IUN Anthropology news  - forensic entomologist is coming

1)   AT IUN: club meeting, Honors tea, “Maggots and Murder” talk

2) In Chicago: call for papers, fall ethnohistory/American
Indian history conference
AT UIC:  Asian American speaker, student fashion show,
Latino Elders, American Islam

3) job in sociolinguistics, summer dig fieldwork $$,
correction to last issue’s Field Museum docent job

4) More program and registration info for IUN anthro
students at the very end of this newsletter

1)   AT IUN
Important Anthropology Club meeting
Thursday April 8, 1 pm Savannah 207
What to do with all the booksale money?  Suggestions include
more $$ for summer field school stipends, letting winners
repeat, and more scholarship and achievement awards for next
year.

If you receive an invitation to the Arts and Sciences Honors
Tea on April 14, please come as that means you are receiving
an award; come anyway and celebrate with those receiving
them; most anthro awards are given to those who are graduating.

"MAGGOTS AND MURDER"
by Dr Bernard Greenberg, author of the book
Entomology and the Law: Flies as Forensic Indicators
Friday April 16, 2004
5 pm to 7 pm
IUN Library Conference Center room 100

We will have the usual Friday event Format: Anthro Club
meeting at 4 pm, talk at 5 pm, and pizza and soda with the
questions for the speaker at about 6:30 pm. Everything is
free and open to the public.

From a review of the book:
ENTOMOLOGY AND THE LAW is the definitive book on forensic
entomology we've been asking for. Kunich and Greenberg are
an unbeatable "Dream Team" when it comes to combining the
law and the science. Everything anyone might need to know
about forensic entomology is in this book. For the
scientists/expert witnesses, the "Father of Forensic
Entomology", Dr. Bernard Greenberg, provides a meticulous,
highly detailed, and comprehensive guide to using
insect-related evidence to determine the time of death in
homicide cases. No one in the world knows more about the
science and practice of forensic entomology than Dr.
Greenberg, and he has memorialized his decades of research
and experience in this volume, the crowning achievement of
his unsurpassed career. Even laypersons will enjoy this
book, especially the millions of viewers of the hit
television show "C.S.I. (Crime Scene Investigation)," which
often features forensic entomology in its dramas. What a
rare and sublime union of law and science this book is!
This book has it all. If ever a book crossed the lines of
genre from a working guide for a professional in his field
to an interesting read for the inquisitive mind, this book
is it. This book is for the professional who has anything to
do with a murder scene or wrongful death situation. This
book is for everyone who watches television because
"Entomology and the Law" is the marriage of a great murder
mystery crossed with an investigatory courtroom drama. This
book is for every litigator who wants to effectively use the
law of scientific evidence in the courtroom. This book is
for the layman who wants to know more. You see, it's about
bugs. Gross bugs. Flys actually, and the fact that flys can
be accurately used to identify the time and location of
death. Interesting? Yes. Easy read? No. Necessary read?
DEFINITELY.
If you're a fan of the hit television series C.S.I., then
this book is for you. It explains in clear, understandable
terms exactly how C.S.I. professionals use scientific
evidence to solve crimes. It is fascinating to see how
insects can actually provide the key to murder mysteries.
Learn more about Forensic Entomology at:
http://www.missouri.edu/~agwww/entomology/index.html


2) Call for papers
2004 Annual Meeting
American Society for Ethnohistory
Holiday Inn, Chicago Mart Plaza
October 27-30, 2004
Continuing Encounters:
Across Space/Through time
The Newberry Library's D'Arcy McNickle Center for American
Indian History is pleased to host the 2004 Annual Meeting of
the American Society for Ethnohistory.  The theme of this
year's conference,  "Continuing Encounters:  Across
Space/Through Time," focuses attention on a process that has
been integral to the evolution of ethnohistorical
scholarship over the course of the past decade.  Employed
initially by scholars whose work emphasized the contact,
colonial, and early national periods, these explorations
detailed the consequences of 1492 in terms of complex
cultural, social, spiritual, political, economic, microbial,
epidemiological, and ideational exchanges between Europeans
and indigenous peoples.  Later works have shown that
encounters are neither
restricted to these categories, nor bounded by space or
time.  They are global processes.  They preceded 1492. They
continue.
We especially invite proposals that speak to and think
creatively about this year's theme of encounters and the
myriad forms they have taken across space and through time.
 But we also welcome those covering other themes as well.
Individuals may submit independently.  Complete panels are
preferred. The deadline for applications is June 15, 2004.
We are strongly encouraging electronic submissions.  All of the
necessary forms will be made accessible through the American
Society for Ethnohistory's website:
http://ethnohistory.org. Completed forms can then be emailed
directly as Microsoft Word attachments to
mcnickle@newberry.org. For those submitting proposals via
U.S. Mail, please send panel/paper abstracts, registration
fees, application cover letter, and curriculum vitae to:
ASE Program Committee
c/o D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian History
The Newberry Library
60 West Walton Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610
For additional information, email mcnickle@newberry.org or
call (312) 255-3564.
Conference details will be updated regularly at
http://ethnohistory.org


