University of British Columbia, Department of Anthropology, shared an update Posted7 days AGO https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1429287457214102 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1429287457214102
Janet Woodruff, Central Connecticut State University, Department of Anthropology, shared an update Posted8 days AGO CCSU Department of Anthropology offers a five-week Field School in Historical/African Diaspora Archaeology, July 6 to August 6, 2021, at the historic Chaffee House on Palisado Green in Windsor, Connecticut. As the only African Diaspora Archaeology program in Connecticut, CCSU’s Anthropology Department provides students with a unique opportunity to explore this field of study. The Field School will teach students to reassess the prevailing views of the past through material culture that Africans and African Descendants made, used, and discarded over the past 400 years. Students will gain experience in historical archaeology principles and procedures, which will support them in field employment or further archaeological study. No prior fieldwork experience is necessary. The course meets Monday through Friday from 9 am to 3 pm onsite. It may be taken for 3 or 6 credits at either undergrad or graduate level. For more information, contact Dr. Martin at martina@ccsu.edu. CCSU Department of Anthropology offers a five-week Field School in Historical/African Diaspora Archaeology, July 6 to August 6, 2021, at the historic Chaffee House on Palisado Green in Windsor, Connecticut. As the only African Diaspora Archaeology program in Connecticut, CCSU’s Anthropology Department provides students with a unique opportunity to explore this field of study. The Field School will teach students to reassess the prevailing views of the past through material culture that Africans and African Descendants made, used, and discarded over the past 400 years. Students will gain experience in historical archaeology principles and procedures, which will support them in field employment or further archaeological study. No prior fieldwork experience is necessary. The course meets Monday through Friday from 9 am to 3 pm onsite. It may be taken for 3 or 6 credits at either undergrad or graduate level. For more information, contact Dr. Martin at martina@ccsu.edu.
Central Connecticut State University, Department of Anthropology, shared an update PostedFriday, May 28, 2021 at 9:30 AM CCSU Anthropology offers a 5-week Field School in Historical/African Diaspora Archaeology at the historic Chaffee House in Windsor, Connecticut, 7/6 to 8/6/21, taught by Dr. Anthony Martin and supported by CCSU Archaeology Laboratory for African & African Diaspora Studies (ALAADS). As the only African Diaspora Archaeology program in Connecticut, CCSU offers a unique opportunity to reassess the prevailing view of the past via the material culture that Africans and Descendants made and used over the past 400 years. The 2021 project focuses on the lifeways of 18th-19th c. captive African women and Windsor Historical Society offers documentary resources to complement the material record. Students learn archaeology principles and procedures to support them in field employment or further study. No prior field experience needed. The class meets Mon-Fri 9-3 onsite and may be taken for 3 or 6 credits, undergrad or grad. For details, contact Dr. Martin martina@ccsu.edu or ALAADS 860-832-2813 CCSU Anthropology offers a 5-week Field School in Historical/African Diaspora Archaeology at the historic Chaffee House in Windsor, Connecticut, 7/6 to 8/6/21, taught by Dr. Anthony Martin and supported by CCSU Archaeology Laboratory for African & African Diaspora Studies (ALAADS). As the only African Diaspora Archaeology program in Connecticut, CCSU offers a unique opportunity to reassess the prevailing view of the past via the material culture that Africans and Descendants made and used over the past 400 years. The 2021 project focuses on the lifeways of 18th-19th c. captive African women and Windsor Historical Society offers documentary resources to complement the material record. Students learn archaeology principles and procedures to support them in field employment or further study. No prior field experience needed. The class meets Mon-Fri 9-3 onsite and may be taken for 3 or 6 credits, undergrad or grad. For details, contact Dr. Martin martina@ccsu.edu or ALAADS 860-832-2813
Barry Lyons, Wayne State University, Department of Anthropology , shared an update PostedSaturday, April 3, 2021 at 12:19 PM Deadline extended: Seven-week virtual ethnographic field school in highland Ecuador, for undergraduate and graduate students with at least intermediate Spanish proficiency. Flyer: https://tinyurl.com/EFS-FLYER FAQs: https://tinyurl.com/EcuadorFS-FAQs Apply: https://tinyurl.com/EcuadorFS-Apply barry.lyons@wayne.edu Sign in to your account tinyurl.com Deadline extended: Seven-week virtual ethnographic field school in highland Ecuador, for undergraduate and graduate students with at least intermediate Spanish proficiency. Flyer: https://tinyurl.com/EFS-FLYER FAQs: https://tinyurl.com/EcuadorFS-FAQs Apply: https://tinyurl.com/EcuadorFS-Apply barry.lyons@wayne.edu Sign in to your account tinyurl.com
