Wednesday, February 4, 2004
Department Happenings
Note: The department maintains a calendar of
events on our website at http://www.umass.edu/anthro. Please check it regularly
to find out what is going on.
Wednesday, February 4
3:30 PM Today!
Machmer W-15, Departmental Meeting
Thursday, February 10
4:30-6:30 PM
Annual Valentines gathering of the valley
anthropology faculty at the Five College Center, 97 Spring Street Amherst
Events Elsewhere
Friday, February 13
2:30 PM
“Black Land Loss in the Rural South, An
Ethnographic Film.” examines the experience of farmers who filed claims of
racial discrimination the lawsuit “Pigford vs. Glickman” resulting in a
landmark decision. MIT, Building E15 Rm 095.
4:15 PM
Arvind Rajagopal of New York University gives
a talk entitled, "Wrecked Cityscapes and Aesthetic Improvement. Discreet
Charms of a Globalizing City. Tales from Mumbai." at Harvard, William
James Hall 1550
Friday February 27
8:30 AM - 9:30 PM
“Local Theory/Local Practice: Musical Culture
in South Asia and Beyond” will be held at the John Knowles Paine Concert Hall,
Harvard University, an all day seminar. Free and open to public.
From the Chair
Welcome back, everyone. I hope you have had a good mid-winter break
and that in spite of the bitter January cold, you managed to find some good
ways to keep warm.
As we begin the new semester, I want to
introduce some visiting faculty who are teaching with us this semester:
Krista Harper, who will officially join the department in
September as an Assistant Professor, will be offering Anthropology 106 –
“Culture Through Film,” as she did two years ago. Krista’s office for the moment is in Thompson 1018.
Andy Lass, Professor and Chair of the Anthropology program at Mount Holyoke, has
come back to teach our Anthropology 364 – “Problems in Anthropology”
course. Andy, of course, received his
PhD here in 1988. He will use Machmer
W-10 as his office.
Carolyn White, who received her PhD in archaeology from
Boston University in 2000, will be teaching Anthropology 102 – “Archaeology and
Prehistory,” and will be using Betsy Krause’s office (Machmer 205).
Please note that...
Betsy Krause is in Europe directing our European Field Studies
Program.
Enoch Page will take his sabbatical leave during Spring 2005.
Bob Paynter is on sabbatical leave this semester and next semester
as well.
Oriol Pi-Sunyer is on sabbatical leave this semester.
Alan Swedlund has no teaching assignments this semester.
Brooke Thomas, while officially retired, is teaching three
courses for us this semester. Brooke is
giving retirement a new definition!
Jackie Urla will be on sabbatical leave in the Fall, and will
have no teaching obligations in Spring 2005.
Spring Master Calendar
Here are the dates of various meetings and
various deadlines for the Spring semester.
They are also posted on the department’s website. Please bear these in mind in your planning:
Wednesday, February 11: 3:30 PM in Machmer
201: Executive Committee meeting
Monday, February 16: Presidents’ Day Holiday
Wednesday, February 18: Monday schedule will
be followed
Monday, February 23: 3:30 PM in Machmer 201:
Executive Committee meeting
Wednesday, February 25: Faculty sub-field
caucuses meet to finalize graduate admissions decisions
Friday, February 27: DCE Summer School
Applications due.
Friday, February 27: Suggestions for Fall DCE
courses due.
Friday, February 27: Faculty recommendations
on graduate admissions due to Elizabeth Chilton.
Wednesday, March 3: 3:30 - 4:00 PM in
Machmer W‑15: Faculty caucus to finalize graduate admissions
Wednesday, March 3: 4:00 PM in Machmer W-15:
Departmental meeting
Friday, March 5: TA applications for Fall
2004 and Spring 2005 are due.
Wednesday, March 10: 3:30 PM in Machmer 201:
Executive Committee meeting
Monday, March 15 - Friday, March 19: Spring
break
Wednesday, March 24: 3:30 PM in Machmer 201:
Executive Committee meeting
Thursday, March 25 - Sunday, March 28:
Northeast Anthropological Association’s annual meeting in Hanover, NH
Wednesday, March 31 - Saturday, April 3:
Society for American Archaeology annual meeting in Montréal
Monday, April 5 at 3:30 in Machmer 201:
Executive Committee meeting
Wednesday, April 7: 3:30 PM in Machmer W‑15: Departmental meeting
Friday, April 9: DCE Applications for Fall
2004 courses due.
