Deadlines are fast approaching for grants offered by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Full details are available on the NEH website, but an abbreviated list is copied below: August Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions (up to $400,000) – due 8/17/10 America’s Media Makers Grants (up to $1,000,000) – due 8/18/10 Grants to America’s [...]
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Yesterday, in the lawsuit brought against Arizona by the Justice Department, US District Judge Susan R. Bolton ruled that several key provisions in Arizona’s controversial immigration law (SB1070) would interfere with federal law and policy. Her ruling temporarily blocks provisions that would require police to determine the immigration status of anyone they stop, detain or [...]
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AAA intern Alika Johnston (H-B Woodlawn) reminisces about her time with the association: My aunt was shocked upon learning that I accepted an unpaid internship this summer. “Don’t you know slavery ended in 1865?!” she cried. I laughed, describing how it would be a good experience with plenty of learning opportunities and the chance to [...]
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American University is hosting its 7th Annual Public Anthropology Conference on October 16-17, 2010. This year’s theme is “Revolutions! Building Emancipatory Politics and Action,” and will feature panel discussions, skills workshops and a film festival. Conference keynote addresses will be given by Dean Saitta (U Denver) and Susan Hyatt (IUPUI). The free conference will bring [...]
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Cultural Anthropology was recently ranked as the second most-cited journal in anthropology by Journal Citation Reports. Other AAA journals that ranked in the top 20 include American Anthropologist, American Ethnologist, Medical Anthropology Quarterly, Ethos and Anthropology & Education Quarterly. The most-cited articles for each journal are being made available for 30 days in celebration of [...]
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Congratulations to The Linguists! The Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards nominated this film for Outstanding Science and Technology Programming. The Linguists features linguistic anthropologists Gregory DS Anderson and K David Harrison and their work to document, preserve and revitalize endangered languages. The awards will be presented on September 27. If you’re interested in learning [...]
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As employers are gearing up for the fall hiring season, the AAA has received a number of job listings. In an effort to help our job seekers and promote the candidacy of qualified applicants to academic and applied posts, we have compiled these opportunities below. To apply for a position or post one of your [...]
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Culture & Agriculture invites anthropology graduate and undergraduate students to submit papers for the 2010 Robert M. Netting Award in C&A. The winner will receive a cash award of $500 and have the opportunity for a direct consultation with the editor of our section’s journal, Culture & Agriculture (which will soon undergo a name change [...]
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Tsantsa, the journal of the Swiss Ethnological Society, has published an issue titled “Anthropology and Journalism: Two professions between competition, cooperation and legitimacy.” Boris Boller, co-coordinator of the issue, tells us, “Contributions range from an article on concealed local collaborations of foreign news reporters or reflexions on trends towards an ‘embedded anthropology’ in high-risk organisations [...]
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