IUN Anthropology News: cash awards, speakers, meetings:
1) IUN NEWS AND EVENTS:
$1500 in student achievement awards
A) talk on East African archaeology/ethnohistory/environment
B) Anthro club meetings
C) Darwin Day talks on Creationism, on Language change, on “Outsourcing” and on
Science meets the Indians.
D) Dollar booksale
other talks at IUN:
E1) The Chicago Earthquake of 1909.
E2) Ecology of the Little Calumet River Prairie and Wetlands.
F) Tribute to African American Workers talks and events
2) Chicago talks and events:
2) Archaeology and restoring the Illinois Prairie
2A) at UIC
2A1) The Nazis and Medical Ethics
2A2) Civilian Casualties of War
2A3) Caribbean Tales: Places vaguely remembered
2B) At University of Chicago: Emergence of Recorded Jazz, 1920-1929
2C) Art Institute of Chicago: American Indian Art
3) In Indiana:
3A) At Notre Dame: "Martyrs in the Name of Language?”
3B) Valparaiso University: Art and the Spirit World of New Guinea
4) Indiana Field School:
5) Interesting stuff on the web: too many to list, please scroll down.
6) Jobs for BA and MA and PhD, two in the area.
7) Meetings:
Ohio Valley History;
Great Lakes Native American Arts & Crafts Workshop
NEWS:
IUN Anthropology Club announces $1500 in student achievement awards. Did you
have good grades in 2004? Are you an IUN anthropology major or minor or
following the anthropology track to the sociology BA? If so, submit an
application and you may win a cash reward. Deadline is February 14. Membership
in Anthropology Club is not required. Application and detailed information is
at: http://www.iun.edu/%7Eanthronw/awards.htm
EVENTS:
A) Did you know that the eradication of the tsetse fly in east Africa led
to larger herds of cattle among the traditionally pastoralist people there, and
hence overgrazing and environmental decline? You can learn much more about such
human/environmental relationships at this event:
A talk by Dr David Wright of the University of Illinois at Chicago about his
recent ethnographic and archaeological fieldwork on the changing physical
environment of East Africa and its effects on the original way of life of the
indigenous peoples of the area.
"Can Sustainable Development Occur in the Context of Changing Fortunes in
Africa? A Case Study from Past and Present Environments and Human Lifeways in
the Chalbi Desert, Northern Kenya."
5 pm Friday January 28, 2005 at the Indiana University Northwest Library
Conference Center 105AB
The problems of arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL) are largely a function of the
underdevelopment and exclusion of pastoralist society vis-à-vis Kenya’s rural
mainstream over the past one hundred years. But even after several decades of
interventions targeting rangeland problems, the developmental gap has continued
to widen; pastoralists now find themselves trapped within a vicious spiral of
communal conflict, famine relief dependency, and environmental decline. The
Horn of Africa of the 1990s demonstrated the powerful overspill effect of
developments incubating in these volatile conditions. But along with the
widespread social violence accompanying state collapse in Somalia and endemic
conflict overtaking the region, came renewed interest, analysis, and practical
commitment to confront the underlying causes of the syndrome. Learn more about
Dr Wright and his talk at: http://www.iun.edu/%7Eanthronw/EVENTS.htm
B) The IUN Anthropology Club's first meeting of 2005 will be Friday
January 28 at 4 pm in LCC 105A, immediately before the Africa talk.
The club welcomes new members; there are no dues and club T-Shirts will be given
away to all new members and present members who have not received one this year.
The next meetings are scheduled for Thursday Feb 3 at 12:30 in SH 207 (Women's
Center) and Thursday Feb 17 at 12:30 in SH 207. The IUN Student Anthropology
Club is one of the most active clubs on campus. They sponsor many activities
including guest speakers and field trips to zoos and museums; recent guest
lectures have included forensic anthropology, archaeology of the Native American
fortress towns of Alabama, ethnography of Plains Apaches, and shamans and native
medicines of various parts of the world. The club sponsors campus-wide events
such as the Darwin Day celebration and supports these and other activities
through its semiannual one dollar used book sale. The club grants scholarships
and field school awards to students totaling several thousand dollars every year
from the book sale funds, and donates items to the university such as maps for
classrooms, tape recorders for student projects, and fossil specimens for the
Anthropology Resource Center.
