Click the play button to listen to the Science in Anthropology: An Open Discussion session (3-0430) at AAA’s Annual Meeting.
This invited roundtable session was sponsored by the Society for Anthropological Sciences, organized by Peter Peregrine (Lawrence U) and chaired by President Virginia Dominguez (U of Illinois). Roundtable presenters included Daniel A. Segal (Pitzer College), H Russell Bernard (U of Florida) and Jonathan M. Marks (U of North Carolina at Charlotte). The session was held on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 10:15 at the Palais de Congrès in Montréal.
This recording is also located in the American Anthropological Association’s iTunes library.
Additional coverage of the session:
Science in Anthropology: Humanistic Science and Scientific Humanism by Jason Antrosio of Living Anthropologically
Anthropologists Seek A More Nuanced Place for Science by Dan Barret of The Chronicle of Higher Education
Not Feeling the Kinship by Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed
Science and the Ring Species of Anthropology by A.P. Van Arsdale of A.P. Van Arsdale Biological Anthropology Lab
Twitter feed recap of the session by Caroline VanSickle
A special thanks to Augstin Fuentes for recording the session and collaborative effort by Dan Segal and Julienne Rutherford.
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Anthropology: the major, the career
During this week there has been quite the conversation about adjuncts and their working conditions in the press. These articles have lead to further conversation in the blogosphere in regards anthropology adjuncts and anthropology in academia in general. Here is a round up of the conversations:
Articles:
The Adjunct Scramble by Kaustuv Basu in Inside Higher Ed
How Universities Treat Adjuncts Limits Their Effectiveness in the Classroom, Report Says by Audrey Williams June in The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Closing of American Academia by Sarah Kendzior in Al Jazeera
Blog posts:
Less Than Zero Anthropology by Eliza Jane Darling on Zero Anthropology
Anthropology is the worst college major for being a corporate tool, best major to change your life by Jason Antrosio on Living Anthropologically
Anthropology minus one and counting and Academia, closed by Ryan Anderson on Savage Minds
From the conversations, there seems to two camps. One with a negative future on academia in general and the success of students pursuing a career in academia. The other with a positive outlook on the field of anthropology due to its versatility and broad scope of skills the discipline can provide; however, also recognizing that adjunct positions are challenging.
Is academia “less than zero” like Darling suggests? Is academia what we make of it as Anderson suggests? Is academia in need of change in order to meet the needs of underemployed graduates as Antrosio suggests? Or perhaps a bit of them all?
Filed under: Anthro in the Media, Commentary | Tagged: Al Jazeera, anthropology in academia, Audrey Williams, Eliza Jane Darling, Inside Higher Ed, Jason Antrosio, Kaustuv Basu, Living Anthropologically, Ryan Anderson, Sarah Kendzior, Savage Minds, The Chronicle of Higher Education, underemployment, Zero Anthropology | 11 Comments »