Social Science Research Council, shared an update PostedTuesday, March 30, 2021 at 11:50 AM REMINDER: DEADLINE IN ONE WEEK | The Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal (RSDR) Fellowship of the Social Science Research Council's Religion and the Public Sphere Program, with the support of the Fetzer Institute, aims to bring knowledge of the place of religion and spirituality into scholarly and public conversations about renewing democracy in the United States. These fellowships offer research support over a period of up to 12 months to doctoral students who have advanced to candidacy and to postdoctoral researchers within five years of their PhD. We welcome proposals on all aspects and dimensions of religion and spirituality in its relation to democracy from across all fields in the social sciences, humanities, and theology. Applications are due April 6, 2021. More information on the fellowship, eligibility, and application process is available on the Program’s website: HTTPS://WWW.SSRC.ORG/FELLOWSHIPS/VIEW/RELIGION-SPIRITUALITY-AND-DEMOCRATIC-RENEWAL-FELLOWSHIP/. Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal Fellowship | Social Science Research Council (SSRC) | Brooklyn, NY, USA Now accepting applications. Deadline: Apr. 6, 2021 WWW.SSRC.ORG REMINDER: DEADLINE IN ONE WEEK | The Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal (RSDR) Fellowship of the Social Science Research Council's Religion and the Public Sphere Program, with the support of the Fetzer Institute, aims to bring knowledge of the place of religion and spirituality into scholarly and public conversations about renewing democracy in the United States. These fellowships offer research support over a period of up to 12 months to doctoral students who have advanced to candidacy and to postdoctoral researchers within five years of their PhD. We welcome proposals on all aspects and dimensions of religion and spirituality in its relation to democracy from across all fields in the social sciences, humanities, and theology. Applications are due April 6, 2021. More information on the fellowship, eligibility, and application process is available on the Program’s website: HTTPS://WWW.SSRC.ORG/FELLOWSHIPS/VIEW/RELIGION-SPIRITUALITY-AND-DEMOCRATIC-RENEWAL-FELLOWSHIP/. Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal Fellowship | Social Science Research Council (SSRC) | Brooklyn, NY, USA Now accepting applications. Deadline: Apr. 6, 2021 WWW.SSRC.ORG
Sapiens, shared an update PostedTuesday, March 23, 2021 at 4:50 PM https://www.sapiens.org/uncategorized/call-for-submissions-african-diaspora-anthropological-poetry-prose/ Call for Submissions: African Diaspora Anthropological Poetry/Prose Our team—Christine Weeber (poetry and copy editor at SAPIENS), Justin D. Wright (poet-in-residence at SAPIENS), and Leah Zani (poetry editor at Anthropology and Humanism)—seeks poetry and experimental prose submissions from anthropologists who are of the African diaspora for a curated collection of 5–8 pieces that will be published at SAPIENS magazine in 2021. The deadline to submit your work through the Poetry Submissions Submittable tab is April 16, 2021. An honorarium of US$100 will be offered to those whose work is published in the collection. Please contact us with any questions. Christine Weeber, SAPIENS Poetry and Copy Editor christine@sapiens.org Justin D. Wright, SAPIENS Poet-in-Residence justin@sapiens.org Leah Zani, Anthropology and Humanism Poetry Editor leah@zani.io Call for Submissions: African Diaspora Anthropological Poetry/Prose - SAPIENS Our team—Christine Weeber (poetry and copy editor at SAPIENS), Justin D. Wright (poet-in-residence at SAPIENS), and Leah Zani (poetry editor at Anthropology and Humanism)—seeks poetry and experimental prose submissions from anthropologists who are of ... www.sapiens.org https://www.sapiens.org/uncategorized/call-for-submissions-african-diaspora-anthropological-poetry-prose/ Call for Submissions: African Diaspora Anthropological Poetry/Prose Our team—Christine Weeber (poetry and copy editor at SAPIENS), Justin D. Wright (poet-in-residence at SAPIENS), and Leah Zani (poetry editor at Anthropology and Humanism)—seeks poetry and experimental prose submissions from anthropologists who are of the African diaspora for a curated collection of 5–8 pieces that will be published at SAPIENS magazine in 2021. The deadline to submit your work through the Poetry Submissions Submittable tab is April 16, 2021. An honorarium of US$100 will be offered to those whose work is published in the collection. Please contact us with any questions. Christine Weeber, SAPIENS Poetry and Copy Editor christine@sapiens.org Justin D. Wright, SAPIENS Poet-in-Residence justin@sapiens.org Leah Zani, Anthropology and Humanism Poetry Editor leah@zani.io Call for Submissions: African Diaspora Anthropological Poetry/Prose - SAPIENS Our team—Christine Weeber (poetry and copy editor at SAPIENS), Justin D. Wright (poet-in-residence at SAPIENS), and Leah Zani (poetry editor at Anthropology and Humanism)—seeks poetry and experimental prose submissions from anthropologists who are of ... www.sapiens.org