C) Darwin Day returns to IUN on Wednesday February 9, 2005, from 1 to 3:30 pm
in LCC 105AB; there will be speakers and cake and other activities. Featured
speakers are four of IUN's newest and youngest faculty:
Kevin Kennedy from Biology speaks about the continuing conflict between
Creationism and Science;
Scooter Pegram from ModernLanguages/Minority Studies speaks about language
evolution;
Jackie Zalewski from Sociology speaking on current social evolution:
“Rebadging:” the In-house Outsourcing of Professional Workers;
Mik Stokely from Anthropology speaks about "Science meets the Indian".
D) The Spring 2005 IUN Anthropology Club One Dollar Used Book Sale will be
held later this spring; over 10,000 books will be available at only one dollar
each; dates will be announced soon.
E) IU Life Sciences Week talks at IUN:
E1) Tues., Jan. 25: Relocating the 1909 Chicago Earthquake: Implications for
Seismicity in NE Illinois/NW Indiana, Kristin Huysken, Department of Geosciences.
While the seismic risk in northeastern Illinois and northwest Indiana is
generally considered to be low, historical reports of damaging earthquakes
indicate that the area is not exempt from such events. Two large earthquakes
shook northern Illinois/northwest Indiana in 1909 and
1912. Both events were felt as far as Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Missouri.
The epicentral location of the 1912 earthquake is Chicago/Aurora. However, there
are conflicting reports and highly questionable intensity patterns associated
with the 1909 earthquake
epicenter. In an effort to definitively locate the 1909 earthquake, we have
re-evaluated all research on this event. Learn about the results of this
fascinating research as a better defined epicenter location is found in the
Chicago area that is comparable in location to the 1912 Chicago earthquake.
E2) Wed., Jan. 26: Ecological Strategy of the Little Calumet River Prairie and
Wetlands Project, Spencer Cortwright, Department of Biology.
Just one century ago, northwest Indiana was one of North America's most diverse
and unique ecological areas; however, a century of urbanization and suburban
sprawl has spectacularly altered this ecological jewel. A few parcels remain in
near pristine condition (e.g. Hoosier Prairie, parts of Indiana Dunes, Cressmoor
Prairie, Oak Ridge Prairie), but their isolation prevents fully normal
ecological function. Land and wetlands along the Little Calumet River north of
IUN are severely degraded, but if restored can form an elongate natural area
that reduces isolation of the aforementioned nature preserves. To date 10 acres
of land and wetlands north of IUN are in restoration. Learn about the efforts of
restoration of Little Calumet River natural areas and how another 90 acres east
and west of this site will be restored.
F) Indiana University Northwest Division of Labor Studies and the Union
Education Program (UEP) will present the second annual Tribute to African
American Workers from Feb. 3-5. Several events during this weekend will honor
the working men and women of northwest Indiana. All union members, students,
community groups and friends are invited to join these two groups in a call out
for greater unity of purpose and vision between organized labor, non-unionized
workers and community organizations. Activities include a Film Festival that
focuses on films that, according to the event’s founder Thandabantu Iverson,
embody the spirit of self-determination, autonomy and resistance to historical
conditions of exclusion and marginalization. Also, a Women’s Panel Discussion
will explore the conditions and contributions of African American working women,
and the potential for building alliances across race and gender lines. More
info at: http://www.iun.edu/~newsnw/pg/2005/050111_blackworkers.shtml
2) Archaeology/environment talk near Chicago:
To learn about the unique activities of an archaeologist employed by the federal
government, attend the Chicago Archaeological Society (CAS) meeting, Sunday,
January 30, at the Evanston Public Library, Community Room, 1703 Orrington
Avenue, Evanston.
"From Prairie, to Building, to Prairie Once Again"
Evanston, Il January 2005—A portion of Illinois prairie that was built into a
government arsenal is being restored to a Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem.
Mr. Michael Rizo, designated a “Prairie Archaeologist” will discuss his unique
activities. “A steward of non-renewable resources,” Mr. Rizo is employed by the
U.S. Forest Service. He is presently assigned to the Midewin National Tallgrass
Prairie project, a grand-scale restoration in Joliet, IL. As the Heritage
Program Manager, Mr.Rizo works with interdisciplinary teams of specialists to
ensure protection of known archaeological sites on National Forest System lands.
He also oversees or conducts surveys that may discover archaeological sites to
begin the protection process prior to work being initiated in the area.
Michael Rizo has a BA in Anthropology from the University of Illinois, and an MA
from Arizona State University. He has conducted fieldwork in the Midwest and
Southwestern portions of the U.S. and the West and Northwestern sections of
Mexico.
