American Anthropological Association

On Tuesday, antropologi.info posted about a Dec 2009 AAA session in the innovative Pecha Kucha format, featuring interviews with organizer Marcy Hessling and Aleksandra Bartoszko. In the Pecha Kucha format, participants each present their work in 6 min and 40 seconds through 20 images displayed for 20 seconds each. Bartoszko notes that this presentation style can help transcend language barriers, promote discussion, and maintain audience engagement. The blog post includes Powerpoint samples and additional session details (pdf).

Are you interested in creating a session or special event in an innovative format for the 2010 AAA meeting? Do you want to organize a service activity, walking tour, or an unconference to complement the meeting? Email your ideas to aaaprogramchair [at] gmail.com or aaameetings [at] aaanet.org.

Also on Tuesday, Savage Minds posted a commentary on “anthropology journalism” that sparked lively discussion throughout the week. Interested in reading more on the topic? Anthropology News will be printing a series of commentaries on the relationship between anthropology and journalism in April (letters welcome).

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