Teaching Anthropology

AUGUST 15, 2024

Deadline for abstract submission 16 th Sept 2024 Editors: Dr Natalie Djohari and Dr Gavin Weston, Bournemouth University. But as our teaching practices continue to change, a bigger question is emerging: how are these changes reconfiguring what anthropological knowledge is and how it is produced? Acceptance decision made by 23 rd Sept.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

Best, Eli On 08/10/2024 09:49, Natalie Djohari wrote: Hi Eli, Sorry for the delay. Natalie On Wed, 2 Oct 2024, 15:01 Eli Bugler, <eli@nomadit.co.uk> wrote: Dear both, Following up on the below. I am monitoring this email address but not much comes through. I don’t access the editors@ email.

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JULY 15, 2024

Issued: July 15, 2024 Pitches due: rolling until November 1, 2024 First drafts due: 3 weeks after pitch decision Submit Here Anthropology News invites submissions on the forms of care that permeate human and nonhuman worlds. The post Call for Pitches: Care appeared first on Anthropology News.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Issued: September 30, 2024 Pitches due: rolling until December 1, 2025 First drafts due: 3 weeks after pitch decision Submit Here Anthropology News invites submissions on the theme of migration. We will accept pitches through December 1, 2024. The post Call for Pitches: Migration appeared first on Anthropology News.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Issued: January 19, 2024 Response deadline: February 2, 2024 Pitch responses: February 7, 2024 First drafts due: February 21, 2024 For our second issue of 2024, Anthropology News invites you to explore the anatomy of deception and dissect the truths and untruths that form our understanding of reality.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

Issued: January 29, 2024 Response deadline: February 23, 2024 Pitch responses: February 29, 2024 First drafts due: March 27, 2024 For our third issue of 2024, Anthropology News is delving into the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence (AI) and its intricate relationship with human reality.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

1935-2024 Anton Blok, 1935-2024 Dutch anthropologist Anton Blok died on June 24th, at the age of 89. He initially chose to study geography, but soon switched to anthropology, impressed by the introductory lectures in that field of study given by the renowned Africanist André Köbben.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

A Reflection on the 2023 Ivan Karp Workshop in Museum Anthropology, organized by the Council for Museum Anthropology Spot-lit sweeping ceramic vases made by the artist Dame Magdalene Odundo were the centerpieces of the exhibition Magdalene Odundo: A Dialogue with Objects presented at the Gardiner Museum from October 2023 to April 2024.

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JUNE 6, 2024

Issued: June 6, 2024 Pitches due: rolling until September 1 First drafts due: 3 weeks after pitch decision Submit Pitch Here As the 2024 American Anthropological Association (AAA) annual meeting approaches, Anthropology News invites submissions that delve into the dynamic realm of anthropological praxis.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Their findings, now published in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology 1 , highlight the importance of Arbreda as a site of continuous archaeological significance. American Journal of Biological Anthropology. Future excavations and analyses are expected to reveal even more about these ancient relatives of modern humans.

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AUGUST 23, 2024

(1935-2024) On July 5, 2024 Dr. Alan Harwood, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts Boston, died at the Hospice of the Fisher Home in Amherst, Massachusetts surrounded by his children, Jessica and Seth Harwood, and his wife, Margot Welch.

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Political Science Now

AUGUST 9, 2024

Joining a biographical account of Foucault with careful exegesis of his later writings on care of the self, Dr. Tilleczek elaborates a ‘general ascetology’ in which understanding power and agency as they pertain to practices of self-improvement remains a matter of historical anthropological investigation.

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Anthropology News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The solo exhibition Alexa Vasquez: Undocumented Times/Queer Yearnings opened on May 25, 2024, at the Oceanside Museum of Art in Southern California, displaying the work of Alexa Vasquez, an undocumented trans woman born in Oaxaca, Mexico, and currently living in Corona, California. Mexico border and part of a militarized border county.

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Anthropology News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

In May 2024, questions about who should care for refugees’ languages, and about what constituted a language worthy of care, emerged at a community-based workshop, “Social, Emotional, and Ethical Learning (SEE Learning) for Multilingual Children,” in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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APRIL 17, 2024

1930-2024 Luther Paul Gerlach was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. In 1961, Gerlach was hired as an assistant professor of anthropology and sociology at Lafayette College, in Easton, Pennsylvania. Luther Gerlach (1930-2024) takes a photograph. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota in 1952.

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AUGUST 11, 2024

1929-2024 Leonard Glick Leonard Glick—educator, scholar, anthropologist, former psychiatrist, and wit—passed away peacefully at home with his family shortly after turning 94. In 1957 Len left medicine for a field that interested him far more, beginning the study of anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania and getting his PhD in 1963.

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APRIL 9, 2024

1935–2024 Both the discipline of anthropology and the Agta Indigenous people of Casiguran, Philippines, lost a scholar, a friend, and an advocate in the passing of Dr. Thomas N. Headland on February 1, 2024. He served as an SIL International anthropology consultant from 1984 until his death.

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JULY 27, 2024

1934-2024 Donald E. After army service, in 1959, Brown returned to El Camino and declared anthropology as his major. He transferred to UCLA to continue his anthropology courses with M. One of his classmates was Carrie Chu, who was from Hong Kong and was studying anthropology and Southeast Asian history.

