear that NOVA’s three-part special, Becoming Human: Unearthing Our Earliest Ancestors, will premiere tonight at 8pm ET/PT on your local PBS station (please check your local listings). The special explores the significance of many recent archaeological discoveries and what the most current scientific research reveals about earliest ancestors.
According to the press release, the first hour examines the fossil known as “Selam,” or affectionately as “Lucy’s Child,” shedding light on the early development of our ancestors. The second hour visits the first “human-like” fossilized skeleton found, a specimen of Homo erectus known as “Turkana Boy”. The third and final installment delves into the roots of our own species, Homo sapiens, hoping to pinpoint where and when we diverged from our common ancestors.
Producer Graham Townsley says of the production:
It is truly unique to have artists and scientists collaborating at this level in order to create the most accurate images of early humans based on fossil evidence.
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Posted on November 3, 2009 by Brian
French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss has passed away at the age of 100. Best known for introducing structuralism into the discipline, Lévi-Strauss contributed greatly to our understanding of non-Western cultures and was a passionate defender of the humanity of all peoples. He was a prolific author, publishing more than 20 books, including Tristes tropiques (1955), The Savage Mind (1962), Structural Anthropology (1958; trans. 1963), and Mythologiques I-IV (1961-1971). Although this is a sad day for anthropology, his legacy will live on through the lives and disciplines he has helped shape. Read more »
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Posted on November 3, 2009 by Dinah
The Arizona State Museum is launching a new series of informal, free-flowing discussions with ASM curators, free to the public. On Wednesday, November 4, 3:00-3:45 pm, chat with James T. Watson, ASM assistant curator of bioarchaeology, who will consider the importance of balancing the interests of science and the concerns of descendant communities when excavating human skeletons. This will be followed by the School of Anthropology’s free weekly lecture at 4:00 pm, featuring Andrew Wiley. The next Coffee with the Curators discussion will be on Wednesday, December 2, led by Alyce Sadongei, assistant curator for Native American relations. Read more »
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Posted on November 3, 2009 by Oona & Sharon
This November and December we invite you to sample AAA’s publications by offering complimentary online access to more than 10 years of content.
The following journals are available to you via this offer. Simply click on the links below to learn more about any of the titles or to start reading articles online today!
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American Anthropologist AA is the flagship journal of the AAA, presenting the highest level of scholarship from the full spectrum of anthropological research. The journal appeals to a broad audience by incorporating research articles from all subfields of anthropology; including archaeology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and sociocultural anthropology.
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American Ethnologist Articles in AE elucidate the connections between ethnographic specificity and theoretical originality, conveying the ongoing relevance of the ethnographic imagination to the contemporary world.
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Posted on November 2, 2009 by Brian
Posted on November 2, 2009 by Dinah
November Anthropology News In Focus commentaries on aging and eldercare are now available on our Current Featured News page, free to the public through November 30. To access full November issue content—free for AAA members—visit AnthroSource.
The Aging and the Life Course series includes:
- Jay Sokolovsky: “Aging, Center State: New Life Course Research in Anthropology
- Philip B Stafford: “Aging and Developmental Disability: Emerging Concerns and Insights”
- Cormac Sheehan, Cathy Bailey and Susan Squires: “Older Adults Speak Out: Aging and Health Policy in the Republic of Ireland”
- David Prendergast, John Sherry, Simon Roberts and Tim Plowman: “Technology and Independent Living: The Global Aging Experience Project” Read more »
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Posted on October 30, 2009 by Dinah
Nancy Scheper-Hughes, medical anthropologist and director of Organs Watch, has shared with us a photo from her recent documentary film shoot in Maldova, Turkey and Israel with “Dan Rather Reports.” The documentary will soon be available online.
Those interested in Scheper-Hughes’ work can also see Alison Weir’s recent article “Israeli Organ Trafficking and Theft” in the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. Readers are also invited to attend “Shopping for Organs: The global trade in human organs,” BioCentre’s organ trafficking symposium on Monday, Nov 2, 2009, 3:00-5:00 pm in the House of Commons, Westminster, UK.
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Posted on October 28, 2009 by Brian
Dr. William Beeman’s recent address to the World Affairs Council of Alaska about “U.S. – Iranian Relations in the Obama Era” will be broadcast by Alaska public radio on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 6:00pm Eastern. Beeman is President of the Middle East Section of the AAA and Professor & Chair of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Minnesota. The station will offer both a live webcast and archive of the recording.
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My Teacher, Claude Lévi-Strauss
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Richard Price has kindly provided us with a brief account of the impact that Levi-Strauss had upon his life and growth as an anthropologist. Price is currently the Duane A. and Virginia S. Dittman Professor of Anthropology, American Studies, and History at the College of William & Mary:
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