Wednesday, April 14 - Saturday April 17:
Annual meeting of the Association of Physical Anthropologists in Tampa
Saturday, April 17: Annual Five College
Anthropology Majors’ Conference at Smith College
Monday, April 19: Patriot’s Day Holiday
Wednesday, April 21: 3:30 PM in Machmer 201:
Executive Committee meeting
Thursday, April 22: Monday Class schedule
will be followed
Wednesday, May 5: 3:30 PM in Machmer W‑15: Departmental meeting
Wednesday, May 12: 3:30 PM in Machmer 201:
Executive Committee meeting
Thursday, May 13: last day of classes
Good News
Ken
Jacobson, who completed his PhD here last year, stopped by last week and
presented the department with a $5,000 gift, to be used to support Laurie
Godfrey’s research and teaching in her morphometrics lab. In a subsequent e-mail, Ken wrote, “When I
began graduate school at age 50, I had very little idea what would be involved.
Yet, I had a conviction that I needed
to do something more with my vocational life, something that would allow me to
teach and maybe make a small difference in the world's course. The department,
starting with Art, made it possible for me to fulfill that desire to change my
life's course. (Sometimes kicking and
screaming.) I am very grateful for all the department has done for me, and I consider
it an honor that I can attempt in some small way to repay the kindness of all
those who guided and mentored me towards my goal.” Ken is now living in Brookline and teaching a course at Brown in
“Cognition and Culture.” Ken’s
remarkable kindness and generosity is a wonderful reminder that the creation
and dissemination of knowledge is a noble calling and transforms peoples’
lives. Thank you, Ken! And congratulations, Laurie!
Sad news
Ken
Jacobs, who earned his PhD here in 1983 under the direction of George Armelagos
died on January 7. He was just 52 years old.
Martin remembers that “Ken Jacobs was the most widely traveled European‑traveled
Europeanist in the department (next to me), and had excellent professional
relations all across the Paleolithic and paleoanthropological Europeanist
scene, from Belgium and France to Russia and from Finland to Italy.” After leaving UMass Ken had faculty
appointments at UTexas Austin and most recently at the Université de Montréal. Arrangements for services and memorials are
not yet complete, but as they are, these will be published in the MegaMemo.
Announcements
Julia Fan
successfully passed her Masters Exam and MA thesis defense on December
19, 2003. Way to go Julia!
Congratulations go out to Elizabeth Norris who passed
her MA general exam on January 23, 2004.
Lori Thayer will be presenting her prospectus
and taking her PhD comprehensive exams on February 13, 2004. Good Luck Lori!
From the Graduate Program
Director
Anyone
interested in applying for the Assistant Residence Director position for the
2004-2005 Academic Year should see the Graduate Program Director, Laurie
Godfrey or contact Dawn Briggs directly at 545-6923 or briggs@gw.housing.umass.edu.
Assistant
Residence Directors (ARDs) are live-in graduate student staff members working
in the Department of Housing Services: Residence Life. The ARD serves as an active and visible
residence hall staff member and participates in student development, community
development, leadership development, activity development, administration,
policy enforcement, crisis management and staff development. All ARDs are expected to participate in
comprehensive pre-service orientation programs, and ongoing in-service training. Assistantships are 30 (including 15 scheduled
office hours) or 20 (including 10 scheduled office hours) hours a week during
the academic year, plus three weeks (40 hours/week) in August. Compensation is $12,381 for 30 hours per
week, or $7,490 for 20 hours, a tuition waiver, and a furnished apartment.
On a different topic, sign-up sheets
for the Speak Test have been posted outside Room 514, Goodell for any
International Teaching Assistant who hasn’t already taken the exam. If a student can’t make the times posted
they should email or call Lori Baronas at 545-5278 or baronas@resgs.umass.edu.
Computer Lab
Jackie Urla wants to remind everyone to take
advantage of our new computer lab in Machmer E 25 Lab, now complete with,
printer and
scanner.
The computers are brand new and have many useful software packages,
including Dreamweaver and Photoshop. The three emacs have special video editing
and sound analysis software. Use of the emacs is restricted. Please contact Jackie Urla for authorization.
All
other machines are on a first come first
serve basis. Let Jackie know if you have any needs questions or requests
relating to the lab.