at UIC:  Asian American Awareness Month Kickoff Keynote
Speaker Helen Zia
Asian American Awareness Month is celebrated at UIC during
the month of April. To view all the events of the month,
please go to the CCSAA website: List of Month's Events
Tuesday, April 6
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Lecture Center A1
Keynote Speaker: Helen Zia is a writer, activist, and
award-winning journalist who has been outspoken on issues
ranging from civil rights and peace to women's rights and
hate violence. She is the author of Asian American Dreams:
The Emergence of an American People, and co-author with Wen
Ho Lee of My Country Versus Me, and was named one of A
Magazine's most influential Asian Americans of the decade.
She has conducted research and written about issues such as
date rape, women in the Neo-Nazi movement, and same-sex
marriage in Hawaii. She is a Contributing Editor to Ms.
Magazine, where she was formerly Executive Editor, and was a
member of the first graduating class of women at Princeton
University. She has testified before Congress on civil
rights issues and was a catalyst in the Asian American
landmark civil rights case of Vincent Chin.
A booksigning will follow (copies of Ms. Zia's books will be
available for purchase), as well as a reception and
entertainment.
Sponsored by: UIC Student Activities Funding Committee,
Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, and Transgender Issues, and Chancellor's Committee
on the Status of Asian Americans

also at UIC:
UIC Fashion Show presents Le Carousel de Mystique
Come see our parade of fashions at the 23rd Annual Fashion Show.
The Fashion Show was created by students and continues to be
the largest student run event on campus. It is now in its
23rd year as a program and it continues to grow each year
throughout the Chicago land area. This fashion extravaganza
draws over 2,200 people each year. There will be many
designers and clothing stores displaying their latest fashions.
Thursday, April 8, 2004
2:00 p.m. (FREE)
8:00 p.m. UIC Students-$3 General Admission-$5
Friday, April 9, 2004
8:00 p.m. UIC Students-$3 General Admission-$5
*Tickets are now available at the Chicago Circle
Center-Service Center (next to the Copy Center-Pier Room)
located at 750 S. Halsted St.- 2nd floor.
For more information, please call (312) 413-5070.
If you have a disability and need an accommodation in order
to participant in this event, please call (312) 413-5070 at
least one week prior to the event.


Also at UIC:
April 12 Latino Elders as Community Assets for Children and
Families
Dean Creasie Finney Hairston of the UIC-Jane Addams College
of Social Work cordially invites you to attend:
WHAT: The 10th Karen Honig Memorial Lecture with reception
to follow
TITLE: "Latino Elders as Community Assets for Children and
Families"
WHO: Melvin Delgado, PhD, Professor, Boston University
School of Social Work
WHEN: Monday, April 12, 2004, 4:00 p.m., Student Services
Building, Rooms A, B, & C
PARKING: Complimentary parking in the parking garage at 1100
West Harrison next to the UIC Pavilion
RSVP: Byron Samuel at (312) 996-3219 or e-mail: byrons@uic.edu
SPEAKER BIO: Melvin Delgado, PhD, is a professor of social
work at the Boston University School of Social Work and the
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He has published over
125 journal articles and chapters in the areas of social
work in Latino communities, substance abuse prevention,
natural support systems in communities of color, and social
work practice with Latino elders. In addition, he has
written or edited twelve books which include: Community
Social Work Practice in an Urban Context: The Potential of a
Capacity-Enhancement Perspective, New Frontiers for Youth
Development in the Twenty-First Century: Revitalizing and
Broadening Youth Development, and Social Services in Latino
Communities: Research and Strategies. Melvin Delgado
received the BA degree from the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, the MSW degree from Columbia University,
and the PhD in Social Welfare from Brandeis University.
LECTURE HISTORY: The Karen Honig Memorial Lecture was
established by the family and friends of Mrs. Honig to honor
her memory and to focus upon her commitment to inner-city
children and youth and their families. Karen Honig received
the Master of Social Work degree from the Jane Addams
College of Social Work, June 1986. Born and raised in
Chicago, Mrs. Honig will be remembered as a dedicated wife,
mother, teacher, and social worker.

Still at UIC:
American Islams Conference
The Institute for the Humanities at the University of
Illinois at Chicago presents a conference:

