National Association for the Practice of Anthropology
A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media Radio Australia offers a fascinating perspective on “alcohol-fuelled violence,” which is that it is culturally constructed. Dr. Anne Fox, founder of Galahad SMS Ltd. in…
San Francisco, CA THURSDAY, November 15 9:00 AM-11:00 AM. NAPA Workshop: Project Management. Organizer: Patricia Ensworth (Harborlight Management Services) 9:00 AM-11:00 AM. NAPA Workshop: Ethnographic FIELD Schools: HOW They Work and Why They ARE A MUST for Anthropologists and Students. Organizer: James Tim M…
Chicago, IL WEDNESDAY, November 20 2:00 to 3:45 PM. ENGAGING PUBLICS BEYOND the ACADEMY: PROBLEMATIZING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH THE STUDY OF RACE AND HIPHOP. Jericha Russell and Melissa D Hargrove 4:00 to 5:45 PM. ANTHROPOLOGISTS ON the JOB MARKET: HOW DEPARTMENTS AND JOB-SEEKERS…
WEDNESDAY, December 3 12:30 PM-3:30 PM. NAPA Workshop: Mixed Method Evaluations, Qualitative or Quantitative or What? Mary Odell Butler. Park Tower 8219 3:45 PM-5:45 PM. NAPA Workshop: (FREE) Software for Writing and Managing Fieldnotes: FLEX DATA Notebook for PCs. James (Tim) M. Wallace…
Wednesday, November 18 8:00 AM-12:00 PMSession #2-0010. NAPA WORKSHOP: GETTING ANTHROPOLOGICAL WRITING PUBLISHED. Mitch AllenSession #2-0020. NAPA WORKSHOP: MIXED METHOD EVALUATIONS, QUALITATIVE, QUANTITATIVE OR WHAT? Fatimah Williams Castro and Mary Odell Butler 1:00 PM-5:00 PM Session #2-0195. NAPA WORKSHOP: APPLIED…
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16 Kicking off all NAPA activities at AAA will be a Wednesday afternoon session on anthropological practice and impacts in a number of settings.IMPACTS OF ANTHROPOLOGY: MAKING MEANING IN VARIED ENVIRONMENTS (2-0485)4:00 PM – 5:45 PMOrganizer: Alison Montgomery, Millennium…
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Workshops: NAPA will present nine workshops between Wednesday
afternoon and Saturday afternoon. Sign up soon; many workshops are
filling up quickly. See the Workshops page for more details.
A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media Seth Holmes, author of “Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies” was interviewed by PRI’s The World about his field work traveling and working with migrant laborers—from Central…
The call for participation for EPIC2015 is out! See the conference website at for all the details. The submission deadline is March 6. We hope many of you will join us in São Paulo, Brazil, Oct 4-8, 2015. São Paulo…
The interview below is with Antonio Chavarria, BA of the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture Laboratory of Anthropology, State of New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. Carol Ellick conducted the interview.
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 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…