Talking About Anthropology –
The
All
seminars take place at 3:45 pm in Dickson Hall 114, the Anthropology
Department Seminar Room unless otherwise noted.
Light
refreshments are served
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Next seminar:
Thursday, September 18, 2008.
Dickson Hall 114,
the Anthropology Department Seminar Room.
Dr. Richard W. Franke, Professor of Anthropology and Anthropology Department
Chair at MSU. Ecovillage Ithaca – Laboratory for Sustainability?
All members of
the University community are welcome. Do let us know in advance if you plan to
bring a class so we can make proper room arrangements.
For more information: Contact
Richard W. Franke, Anthropology Dept. Chair 973-655-4133
Fall 2008: October and
November Seminars Schedule --
Thursday October 16, 2008.
3:45 pm. Dickson Hall 114,
the Anthropology Department Seminar Room. Assistant Professor
Katherine McCaffrey. Anthropology Now: Launching a New Public Interest
Anthropology Journal.
Cultural anthropology is positioned to offer a unique perspective on many
current social issues. If this perspective were more available to the general
public, it would enliven and enrich public debate. Wouldn’t students and
teachers also benefit from readable, compelling anthropological insights into
current events? This talk will discuss the founding and implications of starting
a new, readable anthropology journal.
Thursday, November 13, 2008.
3:45 pm. Dickson Hall 114,
the Anthropology Department Seminar Room. Undergraduate student
research presentations: Jessica Taylor: Mexican National Culture:
A Study of Indigenismo in
Mexican Art and Anthropology and Katherine McGhee: Jalisco
Farmworker Outmigration:
Causes, Effects and Consequences.
Previous seminars:
April 24, 2008. Ken Brook.
Higher Education, the Scholarship of Engagement, and Applied Anthropology.
March 27, 2008. Katherine
McCaffrey and MSU students: Rebuilding
Feb 26, 2008 12 noon. Peter
Siegel. What Do We Mean by an Archaeological Culture? The
Concept of “Taíno” in the Pre-Columbian
November 15, 2007, 3:15 pm:
New Patterns in a New Age: Gender, Globalization, and Networks in Rural
October 18, 2007: Anthropology
and Counter-Insurgency. Katherine McCaffrey, Assistant Professor of
Anthropology, MSU
September 20, 2007: Consuming
Interest: Water, Rum, and Coca Cola
June Nash, Distinguished Professor Emerita,
Department of Anthropology,