Reflecting on Our Past and Charting Our Future, a UA School of Anthropology Centennial Colloquium
Friday, December 4, 2015, 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Learn and share with our alumni as they reflect upon their careers and help us define the future of anthropology. Hear special presentations on little-known history of the School of Anthropology. Boxed lunches will be available at $12/lunch, and the selections are Regular, Vegetarian or Vegan. You may also get lunch at any of the area restaurants. Please RSVP below, whether or not you choose a boxed lunch.
RSVP here: online RSVP closed. Please email Norma Maynard (nmaynard@email.arizona.edu) your intention in attending. Thank you.
Where: Haury Anthropology Building, 1009 E. South Campus Drive, University of Arizona Campus, Tucson, Arizona
When: Friday, December 4, 2015, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Directions: The Haury Anthropology Building is located directly east of Park Avenue on South Campus Drive, which is located south of University Boulevard and North of 5th Street.
Parking:There are two Parking Garages near the building. Cost is $8.
Tyndall Avenue Garage: 880 E. 4th Street (between Euclid and Tyndall Avenue)
Sixth Street Garage: 1201 E. 6th Street (between Park and Highland Avenue)
Morning Sessions, 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• Current Issues in Southwest Archaeology - Haury 129
Archaeologists from the public and private sectors highlight the role of big data, regional studies, artifacts and objects, interdisciplinarity, and collaboration with indigenous peoples in southwest archaeology today.
Facilitator: E. Charles Adams (SOA, ASM, UA)
Barbara J. Mills (SOA, UA); Ronald H. Towner (SOA, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, UA); Jeffrey Clark (Archaeology Southwest); Samantha G. Fladd (SOA, UA); Lisa Palacios (SOA, UA)
• Borderlands and Migration - Haury 216
Through the lens of Arizona, sociocultural and physical anthropologists address migration and the migrant experience, discuss recent policy and the potential for reform, and reflect on the indifference of U.S. citizens to human rights violations at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Facilitator: Linda Green (SOA, Center for Latin American Studies, UA)
Bruce Anderson (Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner); Rebecca Crocker (SOA, UA); Robin Reineke (SOA, UA; Colibri Center for Human Rights)
• Anthropology and Development - Haury 313
Anthropologists working in universities and international development agencies discuss how anthropology contributes to development and how theory and practice reinforce themselves in the development arena.
Moderators: Tim Finan (SOA, UA) and Tim Frankenberger (TANGO International)
Mamadou Baro (SOA, UA); Marcela Vasquez (SOA, Center for Latin American Studies, UA); Don Nelson (Department of Anthropology, University of Georgia)
• Global Energy - Haury 402
Reflecting on almost two decades of research on the offshore oil and gas industry in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, anthropologists explore the effects of long-term ethnographic research on the discipline, participating universities, the agency sponsor, careers, and communities.
Facilitators: Victoria Phaneuf (SOA, UA) and Jacob Campbell (Field Museum)
Ben McMahan(CLIMAS, UA); Andrew Gardner (Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Puget Sound); Shannon Sparks (School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison); Harry Luton (U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management)
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. – Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Ecology and Environment - Haury 402
Anthropologists share their work in their own backyards and far from home and discuss the roles they play in developing theory, challenging conventional wisdom, and addressing problems at the human- environment interface.
Facilitator: Brian Burke (Sustainable Development Department, Appalachian State University)
Erin Dean (New College of Florida); Thomas Park (SOA, UA); Don Nelson (University of Georgia)
• Anthropologists in the Private and Public Sector - Haury 129
Anthropologists doing business ethnography, making ethnographic films, and working in scholarly and cultural foundations lead a discussion exploring experiences, challenges, and opportunities working in private and public sectors and considering the unique contribution of anthropology to these fields.
Facilitator: Mimi Nichter (SOA, Public Health, Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences, UA)
Maribel Alvarez (SOA, Southwest Center, UA; Southwest Folklife Alliance) Bill Doelle (Archaeology Southwest); Beverly Seckinger (School of Theatre, Film and Television, UA) John Sherry (Business Innovation Research, Intel Labs, Portland, OR); Chris Szuter (Amerind Foundation); Nicole Taylor (School for Advanced Research, Santa Fe, NM)
• Global Health - Haury 313
Anthropologists working in border and global health reflect on the role of medical anthropology in global health, share challenges that beg anthropological research in the future, consider lessons learned abroad that are applicable to health disparity in the USA, and discuss teaching global health in the academy.
Facilitators: Karin Friederic (Department of Anthropology, Wake Forest College) and Mark Nichter (SOA, College of Public Health, UA)
Thoric Cederstrom (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, Switzerland); John Mazzeo (Master of Public Health Program, Department of Anthtropology, DePaul University); Priscilla Magrath (SOA, UA); Kerstin Reinschmidt (Department of Health Promotion Sciences, College of Public Health, UA)
• Making Anthropology Relevant to Undergrads - Arizona State Museum, Room 309
Online, flipped, and hybrid courses. Field schools, internships, and student engagement. Anthropologists from across the subfields share how they are making anthropology relevant to today’s undergrads.
