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Committee on Gender Equity in Anthropology Award

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Joslyn O.

Nominations Due: May 1 The CoGEA Award (formerly known as the Squeaky Wheel Award), sponsored by the AAA Committee on Gender Equity in Anthropology (CoGEA), recognizes individuals who have demonstrated the courage to bring to light and investigate practices in anthropology that are potentially discriminatory to women, have acted to raise awareness of women’s contributions [...]

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Photo Friday

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Joslyn O.

The 2011 AAA Photo Contest is a showcase of anthropology at its best. Of the 93 photos submitted, AAA members selected their favorites in each of the four categories: Practice, People, Place and Process. You can view the top 20 photos in Anthropology News. Here on the AAA blog, we will feature several of the [...]

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Sylvia Forman Prize for Student Papers

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Joslyn O.

18th Annual Competition – Association for Feminist Anthropology AFA is pleased to invite graduate and undergraduate students to submit essays in feminist anthropology in competition for the Sylvia Forman Prize, named for the late Sylvia Helen Forman, one of the founders of AFA whose dedication to both her students and feminist principles contributed to the [...]

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Anthropologist, Dr. Jim Yong Kim nominated to head World Bank

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Joslyn O.

On Friday, March 23, President Barack Obama selected Partners In Health co-founder and Dartmouth College President Dr. Jim Yong Kim as the United States’ nominee to be President of the World Bank. If he is elected by the World Bank’s Board of Governors in April, Dr. Kim will lead the institution’s efforts to reduce poverty [...]

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Photo Friday

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Joslyn O.

The 2011 AAA Photo Contest is a showcase of anthropology at its best. Of the 93 photos submitted, AAA members selected their favorites in each of the four categories: Practice, People, Place and Process. You can view the top 20 photos in Anthropology News. Here on the AAA blog, we will feature several of the [...]

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New Podcast! Ordinary Anthropologists Doing Extraordinary Things – Matt Piscitelli

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Joslyn O.

Listen to the new podcast in the series Ordinary Anthropologists Doing Extraordinary Things featuring AAA member, Matthew Piscitelli. Matthew has gotten creative with funding his next project. Through my years of work as an archaeologist, I’ve always been amazed whenever I can hold something in my hand that no one has touched in the last [...]

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Deadline Extended to 3/31 – AAA Leadership Mentoring Award Program

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Joslyn O.

The American Anthropological Association is pleased to announce the annual AAA Leadership Mentoring Award Program.  The purpose of this mentorship/award program is to provide a unique opportunity for anthropologists early in their careers to learn about AAA and leadership opportunities and to encourage future leadership in the association.  Anthropologists three to five years beyond completion [...]

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Oxford Bibliographies Graduate Student Article Award in Anthropology Open for Nominations through April 15

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Amy

The Oxford Bibliographies Graduate Student Article Award in Anthropology is now accepting nominations. This is an annual, invitation-only award that offers experienced doctoral candidates an opportunity to contribute to Oxford Bibliographies. The award is a great way for graduate students to draw attention to their work while also adding a peer-reviewed publication to their CVs. A [...]

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Photo Friday

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Joslyn O.

The 2011 AAA Photo Contest is a showcase of anthropology at its best. Of the 93 photos submitted, AAA members selected their favorites in each of the four categories: Practice, People, Place and Process. You can view the top 20 photos in Anthropology News. Here on the AAA blog, we will feature several of the [...]

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America’s economy suffers, it’s on the people to fix it, and anthropologists can help.

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Joslyn O.

Today’s guest blog post is by AAA member, Ashkuff. Read more posts on Ashkuff’s blog: www.ashkuff.com America’s economy suffers, it’s on the people to fix it, and anthropologists can help. Here are my notes on how. The United States of America finds itself facing “an economic crisis that has left millions of our neighbors jobless.” [...]

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