National Association for the Practice of Anthropology
Dear NAPA Members: The 2011-12 roster of Governing Council officers and Committee Chairs has been posted. Please feel free to contact me or any of the other GC members for any reason. This is your organization and we wish to…
The 1st General Assembly of World Anthropologists to Support Occupy Wall Street and Associated Movements American Anthropological Association Meeting Montreal, Canada November 17-20, 2011 Calling all anthropologists, interdisciplinary scholars, activists and citizens attending the 2011 AAA Meetings in Montreal: Please…
The students at the University of South Florida are looking for people to share their career stories. Please see their email below and help if you can! Dear Anthropology Supporters, We need contacts for people who are willing to talk…
The Human Rights and Social Justice (HRSJ) Committee of the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) is supporting a new initiative to help promote student education and professional development in activist anthropology. We are seeking students interested in interviewing senior anthropologists…
NAPA is now accepting submissions for the Eighth Annual Student Achievement Award, to recognize student contributions in the area of practicing and applied anthropology. The award honors students who have excelled in these fields and provides opportunities, particularly for students who have worked on…
NAPA is now accepting submissions for the Eighth Annual Student Achievement Award, to recognize student contributions in the area of practicing and applied anthropology. The award honors students who have excelled in these fields and provides opportunities, particularly for students…
The American Anthropological Association is holding ballots for several positions. The NAPA Governing Council (GC) would like to ask each and every one of you to please take a few minutes to vote. It really does not take more than…
“Cultural Sameness” and “Cultural Otherness”: Benefits and Drawbacks in Applied Anthropological Work When: Tuesday, March 1 at 7:00 pm Where: Charles Sumner School 1201 17th St NW Washington, DC Presenters: Michael Cernea, Stan Yoder, more TBA Throughout much of the history of…
Dear NAPA Members: There are a few items of interest I want to bring to your immediate attention. The first is about NAPA elections and the second is about the call for papers for the 2011 AAA meetings in Montreal.…
What does it take to become an anthropologist and what do anthropologists do? Meet six Smithsonian anthropologists and learn what inspired them to go into the field and why they love what they do. View the online video interviews at…
The National Association for the Practice of Anthropology is offering the Sixth Annual Student Achievement Award to recognize student contributions in the area of practicing and applied anthropology. The Award recognizes students who have excelled in these fields and provides…
First Place: Allison D. Harnish, Undergraduate (Western Kentucky University) “Conflict and Opportunity: A Qualitative Study of Community Attitudes towards Ecotourism and the Bushmeat Trade in Kasigau, Kenya” The problem of bushmeat and the potential for sustainable community-based ecotourism are two…