IUN Anthro news Feb 1 2004

1) IUN Anthro events
2) other events at IUN
2A) NY Times discussion group
2B)  Monday movies
3)  events elsewhere:  studying moods
4) interesting web sites on Darwin, Kenya, Chicago,
gender-choosing,  evolution
5) summer field schools in archaeology and ethnography
5A) Center for American Archaeology Adult Field School
5B)  Field School in Historical Archaeology in Virginia
5C) Center for American Archaeology Flintknapping
5D) Ecuador Adventure
5E) IUB:  a low cost archaeological field school right here
in Indiana
5F)  NSF Summer field training in methods of data collection
in cultural
anthropology: Bolivia and Zambia
6)  meetings and conferences:  anthropology of restaurants
7)  an anthro song

1A) The next meeting of the IUN Anthropology Club is
Wednesday Feb 4,  4 pm, in Savannah 207.  Minutes of
meetings are posted soon afterwards  on the club web site at
  http://www.iun.edu/%7Eanthronc/

1B)  Fifteen people came in below zero fahrenheit weather
Friday night to  watch the "Walking with Cavemen" video
presentation;

1C)  The big Darwin Day event is Thursday Feb 12 at 1 pm in
the LIbrary;
it will be Darwin's 195th Birthday, and our web site is at:
  http://www.iun.edu/%7Eanthronw/cal/2004/02-12-04.htm
learn more about Darwin Day world-wide (with great links
too) at:  http://www.darwinday.org/

1D)  The Student Activity Board is hosting an event of epic
proportions on  Thursday, February 5th from 10 am until 4 pm
in the Savannah Center  hallway.   The SAB is combining all
the fun of the "Get a Student Life  Week" into one day.
Many clubs and organizations will be present.  See  what
groups you can join, or promote your own group.  Come join
in on the  festivities, as we will have live bands, food,
and lots of fun.  If your club or  organization would like
request a table please call the Office of Student  Life at
(219) 980-6746 for more information.
The Anthropology Club will be there; if you would like to
help the club at the  event, or in preparing the posters,
email Torie Lacny at  toomanyvickys@msn.com

2A) New York Times/
Current Events Discussion
Tuesdays and Wednesdays
11:30 - 1:00 PM
Women's Center, Savannah 207
Perhaps you have noticed complimentary copies of the New
York Times  appearing around campus during the last few
weeks. Free copies of the  N.Y?  Yes, the Office of Student
Life is delivering free copies to stands in  the Library and
Hawthorn lobbies.  The IUN Student Government is  sponsoring
a New York Times/Current Events Discussions on Tuesdays  and
Wednesdays, 11:30-1:00 PM, in the Women's Center, Savannah
207. Bring your lunch and your thoughts on current events,
such as the  presidential election, the latest novels, life
on Mars, new health trends, or  whatever newsworthy topic
you feel like discussing.  (from Scott Fulk)

2B) Monday Movies at IUN:
Feb. 2          Do the Right Thing (U. S., 1989) Dir., Spike
Lee; w. Danny  Ajello, Ossie Davis, & Ruby Dee.
    Racial tensions rise and froth  on a hot summer day in
New York.
It is FREE and OPEN to all. The screenings will be at 1:00
in HH 332 and  at 7:00 in HH 400.
Feb. 9          Camp de Thiaroye (Senegal, 1987) Dir.,
Ousmane Semben;  w. Sidiki Iprhime Sane & Sijira Bakeba.
                  African soldiers,  return from fighting
for France in World War II to the still-colonial world of
French West Africa, and to anything but gratitude or justice.
Feb. 16         Salaam Bombay (India, 1988) Dir., Mira Nair;
w. Shatiq  Syed.              The streets of Bombay teem
with urchins, street vendors,  prostitutes, and dealers, and
Nair brings them all poignantly to life.
(from Alan Barr)

