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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Between April and September 2009, AAA and CoPAPIA conducted a broad-reaching MA career survey . The full report will be published later this year. One of the most frequent questions we hear from students who are interested in studying anthropology is “Will I find a job?” According to the survey, not only are anthropology MAs [...]
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AAA member William Fitzhugh (Smithsonian Institute) received a National Science Foundation grant for his project Yuungnaqpiallerput (The Way We Genuinely Live): Masterworks of Yup’ik Science and Survival. The exhibit was curated by Ann Fienup-Riordan and opened at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History on April 17. The exhibition offers a distinct opportunity for public [...]
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The fellowship is in its 11th year. We are happy to have supported young anthropologists completing their doctoral degrees across all subfields in anthropology. “The AAA Minority Dissertation Fellowship has been invaluable in allowing me to focus on completing my dissertation during this academic year. I am grateful to the AAA and the Committee on [...]
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