David Soren (SOA, Classics, UA); Angela Storey (SOA, UA); Marybeth MacPhee (Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Roger Williams University); Victor Braitberg (Honors College, UA)
• Current Themes in Linguistic Anthropology - Haury 310
Linguistic anthropologists share their perspectives on the discipline, how it has helped shape their thinking and careers, and key themes of today.
Jacqueline Messing (Department of Anthropology and Latin American Studies, University of Maryland-College Park; Department of Linguistics, Georgetown University); Heidi Orcutt Gachiri (SWCA Environmental Consultants), and Danetta Mecikalski
12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Lunch
Afternoon Sessions, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Future of CRM Archaeology - Haury 216
Cultural Resource Management (CRM) archaeology came of age in the late 1970s and 1980s with firms founded by academics focused on research who learned business on the fly. It is now big business, an estimated $500 million to $1 billion is spent annually in the U.S. on CRM. Reflecting on CRM’s key role in shaping archaeological research and practice, and in providing jobs to thousands of archaeologists, this discussion looks to the future and how CRM is going to adapt to changing business, employment, and market conditions.
Moderator: Mark Elson (Desert Archaeology, Tucson; SOA, UA)
Kurt Dongoske (Pueblo of Zuni); Christopher Dore (Heritage Business International; SOA, UA); Sarah Herr (Desert Archaeology); Jonathan Mabry (City of Tucson); Terry Majewski (Statistical Research, Inc. SOA, UA); Mary Prasciunas (Pima Community College)
• Future of Archaeological Science - Haury 313
Archaeology frequently draws upon specialized research tools and draws in specialized researchers. A panel of archaeologists and scientists from universities, museums, and private firms share their thoughts and perspectives on the role of science in archaeology and the challenges of nurturing fruitful engagement into the future.
Moderator: Gregory Hodgins (AMS laboratory, SOA, UA)
Jesse Ballinger (EcoPlan Associates; SOA, UA); Vance Holliday (Geosciences, SOA, UA); Susan Mentzer (Institute for Archaeological Science, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany); Stephen Nash (Anthropology Department, Denver Museum of Nature and Science); Charlotte Pearson (Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, SOA, UA)
• Future of Medical Anthropology - Haury 215
Anthropologists working in academic, clinical and private health sector settings reflect on opportunities and challenges for medical anthropology engagement and employment in the future. What does medical anthropology offer medicine and public health? What training is needed, especially to meet the need for transdisciplinary teamwork?
Facilitators: Heide Castañeda (Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida) and Mark Nichter (SOA, Public Health, UA)
Julie Armin (Department of Family and Community Medicine, UA); Emery Eaves (Department of Family and Community Medicine, UA); Eric Plemons (SOA, Transgender Study Initiative, UA); Susan Shaw (SOA, UA); Nancy Vuckovic, (User Experience Health Strategy & Solutions Group, Intel, Portland, OR)
• Little Known History of the School of Anthropology - Haury 129
In four insightful presentations, current and past faculty and directors discuss the little known history of the School of Anthropology.
The Legacy of Byron S. Cummings: Raymond H. Thompson (Director Emeritus of the Arizona State Museum, Former Head and Riecker Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology, UA)
Bronislaw Malinowski at the University of Arizona: Nathaniel M. Smith (East Asian Studies, UA)
The History of the Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology: Tom McGuire (Research Professor Emeritus, Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology, SOA, UA), Tim Finan (Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology, SOA, UA)
The Spicer Legacy: Commemorating Ground Work Laid for Applied Anthropology and Supporting Modern Day Research and Practice: Scott Spicer (Board of Directors, Edward H. and Rosamond B. Spicer Foundation), Nick Barron (University of New Mexico), Guillermo "Bill" Quiroga (Old Pascua Museum & Yaqui Culture Center)
Colloquium Special Events
FREE Book Raffle – supported by the UA Press and the School of Anthropology. Get your raffle tickets at the registration table at the top of the central staircase.
Centennial Connections Project – view the results and add your data to the growing network in Haury 212.
AnthroStory Interviews – tell us your story to record, save, and share our rich history. Interviews will take place in the Diebold Linguistics Lab, Haury 317. Sign up at http://celebrate100.anthropology.arizona.edu/
Thanks to our Centennial Gala Sponsors!
Arizona State Museum
Bahti Indian Arts
Desert Archaeology, Inc.
Jim Click Automotive
Masters in Development Practice Program
Museum of Northern Arizona
Neff & Boyer, P.C.
Przewlocki & James
Statistical Research, Inc.
TANGO International
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