March 2010 NAPA e-Newsletter
Posted by enanas in News/Announcements, Newsletter on March 4th, 2010
National Association for the Practice of Anthropology
e-Newsletter | February/March 2010 (pdf)
In This Issue
Welcome by Elizabeth Nanas
On Mary’s Mind by Mary Butler
Bankruptcy, Restructuring, and Change by Emily Altimare
NAPA Bulletin Summaries: Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
Anthropology News CFPs
Welcome to NAPA e-News
Living in Hong Kong for the year has been both challenging and exciting. As many of you [...]
CFP: AAA Registration Waivers for Qualifying Scholars
Posted by enanas in News/Announcements on March 2nd, 2010
Section Assembly Executive Committee (SAEC)
Call for Applications
CFP
As announced at the Section Assembly meeting in Philadelphia, in an effort to facilitate the participation of and increase members’ access to international and community-based scholars at the AAA annual meetings, registration waivers will be made available to all 38 section members of the Section Assembly. The SAEC requests [...]
TWIAN: From anthropology to social entrepreneurship
Posted by james mullooly in TWIAN on February 16th, 2010
[TWIAN (i.e., This Week in Anthropology) focuses on issues of anthropological practice that are of interest to the NAPA Anthro membership. The following post from Savage Minds.]
This time it’s Joana writing on her own as for the past two years my life has been largely taken over by an enterprise in which Pál only plays a [...]
NEWS: 2009 NAPA Student Paper Competition Winners
Posted by james mullooly in News/Announcements on February 15th, 2010
The National Association of Practicing Anthropologists is proud to announce the results of the 2009 NAPA Student Paper Contest. All the submitted essays represented the highest level of academic writing and all participants should be proud of their accomplishments. The consensus among the judging panel after reading the collection of essays submitted was that [...]
Senior Researcher, User Experience
Posted by jscroggins in News/Announcements on February 12th, 2010
HLB Chicago is seeking a seasoned user researcher (8+ years) to anchor the company’s fast growing User Experience Practice in the Chicago office. This person will bring their intellectual curiosity, analytical rigor, methodological diversity, client savvy, and hard working attitude to our team.
As a Senior Researcher you will employ qualitative and quantitative methods to support [...]
TWAIN: Learning Foreign Languages (Ethnography.com)
Posted by james mullooly in News/Announcements, TWIAN on February 10th, 2010
[TWIAN (i.e., This Week in Anthropology) focuses on issues of anthropological practice that are of interest to the NAPA Anthro membership. The following post from Ethnography.com reminds us of the value of languages.
I was reminded of the importance of foreign language learning twice in the last week or so. This morning I read a commentary [...]
Job: Training in Shanghai, China
Posted by james mullooly in Jobs on February 10th, 2010
Greetings:
I have a friend at a location (# employees 1500) in Shanghai, China that is connected to a global organization. She is looking for an anthropologist or an organization of anthropologists who might be able to go to her site and train some of her research and development people in basic anthropological methods. I do [...]
TWIAN: AAA’s Profiles in Practice Podcast Series
Posted by james mullooly in News/Announcements, TWIAN on February 1st, 2010
The American Anthropological Associations’s new “Profiles in Practice Podcast Series” is the topic of This Week in Anthropology. Podcasting has finally arrived into the world of Practicing Anthropologists!
In 2007-08, the Practicing Anthropology Working Group (PAWG), with Shirley Fiske serving as an editor, began the “Profiles in Practice” column in Anthropology News. The purpose was to [...]
TWIAN: Savage Minds Rewind: The Best of 2009
Posted by james mullooly in News/Announcements, TWIAN on January 25th, 2010
[TWIAN (i.e., This Week in Anthropology) focuses on issues of anthropological practice that are of interest to the NAPA Anthro membership. The following post from Savage Minds is a worderful recap of 2009.
Everyone loves end of year reviews, even if they’re a couple days late. And we’re no exception. Here are some of [...]
Job: Community Outreach Coordinator
Posted by james mullooly in Jobs on January 23rd, 2010
The Community Outreach Coordinator is responsible for establishing and strengthening programmatic partnerships between WES and community organizations, government agencies, academic institutions and other institutions that work with immigrant communities. The coordinator will develop programs and services to promote awareness of credential recognition issues and support the integration of immigrants into professional and academic settings. S/he [...]
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