Barry Lyons, Wayne State University, Department of Anthropology , shared an update PostedWednesday, March 17, 2021 at 6:43 PM Seven-week virtual ethnographic field school in highland Ecuador, for undergraduate and graduate students with at least intermediate Spanish proficiency. Flyer: https://tinyurl.com/FlyerEcuadorFS FAQs: https://tinyurl.com/FAQsEcuadorFS Apply: https://tinyurl.com/ApplyEcuadorFS barry.lyons@wayne.edu Sign in to your account tinyurl.com Seven-week virtual ethnographic field school in highland Ecuador, for undergraduate and graduate students with at least intermediate Spanish proficiency. Flyer: https://tinyurl.com/FlyerEcuadorFS FAQs: https://tinyurl.com/FAQsEcuadorFS Apply: https://tinyurl.com/ApplyEcuadorFS barry.lyons@wayne.edu Sign in to your account tinyurl.com
Fowler Museum, shared an update PostedTuesday, March 16, 2021 at 4:40 PM Online Program - Share the Mic: Decolonizing an African Museum through Conservation on 3/23 at 11am PDT Join Fowler staff and museum professionals from the RMCA and Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy for a conversation about how conservation practices can serve as one of many strategies for decolonizing museums in different countries with unequal resources. This program is co-presented by the Fowler Museum and the UCLA/Getty Program in the Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials. RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/143175809701 Online Program - Share the Mic: Decolonizing an African Museum through Conservation on 3/23 at 11am PDT Join Fowler staff and museum professionals from the RMCA and Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy for a conversation about how conservation practices can serve as one of many strategies for decolonizing museums in different countries with unequal resources. This program is co-presented by the Fowler Museum and the UCLA/Getty Program in the Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials. RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/143175809701
American Anthropological Association, shared an update PostedTuesday, February 23, 2021 at 1:14 PM The American Anthropological Association invites you to nominate your mentors, colleagues, and students or self for 13 Association awards: Conrad M. Arensberg Award, Franz Boas Award for Exemplary Service to Anthropology, SfAA/AAA Margaret Mead Award, AAA Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching of Anthropology, Gender Equity Award, David M. Schneider Award, Anthropology in Media Award, Dissertation Fellowship for Historically Underrepresented Persons in Anthropology, AAA Engaged Anthropology Award, Palestine-Israel Fellowship Fund for Travel, Carole H. Browner Latin American Studies Fellowship Fund for Travel, Solon T. Kimball Award for Public and Applied Anthropology. For questions or assistance, please contact Katie Patschke, kpatschke@americananthro.org. https://www.americananthro.org/awards The American Anthropological Association invites you to nominate your mentors, colleagues, and students or self for 13 Association awards: Conrad M. Arensberg Award, Franz Boas Award for Exemplary Service to Anthropology, SfAA/AAA Margaret Mead Award, AAA Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching of Anthropology, Gender Equity Award, David M. Schneider Award, Anthropology in Media Award, Dissertation Fellowship for Historically Underrepresented Persons in Anthropology, AAA Engaged Anthropology Award, Palestine-Israel Fellowship Fund for Travel, Carole H. Browner Latin American Studies Fellowship Fund for Travel, Solon T. Kimball Award for Public and Applied Anthropology. For questions or assistance, please contact Katie Patschke, kpatschke@americananthro.org. https://www.americananthro.org/awards
American Anthropological Association, shared an update PostedThursday, February 11, 2021 at 4:33 PM It’s award season at the AAA. The American Anthropological Association invites applications for the Robert B. Textor and Family Prize for Excellence in Anticipatory Anthropology award. Consider supporting your colleagues and students by nominating them for a AAA award. You can also self-nominate. Applications for the Robert B. Textor and Family Prize for Excellence in Anticipatory Anthropology are due March 5, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Please make sure to review the eligibility requirements and rules for the award. For questions or assistance, please contact Katie Patschke, kpatschke@americananthro.org. http://bit.ly/3tRkG0c It’s award season at the AAA. The American Anthropological Association invites applications for the Robert B. Textor and Family Prize for Excellence in Anticipatory Anthropology award. Consider supporting your colleagues and students by nominating them for a AAA award. You can also self-nominate. Applications for the Robert B. Textor and Family Prize for Excellence in Anticipatory Anthropology are due March 5, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Please make sure to review the eligibility requirements and rules for the award. For questions or assistance, please contact Katie Patschke, kpatschke@americananthro.org. http://bit.ly/3tRkG0c
