DEADLINE EXTENDED: April 15, 2012
 
I would like to inform you that we have a few spaces left in our summer 2012 field school, the San Gemini Preservation Studies Program, now in its 14th year, which is dedicated to the preservation of cultural heritage and offers students the opportunity to study and travel in Italy. The courses offered are listed below:
 
Building Restoration* (May 20th thru Jun 16th, 2012)
Introduction to Art and Building Restoration in Italy
Surveying and Analyzing Historic Buildings
 
Restoration of Archaeological Ceramics and Pottery (May 20th thru Jun 16th, 2012)
Four week Intensive… Continue reading →

*Anthropology News <http://www.anthropology-news.org/>* is seeking Op-Ed Columnists and Contributing Editors for its Opinion section [http://www.anthropology-news.org/index.php/category/opinion/] on www.anthropology-news.org. These volunteers will be an integral part of shaping *AN’s* online content and conversation on its website by developing columns that relate to anthropology in any of its myriad forms.****

Op-Ed Columnists and Contributing Editors will commit to one year of monthly op-ed essays to be published as part of *AN’s* exclusive online content. Columnists write their essays themselves, and Contributing    Editors are responsible for managing their column that either they write themselves or edit a piece… Continue reading →

http://www.aaanet.org/profdev/internships/AAA-Summer-Internship-Program.cfm

AAA Summer Internship Program

The American Anthropological Association is pleased to offer two internship opportunities funded by member donations for the summer of 2012.

Internships are six weeks in length, from July 9 through August 17, 2012.  Internships are unpaid however; interns will be provided housing and a meal/travel stipend.

Interns will spend approximately 40 percent of their time working onsite at the AAA offices in Arlington, Virginia, and the other 60 percent of their time working on-site at one of the two locations in the metro area.

For more details see:
http://www.aaanet.org/profdev/internships/AAA-Summer-Internship-Program.cfm

Workshop: The Business of Ethnography and the Ethnography of Business
Date: June 12 and 13, 2012
Place: Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg, Denmark

Over the years, sporadic attempts have been made to use ethnographic methods in the study of business organizations and practices of all kinds. Such attempts have begun to coalesce in recent years to create a field of ‘business’ anthropology, supported by two recently-launched journals (the Journal of Business Anthropology and the International Journal of Business Anthropology). The term ‘business anthropology’, however, is by no means fixed, as we may see in the continued usage of parallel terms like… Continue reading →

Archaeological Ceramics – Analysis and Conservation
Four week intensive course and field project
San Gemini, Italy, May 20 -June 16

Field project in Italy this summer: of interest to archaeologists, classicists and museum curators.

The course aims to give basic knowledge and hands on experience in the field archaeological ceramics conservation. Through classroom and workshop sessions the participants will be introduced to the following knowledge and skills:
· Learn about materials, manufacturing processes and the evolution of the ceramic technology
· Typologies of ceramic objects from the Classical, Medieval and Early Modern period, normally found in archaeological sites in Central… Continue reading →

Since 2003 the Himalayan Health Exchange, a U.S.-based humanitarian organization that works in the remote Western Himalayan regions of Northern India, has offered a three-week summer anthropological field school.  “Our program is very comprehensive and provides an unforgettable and highly productive learning experience for students of anthropology as well as other disciplines.  This summer, from June 24-July 15, 2012, we include one week participation in a medical mission travelling through the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh. Participants will observe some of the challenges to health and health care delivery in the area. Students will have an intensive and… Continue reading →

AAA Leadership Mentoring Award Program

Deadline: March 15

http://www.aaanet.org/about/Prizes-Awards/AAA-Leadership-Mentoring-Shadow-Award-Program.cfm

 The American Anthropological Association is pleased to announce the annual AAA Leadership Mentoring Award Program.  The purpose of this mentorship/award program is to provide a unique opportunity for anthropologists early in their careers to learn about AAA and leadership opportunities and to encourage future leadership in the association.  Anthropologists three to five years beyond completion of their terminal graduate degree are encouraged to apply.  Each year a group of three to five awardees (mentees) will be paired with a mentor chosen from among AAA leadership.  Mentors… Continue reading →