Come for coffee at 3:00 pm, followed by the presentation at 3:30 pm. The public
is invited and there is no charge to attend.
Chicago Archaeological Society
12S675 Knoebel Drive, Lemont, IL 60439 USA
Phone: 630 739 7255, Fax: 630 972 9393
2A) Three Talks at UIC in Chicago:
2A1) The Nazis and Medical Ethics Lecture January 28th Noon to 1pm
"The Nazis and Medical Ethics: Contexts and Lessons"
Friday January 28th, 2005 from Noon to 1pm in the Chicago Illini Union , 2nd
Floor, Chicago Room A (828 S. Wolcott Street).
Speakers: Patricia Heberer, PhD, Senior Scholar, United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum, Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies
Matthew Wynia, MD, PhD, Director, Institute for Ethics, American Medical Association
This lecture will explore ways in which physicians became killers and how that
experience continues to influence medicine today.
For more information please contact Mike Gill (mgill4@uic.edu) or Sara Vogt
(svogt1@uic.edu) 312.996.6738
Event is free and open to all. CME Credit is available for qualified participants.
This announcement was posted by mgill4@uic.edu on 01/12/2005
2A2) Taking Care of the Victims-Civilian Casualties of War
Dr. Alberto Colombi , the U.S. representative of the Italian NGO, EMERGENCY,
will give a presentation, Monday, January 24 at 1 pm
in the third floor lounge of the College of Nursing, 845 S. Damen. EMERGENCY
operates several emergency health care clinics and hospitals in the war torn
countries of Iraq, Afghanistan, Cambodia and Sierra Leone. Many of these clinics
are in areas that are heavily land mined and littered with unexploded ordnances.
With more than 90% of the victims in today's conflicts being civilians, Dr.
Colombi will present these
forgotten conflicts of war as he recounts EMERGENCY's first hand experiences
with just some of the countless human casulties of war.
Sponsored by : UIC College of Nursing; Voices in the Wilderness; Physicians for
Human Rights- Loyola Medical Center.
This announcement was posted by kmarti6@uic.edu on 01/18/2005
2A3) "Caribbean Tales: Places vaguely remembered"
Mary Gill's, "Caribbean Tales: Places Vaguely Remembered," uses stencil
paste-resist techniques on silk and cotton. The images selected are derived from
her childhood memories of living in Trinidad, recollections that now seem
distant and are almost forgotten.
Location: African-American Cultural Center Room 207, Addams Hall 830 South
Halsted street.
Date: January 28, 2005 1:00-4:00 pm
Free! Open to the academic community and the public. Information: 312- 996-9549
This announcement was posted by fkaba@uic.edu on 01/12/2005
2B) at the University of Chicago:
Friday, January 28, 12-1:30 pm, Room 140c, Harris School of Public Policy Studies
Presenter: Damon J. Phillips, Associate Professor of Organization and Strategy,
University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
Topic: “Incumbents, Innovation, and Competence: the Emergence of Recorded Jazz,
1920-1929." Info and paper at: http://culturalpolicy.uchicago.edu/events.html
2C) Art Institute of Chicago; closes Jan 30:
Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand: American Indian Art of the Ancient Midwest and South
http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/herohawk/home.html
3) In Indiana:
3A) At Notre Dame University in South Bend:
Department of Anthropology Presents
Lisa Mitchell of Columbia University
"Martyrs in the Name of Language? Death and the Making of Linguistic Passion"
Monday, January 24, 2005 4:30 PM 119 O'Shaughnessy Hall
Southern India has become famous as a place where people appear to feel so
passionately about language that they are willing to sacrifice their lives in
its name. Yet this kind of relationship to language has not always existed.
Prof. Mitchell's talk will trace the emergence of this new relationship to
language and consider oral narratives collected from individuals who
participated in events which led to the formation of a separate Telugu
linguistic state. She will illustrate the manifestation of this novel
relationship to language within southern India in recent decades, and focus on
the ways in which diverse personal experiences and memories have been subsumed
within dominant public narratives of linguistic community and statehood today.
