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)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Summary |
14 |
May 7 |
Exit Survey
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15 |
May 14 |
Culminating Four-Field Discussion on SSU Experience in the Major |