3) At Butler U in Indianapolis:   7:30 PM EST, Reilly Room,
Atherton Union
Emily Martin, Professor of Anthropology at New York
University, and  author of:  The Woman in the Body: a
Cultural Analysis of Reproduction.
Dr. Martin will present an historical and ethnographic
analysis of the ways  moods have been graphed and charted,
from the early 20th century to the  present. Changes in the
techniques of recording moods will be discussed  in relation
to their impact on subjectivities, regimes of regulation and
 control, and the cultural value placed on hyper states
such as mania.
(Evolutionary biologist -- well I would call him an
anthropologist -- Matt  Ridley will be there on March 16.)
More on these lectures at:  http://www.butler.edu/woodslectures/
and directions are at: http://www.butler.edu/ (from Susan
Kenyon)

4)  Nice site for Darwin Day browsing, and for upper level
bioanthropology  classes:
http://anthro.palomar.edu/synthetic/default.htm
(via Shellie Stout)

Get news from Kenya and other eastern African countries by
browsing  from :
http://www.eastandard.net/headlines/news28010417.htm  (this
 particular story is about a 120 year old woman).
(from Debra Prieto)

One of the things we get in Chicago in exchange for absurdly
high  property taxes is a great city website; if you want to
learn more about  Chicago, visit: http://www.ci.chi.il.us ;
the "exploring Chicago" and various  event calendars are
great for visitors.

Read about choosing the gender of your future children at:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/Default.aspx?id=3990134&p1=0
(from Jennifer St Germain)

And let me throw in my own favorite for human evolution:
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/

5)  FIELD SCHOOLS:  the first three are from Marisa Fontana,
who is  currently teaching an IUN intro archaeology course
at the Portage site:
(Remember IUN students can apply for up to $500 in field
school grants  from the Anthropology Club, see
http://www.iun.edu/%7Eanthronw/summer.rtf)

5A) Center for American Archaeology Adult Field School
July 19-August 13, 2004 @ Buried Gardens of Kampsville
(Middle Woodland/Hopewell village ca. 50BC-AD250)
Four weeks of excavation & laboratory experience for
undergrads, grads & individuals who simply wish to
learn more about archaeological exploration. The site
has yielded a number of features indicative of
longer-term village settlement as well as exotic trade
goods.  **Scholarships are available for women students!**
Adults 18 & older are welcome to enroll for 1 to 4
weeks--pick the week(s) that best fits your schedule.
TUITION covers room, board, supplies & instruction.
Fees: $500 (1 week); $900 (2 weeks); $1200 (3 weeks);
$1400 (4 weeks).  Enroll early to reserve your place
on the research team.  For more info: call
618-653-4316 or look online http://www.caa-archeology.org

5B) 16th Annual Summer Field School in Historical
Archaeology @ Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest (in
Virginia)  June 6-July 9, 2004
Application deadline: April 15, 2004
Five week field school designed for the beginner--no
previous experience necessary.  Open to undergrads,
grads & private individuals.  Forty hours a week at
Poplar Forest with most of the time split between
excavation and lab.  Strenuous daily activity will
require physical endurance & good health.  Students
will be working with state-of-the-art equipment &
software, including a total station.  The program
includes weekly readings on topics in historical
archaeology and lectures by staff & noted authorities.
 As part of the program, students will participate in
a 1/2 day workshop on architectural restoration &
preservation philosophy.  Day trips and an overnight
trip to sites where historical archaeology is under
way.    TUITION: all grad credit participants receive a
scholarship from Poplar Forest that covers 1/2 of the
tuition for 5 graduate credit hours from U-VA (WHICH
CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE
PROGRAM!!).  With this scholarship assistance,
out-of-state residents will pay $827.50.  For those
not getting any academic credit, the fee is $350.
There is an additional $20 technology fee for
credit-seeking students.  All students are required to
keep a journal documenting field & lab experiences.
Other assignments will also be required.
ACCOMMODATIONS: available at Lynchburg College for
approx $22 per day.  Students are responsible for
their own meals and transportation to the site each
day.  For more info: contact Barbara Heath, Ph.D. @
434-534-8101 or email barbara@poplarforest.org;
webpage http://www.poplarforest.org.

