National Association for the Practice of Anthropology
A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media The New York Times Sunday Review includes this article on how culture influences how we process sensory information. Previous studies on human ability to name…
Suzanne Hanchett considers herself to have had four careers, spanning over the course of the last 40 years. Starting out as an academic anthropologist after receiving her Ph.D. from Columbia in 1970, she found herself denied tenure after 9 years…
A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media Anthropologist Ashraf Ghani is the new president of Afghanistan, and the American Anthropological Association offers its congratulations on the Huffington Post. We know anthropologists are…
A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media if (Politics) { Many news outlets are writing about the international group of anthropologists calling for the boycott of Israeli academic institutions due to their…
A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media Medical anthropologist Dana Walrath did a Tedx talk on her experience using comics and stories to help her communicate with her mother, who suffers from…
NAPA has extended the deadline for submissions for its Student Achievement Award, which recognizes 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…
A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media Food Anthropologist Elizabeth Bennett started Fruitcycle after visiting an orchard and seeing all the fruit left to rot on the ground. Her company takes fruit…
A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media The New Republic gives us the in-depth article The Science of Suffering, which discusses PTSD as experienced by different groups of immigrants and their children…
NAPA Highlights for Dec. 5: Workshops: 9 am: What’s your elevator pitch? 11:15 am: Conflict resolution 1:30 pm: Skills in international health 3:45 pm: The business of business anthropology Careers Expo 11 am – 4 pm: Meet with some of…
At the 2014 AAA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, three NAPA sessions were audio recorded. One was a NAPA Invited Roundtable; the other two were part of a special four-part series presented in close collaboration with the Washington Association of Professional…
A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media Inside Higher Ed reported on the AAA’s annual business meeting, during which a resolution opposing the academic boycott of Israel was soundly defeated. The organization…
A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media Anthropologist Hugh Gusterson speaks frankly about American torture in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Ruth Behar shares her personal experience with the rift between…