Hours are 11‑ 7 pm Monday through
Thursday. 9‑5 on Friday. The lab is reserved for Visual Anthropology
class Thursdays 4‑6 pm.
Grant Services
The office
of Graduate Student Grant Services will be open for the spring 2004
semester. This semester they will be
offering a streamlined version of past GSGS services. As always, the web site has access to searchable funding
databases as well as tips and advice for applying to fellowships and writing
proposals. The web site is currently
being organized to serve students more efficiently. In addition, GSGS
coordinators
will be available to answer questions via email, telephone or in person.
Students can schedule an appointment or stop by Goodell 517 Wednesday through
Friday from 10am to 3pm for a personal consultation. There is also a bulletin board outside of the office with updated
fellowship announcements.
Field Schools
From May 17-June 7, 2004, the University of
Norther Illinois conducts an rural ethnographic field school in Morrison,
Illinois. Contact director Kendall Thu: kthu@niu.edu
or look at the department’s website: www.niu.edu/fieldschool.
New NSF training opportunity Summer field
training in methods of data collection in cultural
anthropology: Bolivia and Zambia. Through a
new training grant to Brandeis University, the Program of Cultural Anthropology
of the National Science Foundation offers a unique training
opportunity in methods of data collection for
PhD students in cultural anthropology at US universities. Further details and results of previous
research from the sites can be found: :www.heller.brandeis.edu/sid/cid_projects_bolivia.htm.
Interested PhD students should send the following to Godoy by March 1st: (1) a letter describing the student’s
research interest and
experience, with emphasis on how the summer
training fits with their professional plans and the types of field methods they
wish to learn,
(2) a résumé (including a section listing
experience with camping), (3) evidence of
having taken a graduate course on research
methods or design, or having attended NSF’s Summer Institute for Research
Design in Cultural
Anthropology, (4) a letter of support from
their PhD advisor. Send the material
electronically or by mail: Ricardo Godoy (rgodoy@brandeis.edu)
MS 078, SID‑Heller School for Social
Policy, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02154‑9110
The Northern Illinois University Department
of Anthropology also hosts a field school May 23-June 20, 2004 in Salemi,
Sicily excavating the ancient landscape of ancient Greece and Rome. Contact
director Kolb: aloha@niu.edu or try the web at: www.niu.edu/fieldschool.
Hawai’i Archaeological Research Project is
planning an archaeological field training program June 22-Aug. 1, 2004 in
Kohala concentrating on remains from wooden sailing vessels and steam ships.
Try www.harp.hawaii.edu/.
The 6th Field School in Mortuary Archaeology
is to be held in the summer months of 2004 in Giecz, Poland. You can find more
info about the Project at www.slavia.org . Contact: Dr. Marek Polcyn The Giecz
Project Coordinator, First Piasts Museum, Dziekanowice 32, 62 ‑261
Lednogora, Poland , tel. +48 61 427 49 68
Southwestern Archaeology field school at the
Bluff, Utah and Canada Alamosa, New Mexico site is sponsored by the University
of Colorado and an opportunity to learn the archaeology of the four corners
area. For applications contact Dr. Catherine Cameron at: Cameronc@colorado.edu.
Minutes
Meeting minutes. Emergency Department meeting on December 22, 2003. Minutes recorded by Ralph Faulkingham. Present: Chilton, Faulkingham, Godfrey,
Hemment, Keene, Paynter, Perez, Pi-Sunyer, Samuels, Sievert, Solorzano,
Stanley, Sugerman, Taaffe, Thomas, Urla, and Wobst. The sole purpose of the meeting was to debate and vote a motion
brought to the department by the Personnel Committee which unanimously
recommended that the department support the dean’s request that Krista Harper
be appointed to a tenure-track position in the department, effective September
1. There was considerable debate on
three points: (1) the impact of taking on Krista now on our plans to hire a
physical anthropologist in the coming year; (2) the contravention of the norms
whereby tenure system faculty positions are defined and filled at the university;
and (3) the de facto exclusion of the graduate students from the
deliberative process. An amendment to
the main motion, to explicitly condition the appointment of Krista Harper on
the dean’s making available a faculty tenure track position in biological
anthropology was defeated (Yes: 2; No: 14; Abstain: 2). The main motion was then voted (Yes: 15; No:
1; Abstain: 2).