5C) Center for American Archaeology Flintknapping
Workshop with Tim Dillard (who has taught flintknapping
at IUN)   June 14-18, 2004
Adults 18 & older are welcome
Fees: $500 per person for the week, including room,
board & instruction.  It's not necessary to bring your
own tools, but you are welcome to do so.
Tim Dillard, an expert flintknapper with over 20 years
experience, will lead the course. Informal lectures on
tool forms, chert, quarrying strategies, local geology
& technical aspects of knapping will set the stage for
work sessions in percussion, billet, & pressure
flaking techniques.  Chert collection trips and
heat-treating sessions are also a part of the week's
activities.
For more info: call 618-653-4316 or check the web at
http://www.caa-archeology.org

5D) Ecuador Adventure
 June 28 - July 21, 2004
 ECUADOR ADVENTURE
 Meet local people and explore equatorial
 ecological zones in the mountains, valleys,
 rainforest, coastal beaches and enchanted
 Galapagos Isles of Ecuador June 28-July 21, 2004.
 Faculty, students, friends and adult family are
invited. The 5th Annual Field Studies in Ecuador
provides many photo opportunities as we combine
the study of geography, earth science, history
 and African American studies (we visit Afro-
Ecuadorian communities- descendants of former
plantation slaves). Experience the Andes Mountains,
 the jungle, the coastal region and the Galapagos
Isles while earning 6 graduate or undergraduate
credits or audit. Cost of $3,540 includes 3 plane
 tickets (Chicago-Ecuador RT, Quito-jungle RT,
Quito-Galapagos RT), Galapagos Islands first class
boat, land transportation, good lodging, meals,
tips and course materials. Tuition is additional.
The experienced program leader is Dr. Betty Smith
of Eastern Illinois University. Call Betty (217)
 549-4900 (cell) or Email cfbes@eiu.edu  For
photos, more details or to print application visit
program web site
http://www.eiu.edu/~geoscience/ecuador.html
(via Kathy Forgey)

5E)  IN INDIANA:
IUB - Anthropology P405
May 11th - June 17th 2004
In the summer of 2004, Indiana University, Bloomington and
the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology (GBL) will
again offer an archaeological field school at a prehistoric
Native American site near Bloomington, Indiana.
This course is devoted to hands-on instruction in
archaeological  survey, excavation techniques, the
documentation of archaeological  remains, and the
interpretation of archaeological data.  Preliminary
laboratory analysis, including the cleaning, identification,
and cataloguing  of artifacts, will be interspersed with the
fieldwork.  Intensive lectures in the first few days will
provide students with a background in Indiana
prehistory.  The field school is a valuable part of the
research program of  the GBL at Indiana University.
Previous GBL field schools have produced  important
information about the prehistoric inhabitants of Central
Indiana  with regards to their settlement patterns,
architecture, economy, and  relations with other prehistoric
people throughout Indiana and the Midwest.   While you are
learning, you will be part of a decades-long tradition of
academic  and scientific excellence.  Admission to the field
school is by application only, applications may be
downloaded from the web, or picked up from the GBL.
Visit our website for forms and info -
http://www.gbl.indiana.edu/fschool.html
Return applications to -
Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology,
Indiana University, 423 N. Fess St., Bloomington, IN  47408
Or call - Phone: (812) 855-9544
Applications are available now, and should be returned to
the GBL no  later than 5:00 p.m. on April 5th, 2004.  Space
is limited, so apply immediately.  Non-I.U. students are
encouraged to apply as soon as possible because they will
have to fill out additional registration documents for I.U.
 (from Josh Wells)

