ANTHROPOLOGY 491 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR SPRING 2008

Meeting

Date

Topic

1
Jan. 30
Introduction to Seminar and Topics
Topic 1: Identity
2

Feb. 6

Discussion of Topic 1: Identity (Leader: Wingard)
Reading: None

3

Feb. 13

Discussion of Topic 1: Identity (Leader: Praetzellis)
Reading: Harrington, R.(2007) Bulldozer archaeology? Excavation, earth moving and archaeological practice in Israel. http://www.greycat.org/papers/archaeo.htm. (Link to article)

4

Feb. 20

Discussion of Topic 1: Identity (Leader: Purser)
Reading: Pearson, M, and Mullins, P.R. (1999) Domesticating Barbie:  An Archaeology of Barbie Material Culture and Domestic Ideology. International Journal of Historical Archaeology, 3(4):225-259.

Watch "Black Doll White Doll" by Kiri Davis (2007)

5

Feb. 27

Discussion of Topic 1: Identity (Leader: Senghas)
Reading: TBD
6

Mar. 5

Discussion of Topic 1: Identity (Leader: Jaffe)
Reading: Tattersal, I. (2002). Chapter 3: The Monkey in the Mirror. In: The Monkey in the Mirror. Pp. 56-78. On Reserve in the SSU Library.
7
Mar. 12

Culminating Four-Field Discussion on Identity

Topic 2: Scientific Value
8

Mar. 19

Discussion of Topic 2: What happens when public benefit and professional ethics collide? (Leader: Jaffe)
Reading: Cowlishaw, G. and Dunbar, R. (2000). Practical considerations. In: Primate Conservation Biology. Pp. 321-329. On Reserve in the SSU Library.

Mar. 26

No Class--Happy Spring Break!
9

Apr. 2

Discussion of Topic 2: What happens when public benefit and professional ethics collide? (Leader: Praetzellis)
Reading: None
10

Apr. 9

Discussion of Topic 2: What happens when public benefit and professional ethics collide? (Leader: Wingard)
Reading: “Should Anthropologists Work to Eliminate the Practice of Female Circumcision?   Yes: Merrilee H. Salmon, No: Elliot P. Skinner.  In Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Cultural Anthropology, Second Edition, R.L. Welsch and K.M. Endicott, editors.
“Document Number 1”  (Description of Project Camelot). 
http://www.cia-on-campus.org/social/camelot.html (link to article)
“US Army’s Strategy in Afghanistan: Better Anthropology.”  Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, September 7, 2007.  http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0907/p01s08-wosc.html (link to article)
“Knowing the Enemy: Can Social Scientists Redefine the ‘War on Terror’.”  George Packer.  The New Yorker, December 18, 2006
Hard copies of all articles available outside of Dr. Wingard's office (Stev. 2054E)--please photocopy and return for others to use.

11

Apr. 16

Discussion of Topic 2: What happens when public benefit and professional ethics collide? (Leader: Purser)
Reading: "Finding a Place for the Commonplace: Hurricane Katrina, Communities, and Preservation Law", by DAVID W MORGAN ; NANCY I M MORGAN ; BRENDA BARRETT.  American Anthropologist 2006Dec1 Volume 108, Issue 4, 2006. Available in Blackwell-Synergy database at
http://0-www.blackwell-synergy.com.iii1.sonoma.edu/doi/abs/10.1525/aa.2006.108.4.706
"Embodied Heritage, Identity Politics, and Tourism", by Helaine Silverman.  Anthropology Humanism Dec1 Volume 30, Issue 2, 2005.
Available in AnthroSource database at
http://0-www.anthrosource.net.iii1.sonoma.edu/doi/abs/10.1525/ahu.2005.30.2.141
"Public Interest Anthropology in Heritage Sites: Writing Culture and Righting Wrongs", by Kathleen Adams.  International Journal of Heritage Studies Dec2005, Vol. 11 Issue 5, p433-439 7p 1352-7258. 
Available in the Academic Search Premier(EBSCO)database via the SSU Library website.
"Keeping World Heritage in the Family: A Genealogy of Maya Labour at Chichen Itza", by Lisa Breglia.  International Journal of Heritage Studies Dec2005, Vol. 11 Issue 5, p385-398 14p; 2bw 1352-7258.
Available in the Academic Search Premier(EBSCO)database via the SSU Library website.

12

Apr. 23

Discussion of Topic 2: What happens when public benefit and professional ethics collide? (Leader: Senghas)
Reading: None
13

Apr. 30

Culminating Four-Field Discussion on public benefit vs. professional

Summary
14

May 7

Exit Survey

15
May 14
Culminating Four-Field Discussion on SSU Experience in the Major

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