3B) Valparaiso University Brauer Museum: January 7 - March 20, 2005
EXHIBIT: Art and the Spirit World of New Guinea: Selections From Two Private
Collections (masks, shields, drums etc). Special events:
Thur. Jan 20 Christ College Symposium with
Rob Welsch: Art and the Spirit
World of New Guinea: Glimpses
into the Ritual Lives and
Cosmologies of a Tribal Society,
6:30pm, Mueller Hall
Wed. Feb. 16 Gallery Talk with Ralph Cowan and
Lawrence Kolton, 7pm, BMA
Tours can be arranged at 219-465-7926
Visitor’s info at: http://www.valpo.edu/artmuseum/visit.html
4) FIELD SCHOOLS:
We are now inviting applications for the INDIANA UNIVERSITY Summer Field School
in Archaeology, May 10 - June 16, 2005.
This six-credit hour course will be held at Angel Mounds State Historic Site in
Evansville, IN. This is an exceptional opportunity to participate in research at
a site of major regional importance. This project will focus on the excavation
of prehistoric domestic features in order to gain insight on social and
ecological change in the Ohio River Valley 600-1000 years ago. Class size is
limited so early application is strongly encouraged.
More information and an online application is available at our website:
http://www.gbl.indiana.edu/fschool.html
*please forward to interested parties. apologies for cross-postings*
Staffan Peterson Phone: (812) 855-9544
Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology Fax: (812) 855-1864
423 North Fess Street email: stapeter@indiana.edu
Bloomington, IN 47408-3800 USA
5) ON THE WEB:
Faked Cat Mummy: Ancient Egyptians Sold Fake Cats.
IUN’s own Kathy Forgey is featured in this story:
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20050117/catmummy.html
IU student involved in major fossil find. Fossils could fill gaps in human
evolution. Remains from Ethiopia date back 4.5 million years.
African fossils of one of our earliest ancestors, who lived about 4.5 million
years ago, could help fill some of the gaps in early human evolution,
researchers said Wednesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6843721/
China publishes first comprehensive archaeology books:
[World News]: Beijing, Jan 18 : China today published the first two volumes in a
series on Chinese archaeology, the first of its kind which will sum up the
theories and discoveries in the subject, the state media reported.
http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=61708
Applied Anthropology (?) Cultural smartcards issued to American solders:
http://www.il.ngb.army.mil/b-634fsb/images/smartcrd.htm
Call for Papers: “Tools of the Trade”
Methods, Techniques and Innovative Approaches in Archaeology
November 10-13, 2005. University of Calgary
http://www.arky.ucalgary.ca/arky1/Chacmool2005/Main%20'05.htm
Are Homo floresiensis, the recently discovered ‘hobbit’ human fossils, still
alive today? http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/12/05/1102182161157.html
A rain forest debate: Could it have been home to complex societies?
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/health_science/articles/2005/01/04/a_rain_forest_debate_could_it_have_been_home_to_complex_societies/
Passport in Time is a volunteer program of the Forest Service. PIT volunteers
work with professional archaeologists and historians on archaeological and
historic preservation projects national forests
throughout the country. Volunteers can participate on such diverse activities
as archaeological survey, excavation, historic structure restoration, analysis,
and archival research. Projects occur year round and are advertised on the PIT
Web page http://www.passportintime.com
Indiana Division of State Parks and Reservoirs has announced their event
calendar, on the web at http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/calendar/
And a great Anthropology web site with zillions of topics and links:
http://www.palomar.edu/anthropology/
Australia Defends Aboriginal 'Wash for Fuel' Deal (are they blackmailing the
natives?) http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6682733/
6) JOBS:
Social Scientist with Master’s Degree wanted as Resident Services Coordinator in
North Kenwood/Oakland neighborhood in Chicago
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
A Collaborative composed of the developer/owner, social services provider and
Field Museum public interest anthropologists associated with a mixed-income
residential development on Chicago’s mid-south side, requires a Resident
Services Coordinator to implement and assist in the development of programs that
will benefit the residents and facilitate community building and the delivery of
social services. Much of the work involves the application of ethnographic
research on community building conducted by Field Museum’s Center for Cultural
Understanding and Change. Prefer someone who has lived or worked in area.
Email for more information: rseverson@fieldmuseum.org.
Archaeologists needed near Rockford Illinois:
The Illinois Transportation Archaeological Research Program (ITARP),
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has openings in its
Loves Park office for several full-time field technician positions
for mostly Phase I survey projects in the northern Illinois area. Established in
1957, ITARP is one of the oldest research and cultural resource management
programs in the Eastern United States and currently employs around 50 full-time
professional archaeologists. Fieldwork is scheduled to begin in March and
continue through July, contingent upon weather and field conditions; the
possibility exists for continued employment with ITARP. Potential employees will
provide their own housing. Housing and per diem will be provided for overnight
work. People local to the northern Illinois area are encouraged to apply.