Minutes of the open departmental meeting on
January 30, 2004. Present: Borrelli, Dolphin, Faulkingham, Godfrey, Grossman,
Hart, Henderson, Jones, Lixandru, Page, Paynter, Sievert, and Wobst.
1. Enoch Page reported for the ad hoc committee
and summarized the key points elaborated in the handout prepared and
distributed by committee member Mary Hannah Henderson. That document follows these minutes.
2. There was unanimity in support of the
overall plan's rationale and framework, as well as for the specific invitées
(and invités).
3. Discussion ensued to flesh out some of the
implications of the proposed plan, particularly with respect to cost and timing
for the colloquium and for the retreat.
Most of the time was focused on optimizing among several possible dates
for the conference. None was perfect,
and we settled in the end on Saturday, March 27, knowing full well that the
NEAA meetings are convening in Hanover, NH that weekend.
4. At the end Enoch asked if there were any
dissenting ideas or suggestions, because it was very important that something
clear, vetted, and supported go to the department meeting on February 4. There were none. Therefore the document distributed by Mary will be brought to the
department meeting for debate and a vote.
The meeting adjourned at 4:25 PM
Proposal
for the open departmental meeting on January 30, 2004. Prepared by the ad hoc planning to hire
committee (Alexis Dolphin, Laurie Godfrey, Mary Hannah Henderson, Enoch Page,
Bob Paynter, Ventura Perez, and Lynnette Leidy Sievert).
A. Why an ad hoc planning committee? This committee was convened to develop a
proposal for how the department could best prepare for the search process for a
new hire.
B. General plan: Bring in speakers who
demonstrate with their own work where biological anthropology and skeletal
biology are headed, as well as panelists who comment on what biological
anthropology program needs and how it fits in an anthropology
department overall. All would be
from outside the 5 college area; speakers would be biological anthropologists
from four-field departments representing a diversity of perspectives, while
panelists would ideally be four-field.
Speakers and panelists would be followed by an open discussion. We’d have the speakers and panelists on
Saturday, March 27th followed by a Department retreat to write the
job description on Tuesday, March 30th.
C. Specifics, discussion, & feedback:
Potential
Speakers:
· Clark Spencer Larsen (bioarchaeologist, Ohio
State University), with Leslie Aiello (biological anthropologist, University
College London) as an alternate
· Michael L. Blakey (skeletal biological
anthropologist, College of William and Mary), with Leslie Rankin-Hill (also
skeletal, University of Oklahoma) as an alternate
· M. Anne Katzenberg (skeletal biological
anthropologist, University of Calgary), with Philip Rightmire
(paleoanthropologist, SUNY Binghamton) as an alternate
· Alan Goodman (physical anthropologist,
Hampshire College)
Potential
Panelists:
· John Relethford (geneticist, SUNY Oneonta),
with David Pilbeam (paleoanthropologist, Harvard University) as an alternate
· Lina Fruzzetti (cultural anthropologist,
Brown University), with Rayna Rapp (cultural anthropologist, New York
University) and then Evelyn Phillips (cultural anthropologist, Central
Connecticut State University) as alternates
· Patricia E. Rubertone (historical
archaeologist, Brown University), with Susan Bender (archaeologist, Skidmore
College) as an alternate
· Philip Lieberman (language and the brain,
Department of Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences, MIT), with no identified
alternate
Does
anyone have any other ideas?
Costs and
funding:
We
developed 3 versions of the plan, all associated with different costs. The figures below assume airfare, ground
transportation, meals, an honorarium, and that the guests stay at the homes of
members of the department.
1. 4 speakers and 4 panelists
($3768-$3818).
2. 2 speakers and 2 panelists (between
$1911 - $2549).
3. 4 speakers who are also the panelists
($2299).
Other
financial considerations:
-
Refreshments for the Retreat (cost =?).
- We have
a budget of $2500.
- Does
anyone have a creative idea for other ways we could find additional funding or
cut costs?
What is
the department's preferred way to proceed?
D. Moving forward: The ad hoc planning committee’s task was to design this
plan. Now we need people to enact
it. Who will comprise the new committee
to contact speakers/panelists, arrange logistics, facilitate the
meeting/retreat, &c.?
Minutes for Grad Caucus Meeting 28 January
2004, In attendance: Anderson, B., Anderson, K, Henderson, King, Grossman,
Dolphin, Rudzik, Hart, Tryon, Matuzzo,
Lixandru, Modenos, Guest: Ralph Falkingham. There were 4 issues at hand.