AMERICAN ISLAMS
Thursday, April 15, 2004 Institute for the Humanities, 701
S. Morgan Lower level, Stevenson Hall
Islam is the fastest growing religion in the United States.
This conference explores the multiplicity of voices and
experiences that contribute to American Islamic identities.
Topics range from the growth of indigenous articulations of
Islam to the role of immigrant communities in refashioning
the Islamic message, from teaching Islam in an academic
setting to practicing Islam in a culturally pluralist society.
9:45 a.m.: David C. Reisman, UIC: "Teaching Islam in
America: The State and the Art"
10:30 a.m.: Louise Cainkar, UIC: "The Practice of Islams
among Arab Immigrants to the U.S.: Past, Present and Future"
11:15 a.m.: Norma C. Moruzzi, UIC: "A House Divided:
Iranian-Americans and Islam"
2:00 p.m.: Michael Lieb, UIC: " 'Above Top Secret': The
Nation of Islam and the Advent of the 'Mother Plane' "
2:45 p.m.: Aminah Beverly McCloud, DePaul University: "The
Quandary of American Islams: Muslim World Culture and
American Muslim Communities"
4:00 p.m. Keynote address: Leila Ahmed, Victor S. Thomas
Professor of Divinity, Harvard University: "Women in Islam
and America: Reflections On Where We Are Today"
This program is free and open to the public. We encourage
pre-registration, at
http://www.uic.edu/depts/huminst/Islamconference.html or by
contacting 312/996-6354 or huminst@uic.edu.
For additional information, please call Linda Vavra at
312/996-6354, fax 312/996-2938.

3) job
The University of Edinburgh is advertising a two year
position in
sociolinguistics to replace a staff member on research leave
(me).
You can find more information on the University's HR web site
https://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/jobs/index.cfm?action=jobdet&jobid=3001581
or feel free to contact me <Miriam.Meyerhoff@ed.ac.uk> if
you might be interested.
The closing date for applications is 15 April

Up to three Archaeology Survey Technicians are needed to
help the Cottonwood, Idaho field office of the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) with conducting historic and
prehistoric archaeology site inventories and monitoring.
The work environment will range from open grassland to
lodgepole pine forests.  The grassland areas can be steep
and temperatures extreme.  The forested areas are in more
gentle terrain.  Elevations range from 900 to over 8,000
feet.  All applicants must be authorized to work in the
United States without needing employer sponsorship for a
work visa.  All candidates must also have been in school
within the past three years (36 months).  This is a paid
internship through the Environmental Careers Organization
(ECO).  Full-time for 24 weeks at $13 to $15 per hour DOE.
Start date: May 17, 2004.  Deadline to apply is April 7th.
For details on the job and how to apply, go to
http://www.eco.org and search under Internships.


Kathy Forgey sent this last week:
The Field Museum is looking for
docents in the soon-to-be-opened Earth Lodge.  Some training
is necessary and will be provided by the Field Museum.
Apparently they would only require you to work once or twice
a month...and you DO get paid, but I don’t know how much.
This would be a great "in" to the museum,  so take advantage
of it while you can!   If you're interested, send an email
to Bloom@fmnh.org
BUT I GOT THIS CORRECTION:
Dr Mucci-
I spoke to Mary Ann Bloom and she wanted me to pass on that
this is NOT a paid position, but all volunteers get a free
family membership to the museum and admission with their
museum ID to all museums in Chicago.  She is also doing a
Northwest Coast Indian training soon, if anyone would be
interested.
Also, the correct email for her would be: mbloom@fieldmuseum.org
Hope all's well in the wonderful world of IU!
Kelly DeCausemaker

4) last time I included info on the fall IUN courses, but
not on the summer ones: I will be doing the B466 Primatology
course on Tues-Thurs evenings in July-August; this is an
intensive course that covers all of the groups of primates
in great detail; you can take the easier version that omits
the research paper by registering for the concurrent
sophomore level number B266 instead.  There are two field
trip courses; they are optional and are open to students who
are not taking the primates course if you have had A105
already.

Mik Stokely will be doing the Indians of Indiana course
those same months; E323 is the basic Junior level course and
requires a term paper; it carries Group IIIC humanities
credit and can be used instead for Culture Studies credit.
The concurrent SOC S362 number also has the same paper
requirement, but the sociology number does not carry Group
III nor Culture Studies distribution credits – it is for
sociology majors only.  The ANTH E108 number bypasses the
term paper but also lacks those same credits.

Be careful when registering for topics numbers: B400, B250,
E400, A200 can only be taken twice each; if you register a
third time, you get NO credit for the class.  So register
for the other number the course is offered under.  A210 can
be taken three times; if you want to take the dental anthro
course in the fall, see me about another number.

Be aware that we have specific frosh, sophomore, junior, and
senior level classes.

Freshman level courses:  A104/A304, A105/A303, A106
The first two can be taken as 300 (junior) level intensive
writing courses, but the basic course does not change.

Sophomore level courses:  E200, P200, L200, B200
even though all of these have concurrent higher level
numbers, these are basically sophomore level core courses,
almost like intensive introductions.  These are the courses
that students should be taking after the 100 level ones. The
higher level concurrent numbers require significantly more
work, like a paper. you can see the titles and descriptions
at : http://www.indiana.edu/~bulletin/iun/undergrad/anth.html

Junior level courses: all the Indians courses (including
prehistory) are supposed to be 300 level junior course in
basic content; we let students take them at the sophomore
level by having them skip the paper.  We will begin offering
A360 as a separate Jr level course also.

The Medical anthro, Primates, B400 topics like ethology and
forensics, and the B264/B464 human fossils class are all
basically senior level courses that require a serious paper;
we do let students take them as 200 level courses by
skipping the paper, but they are still difficult.