Position responsibilities for Field Technicians include field surveys and
excavations, as well as basic artifact identification and report
preparation in the lab. Requirements for this Field Technician
position include minimally a BA in Anthropology or closely related field and at
least six months of previous survey experience. Familiarity with Midwestern
archaeology is necessary and good field, analytical, and communication skills
are required. Knowledge of Trimble GPS hand units and Arc Map is beneficial.
Previous experience in supervisory field survey positions is also favorable. Pay
rates are commensurate with experience.
To apply, send or fax cover letter and resume, including a list of
three references, and salary requirements to:
Shane Vanderford, Staff Archaeologist
Northern Illinois Survey Division
Illinois Transportation Archaeological Research Program
6810 Forest Hills Road
Loves Park, IL 61111
(815) 282-0683
Fax: (815) 282-0754
www.anthro.uiuc.edu/itarp/
Or email in attached Word document to:
vanderfo@uiuc.edu
Bioanthro job, From April K. Sievert:
I have been contacted by Alice James, a senior member of the Department of
Sociology and Anthropology at Shippensburg University, in
Shippensburg Pennsylvania. Dr. James will be on sabbatical next year,
and they will need a replacement. I believe they would be able to hire
an ABD, or a Ph.D. The teaching load is 4 courses per semester. However, faculty
teach several sections of the same course, each with a maximum enrollment of c.
35 (or thereabouts). Currently scheduled are 3 sections of Physical Anthropology
(our B200), and one upper level topical course per semester. Dr. James mentioned
that Forensic Anth would probably be popular, although I expect this would be
negotiable.
I have taught at Shippensburg in the past, most recently in 2000/01. The
work load is quite doable (you repeat yourself a lot), the department
members are congenial, and in the past the women's basketball team has
been superb. Advantages are excellent salary and full benefits.
Shippensburg is a rural town within easy striking distance of
Harrisburg, Washington, Baltimore and Philly. Cost of living is not
horribly high.
Anyone interested can contact me or Alice James.
April K. Sievert, Ph.D.
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Department of Anthropology, SB 130
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
812/856-5108
7) MEETINGS:
CALL FOR PAPERS AND SESSION PROPOSALS
The program committee for the 2005 Ohio Valley History Conference requests
proposals for papers or complete sessions for the 2005 conference to be held at
Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky, October 27 to 29, 2005.
The conference is open to papers on any geographic area or time period or from
any discipline that has a historical dimension. Paper proposals from graduate
students and those outside academia, especially those in public history or
public archeology, are invited. Proposals for complete sessions are especially
welcome, but proposals for individual papers will receive full consideration.
Individuals who would like to serve as session chairs or commentators are also
invited to contact the program committee chair. Proposals may be submitted by email.
Paper proposals should include a 250 word abstract of the proposed paper and a
brief c.v. Be sure to include a contact address, preferably an email address.
Session proposals should include abstracts for each paper and the name(s) of the
chair, commentator, if known, and contact person. All proposals for papers or
sessions should be submitted by
APRIL 15, 2005. We will try to respond by the end of May.
William H. Mulligan, Jr.
OVHC Program Chair
Dept. of History
Murray State University
Murray KY 42071-3341
Bill.mulligan@murraystate.edu
From the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) webpage- http://www.indianahistory.org/
Great Lakes Native American Arts & Crafts Workshop
Saturday, March 05, 2005
Time: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: Indiana History Center
Cost: $55; $50 IHS and NCGLNAC members
The National Center for Great Lakes Native American Culture (NCGLNAC) and the
IHS will host a workshop at the Indiana History Center that will explore the
arts, crafts and history of Great Lakes Native Americans through hands-on
classes and/or presentations by Native American tradition bearers, artisans and
experts on Native American culture. The minimum age for workshop participants is
12 and a Saturday evening meal option will be available. Call (317) 234-3161 or
e-mail ekelley@indianahistory.org for additional details. Registration required
by February 18.
--
Bob Mucci
Associate Professor and Coordinator of Anthropology
Indiana University Northwest
3400 Broadway, Gary IN 46408
219-980-6607
RMucci@iun.edu
http://www.iun.edu/~anthronw
"Education not slogans is our motto"