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

” Evolutionary Influences Beyond Natural Selection Anthropological geneticist George Perry of Penn State University, not involved in these studies, cautions that migration and population replacement could also explain the spread of amylase genes. 1 Bolognini, D., Halgren, A., Raveane, A., Guarracino, A., Soranzo, N., Karageorgiou, C.,

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

A team of researchers from the University of Cape Town and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology has reconstructed the genomes of 13 individuals who lived between 1,300 and 10,000 years ago, revealing crucial insights into human migrations and population stability in southern Africa. © R. 1 Gretzinger, J., Gibbon, V.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Tracy Kivell, director of Human Origins at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, noted that this research enriches our understanding of early human-environment interactions. "It Australopithecus afarensis and A. It is likely that each of these australopiths were using tools and climbing," Kivell observed. 1 Kunze, J.,

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The Origins of Risky Play: A Legacy from Early Humans Co-author Zane Thayer, associate professor of anthropology at Dartmouth, explains that although children today are physically safer than ever before, societal anxiety about injuries has never been higher. ” The researchers connect this concept to our evolutionary history. Thayer, Z.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

A recent study, published on September 3, 2024, in the open-access journal PLOS Complex Systems 1 , presents groundbreaking insights into the mechanisms driving social evolution. The model proposed by Itao and Kaneko offers a mechanistic explanation for social evolution, integrating theories from anthropology, history, and archaeology.

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Zinn Education Project

JUNE 23, 2024

On Monday, December 2, 2024 , historian Orisanmi Burton and Teaching for Black Lives co-editor Jesse Hagopian will discuss Burton’s book, Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt , which argues that prisons are a domain of hidden warfare within U.S.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The collective aims to explore the intersection of craft, anthropological collaboration, and speculative futures in the Persian Gulf region. The post Heatcraft: Handmade Story of an Iceshelf in the Persian Gulf appeared first on Anthropology News.

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MARCH 6, 2024

Recent research from Binghamton University reveals a groundbreaking application of ancient DNA extraction techniques in forensic anthropology. Originally designed for studying woolly mammoths and Neanderthals, these methods can now potentially identify badly burned human remains. 1 Emery, M. Bolhofner, K., Ghafoor, S., Versoza, C.

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MAY 8, 2024

Investigating Social Dynamics Drawing on two decades of anthropological data, including insights from contemporary non-warlike patrilineal societies, the team examined various socio-demographic scenarios. It underscores the role of social organization shifts, particularly the proliferation of certain lineages over others. 1 Guyon, L.,

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AUGUST 2, 2024

As the 2024 Summer Olympics captivate audiences with extraordinary athletic displays, it presents a timely opportunity to delve into the fascinating anthropology of endurance running. The Olympic Spirit and Human Endurance The 2024 Summer Olympics are a global stage where the world's top athletes showcase their prowess.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Impact on Anthropology and Archaeology The findings at Ranis prompt a reevaluation of settlement histories, technological capabilities, and social dynamics of early c. Ranis, once seen as a Neanderthal site, emerges as a critical piece in the puzzle of human evolution. Ruebens, K., Sinet-Mathiot, V., Pederzani, S., Harking, F. Kirchner, A.,

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Life and Landscapes

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In each book, Van Stockum studies the surrounding area’s anthropological history and the people’s culture to better understand Kentucky’s history. From the Sentinel-News November 7, 2024 Taylor Davis, Editor

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FEBRUARY 25, 2024

As anthropology pioneers, Toohey, Murphy, and their team exemplify the transformative power of research, bridging the past and present to illuminate humanity's rich cultural tapestry. Together with students from Peru and the U.S., 1 Toohey, J. 1 Toohey, J. Murphy, M. Chirinos Ogata, P., G., & Garcia-Putnam, A. Science Advances , 10 (7).

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A Collaborative Endeavor Published in Nature Communications , this study represents a collaborative effort involving researchers from the University of Adelaide and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. 1 Rohrlach, A. Roca-Rada, X., Armendáriz-Martija, J., Boyadzhiev, K., Boyadzhiev, Y., Tiliakou, A., Mötsch, A.,

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MAY 9, 2024

A Convergence of Science and Spirituality Published in PLoS ONE 1 , the study showcases the collaborative efforts of researchers from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History, the University of Calgary, the Autonomous University of Campeche, and the National Autonomous University of Mexico. 1 Lentz, D. Hamilton, T. Meyers, S.

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AUGUST 22, 2024

The study, led by Assistant Professor of Anthropology W. Andrew Barr and University Professor of Human Origins Bernard Wood, emphasizes the importance of acknowledging the biases inherent in the fossil record. 1 Barr, W. A., & Wood, B. Spatial sampling bias influences our understanding of early hominin evolution in eastern Africa.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Key contributors to the study include Carl Lipo, Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Science; Robert J. The study utilized advanced satellite imagery and machine learning to reassess the island’s agricultural capacity and estimate its historical population size. Davis, a Columbia University post-doctoral fellow. 1 Davis, D.

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MARCH 13, 2024

Recent research 1 conducted by interdisciplinary teams from Würzburg University Hospital (UKW), Homburg University Hospital (UKS), and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig (MPI-EVA) aims to shed light on the genetic basis of liver steatosis through an archaeogenetic lens. 1 Geier, A.,

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The methods developed in this study offer a powerful tool for exploring other complex regions of the human genome and their role in health and disease, opening new possibilities for research in anthropology, archaeology, and human genetics. 1 Bolognini, D., Halgren, A., 1 Bolognini, D., Halgren, A., Raveane, A., Guarracino, A., Soranzo, N.,

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