5F) New NSF training opportunity
Summer field training in methods of data collection in
cultural anthropology: Bolivia and Zambia
Through a new training grant to Brandeis University, the
Program of  Cultural Anthropology of the National Science
Foundation offers a unique  training opportunity in methods
of data collection for PhD students in  cultural
anthropology at US universities.  Under the leadership of
Ricardo  Godoy (Brandeis) and Lisa Cliggett (Kentucky), and
with the support of  other faculty, training will take place
at two long-term research sites, one in
the tropical rain forest of Bolivia and one in Zambia.
While in the field, students will be exposed to a range of
methods for collecting data, including how to: (1) collect
data in  ecology, demography, experimental and household
economics, cognitive anthropology, folk knowledge, use of
natural resources, and health, (2) triangulate and  validate
data collected, (3) achieve inter-observer reliability
across sites,  (4) deal with zeros, missing values, and item
and unit non-response, (5) code, store, and clean data in
the field, (6) explain human subject  protection protocols
to subjects in the field, (7) do preliminary data  analysis
and write-up in the field, (8) learn to deal with logistical
and  ethical problems that arise while in the field, and (9)
give back and explain research findings to the community
before leaving the research site.   Training will last six
weeks in Zambia and three months in Bolivia and will  start
in May 2004. Further details and results of previous
research from  the sites can be found at:
 Bolivia:
http://www.heller.brandeis.edu/sid/cid_projects_bolivia.htm
http://www.people.brandeis.edu/~rgodoy/papers.ltm
Zambia:
http://www.fastlane.nsf. gov/servlet/showaward?Award = 0236933.
Interested PhD students should send the following to Godoy
by March 1st, 2004:  (1) a letter describing the student's
research interest and experience, with emphasis on how the
summer training fits with their professional plans and the
types of field methods they wish  to learn, (2) a résumé
(including a section listing experience with
camping), (3) evidence of having taken a graduate course on
research methods or  design, or  having attended NSF's
Summer Institute for Research Design in Cultural
Anthropology, and (4) a letter of support from their PhD
advisor.  Send the  material electronically or by regular
mail to:
Ricardo Godoy (rgodoy@brandeis.edu)
MS 078
SID-Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA 02154-9110
Students will be notified of admission by April 1st 2004.
The program will cover round-trip air travel, and the costs
of food, lodging, and medical insurance.

6) conferences and meetings:
Call For Papers
The Anthropology of Restaurants
Panel for American Anthropology Association Meetings
San Francisco, November 17-21.
         The restaurant is a bustling microcosm of social
and symbolic processes focused on the formation and
maintenance of identities in the context of highly sensory
and emotionally charged atmosphere of the production,
serving and consumption of food. Despite seeming to provide
an ideal research setting for participant observation and
thick description, and despite the efflorescence of food
studies in recent years,  there are  only a handful of
published anthropological studies on  restaurants. This
panel will  bring together current research focused on
restaurants as social/symbolic/sensory space, as well as
their relationship  to larger ongoing historical and
politico-economic processes. Papers  should be based on
fieldwork of some sort, but possible topics could be  framed
broadly, and could examine restaurants:
*as spaces for the performance/construction of
gender/race/class identities
*as sites for the intersection of theories of production,
exchange and consumption
*as sites for the working out of controversies over
globalization and local authenticity
*as sites for specific sorts of memory practices
other topics could include (but are not restricted to)
*Waiting tables as Turnerian or Goffmanesque ritual performance
*Restaurants and the creation of the "shared substance" of
kinship
*Tipping: Gift or Commodity?
*The gentrification of taste, the transmission of taste.
*Restaurant resistance.
*The careers/apprenticeship of chefs, waiters, busboys, or
managers.
*Food and sex: restaurant gender performances
*Restaurant nostalgia
*Restaurant work as skilled/embodied practice
Please send inquiries to
David Sutton                            David Beriss
Southern Illinois University      University of New Orleans
dsutton@siu.edu                      dberiss@uno.edu

7)  and last but not least Pat Schroader composed a holiday
anthropology  song that I somehow overlooked in my IN box;
even tho is is out of season  now, it is worth  a playing;
maybe we could sing it at the Darwin Day?
"Ode to Bones"
  by PaTricia Schroader
 (to be sung to the melody of "O Christmas Tree")
verse #1
O Hominid, O Hominid,
In dead bones are all the secrets hid.
Australopithecines, we've never seen
A face more gracil or serene.
    The biped fossils have it right,
    They do not talk and do not bite.
O Hominid, O Hominid,
In dead bones are all the secrets hid.
verse #2
O Hominid, O Hominid,
In dead bones are all the secrets hid.
Zinjanthropus, Paranthropus,
If named a Rose would thou smell thus.
    Neanderthal, don't know what you are.
    Saw you driving my neighbor's car.
O Hominid, O Hominid,
In dead bones are all the secrets hid.