Today, President-Elect Leith Mullings wrote a letter to all AAA members, asking for input regarding the next major public policy project for the association. Read her letter below, and feel free to submit your ideas and post comments. August 31, 2010 Dear Colleagues, One of the most important roles of the American Anthropological Association is [...]
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In the September AN, AAA Executive Director William “Bill” E Davis writes on journal access. He shares the text of the article here. If you have any comments, you are welcome to post them below. Government Mandated Free Access to AAA Journal Content Over the last five years, a very effective open access lobby has [...]
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An interview with AAA member Mary Catherine Bateson appeared in the Home and Garden Section of the New York Times on August 26. In the article Bateson shares photos of her home in New Hampshire, reminiscences about her childhood and discusses her new book which explores the impact of longevity on family life. “Home is [...]
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In the September issue of Medical Anthropology Quarterly, anthropologist Seth D. Messinger looks to the themes of embodiment and subjectivity while contrasting two models of physical rehabilitation. The first model, found at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Amputee Patient Care Program, focuses on the functionality of the physical body by using physical activity and [...]
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The Back in Print Book Discussion Series highlights AAA books and monographs that are once again available via the Back in Print Program. Each part of this series asks key questions posed by the author or editor of one of the available books. We invite you to comment on the questions or simply give your [...]
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The Congressional Black Caucus, under the leadership of the CBC Energy & Environment Taskforce, has issued a Request for Proposals for recommendations on how BP, federal agencies and local networks can move towards long term recovery and restoration of the Gulf Coast Region. More information is on the AAA website.
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AMC’s popular series “Mad Men” recently featured the “The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture,” authored by anthropologist Ruth Benedict in 1946. The work is considered to be an influential study of Japan and an aid in understanding the behavior of the Japanese during World War II. In the episode, Japanese executives of [...]
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A major linguistic find–traces of a lost language and number system–is revealed in the September 2010 American Anthropologist. Plus, watch video of archaeologist and author Dr. Jeffrey Quilter. Article is freely available to members of the AAA and subscribers to AnthroSource and American Anthropologist. Members can login for access.
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Meet six Smithsonian anthropologists and learn what inspired them to go into the field and why they love what they do. Staff interviewed: Torben Rick, curator of North American archaeology and Human Environmental Interaction; David Hunt, physical anthropology collections manager, Deborah Hull-Walski, ethnology and archaeology collections manager; Gabriela Pérez Báez, curator of linguistics; Pam Wintle, [...]
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Nuclear News, Fears and the Role of Science
AAA Member (and Committee on Ethics co-chair) Barbara Rose Johnston recently wrote an article for the online political newsletter counterpunch. Writing that “the health effects of radiation exposure are a featured subject in today’s headlines,” Johnston discusses the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the long term health effects of radiation exposure [...]
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