Ralph spoke, by invitation, about the new
hire and the process by which the decision was made to move forward with the
hire. If you would like detailed
information about the meeting, please contact me directly.
The second issue at hand was the improvement
of the department and should grad caucus choose several issues to address. The caucus tackled the filling of vacant
positions left by those on the
European Studies Program. And, finally, it was requested that I explain
to grad caucus why the protest concerning the $65 foreign student fee by the
department was not followed through.
The outcome of this discussion was to find out more from GEO and that we
should be protesting this type of action.
There was an announcement about the proposed
plan by the ad hoc committee to educate members of the department about the
importance of a physical anthropologist (skeletal) and to potentially attract
candidates. One additional issue was
brought forward which will be followed through individually and possibly
discussed at the next meeting.
Minutes of the Repatriation Committee October
31, 2003. Attending Paynter, Hart, Dolphin, Bruchac, Wobst, Mulholland,
Edwards, Carlson, Henderson (recorder). Minutes tabled to next meeting, Siobhan
reported on E14 and teaching kits, Guest speakers for Forwards course, decided
who would attend. Welcomed Jamie as new member. Bob and Marge reported on
follow up with National NAGPRA and CRV. We are sending two packages to National
NAGPRA with additional info. Mitch reported on Wellfleet Ossuary and will
continue to follow up. Alexis reported on forthcoming meeting. Marta reported
on CA and will bring letter to next meeting. Alexis and Jamie will proceed with
NY/Wendland. Alexis reported on Bridgewater & Co. Next meeting unknown.
Call for Applications
First call for applications for instructors
to teach anthropology courses in Summer 2004 with the Division of Continuing
Education Due Friday, February 27,
4:00 PM. Applicants should submit the following materials personally to Shelley
Bellor Richotte (in Machmer 215) on or before the due date:
1. A cover letter.
2. A Curriculum vitae.
3. An application form (available from
Shelley).
4. A completed teaching inventory form (also
available from Shelley).
5. A course outline.
Graduate students have a priority to teach
these courses. Anyone interested in
applying may well benefit from reading the extended discussion of the
application procedures on pp. 24 - 26 of the Graduate Handbook.
Here are the courses that the department has
already scheduled with the Division of Continuing Education:
First Session (June 1 - July 9)
Number TitleDaysTime
Anth 100 Human
NatureTuWTh 9:30 - noon
Anth 103 Human
Origins and Variation on line
Anth 106 Culture
Through FilmTuWTh6:00 - 8:30
Anth 150 Ancient
Civ. TuWTh1:00 - 3:30
Anth 208 Human
EcologyTuWTh1:00 - 3:30
Anth 297 ST:
Anthropology of the MediaTuWTh6:00 - 8:30
Hybrid session (June 29 - July 29)
Number TitleDaysTime
Anth 104 Culture,
Society, and PeopleTuWTh9:00 - noon
Second Session (July 12 - August 18)
Number TitleDaysTime
Anth 103 Human
Origins and Variationon line
Anth 105 Language,
Culture, and CommunicationTuWTh9:30 - noon
Anth 270 North
American IndiansTuWTh9:30 - noon
First Call: Suggestions for anthropology
courses that the department should offer under the Division of Continuing
Education rubric during the Fall 2004 semester. The Executive Committee in early March will fix the slate of DCE
courses for the Fall semester; its members welcome suggestions for courses we
should offer. Send your suggestions in
writing to Ralph not later than Friday, February 27.
Call for Papers
Globalizations is a new journal, edited by
Barry Gills, and supported by the Globalization Research Network. With an
editorial board consisting of active globalization scholars,
the journal will seek to publish the best
work exploring new meanings of globalization, bringing fresh ideas to the
concept and contributing to debates that shape the future.
The first issue of Globalizations is
scheduled for September 2004. Submissions of articles should be 4000 to 8,000
words in length. Visit the website for instructions for authors.
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/rgloauth.asp Editorial correspondence and manuscripts for submission, should be
addressed to: Barry Gills
40‑42 Great North Road, University of
Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU Email : gjournal@ncl.ac.uk
The fifth annual Islam in America Conference
at Harvard University will take place on Saturday and Sunday March 6th and 7th
2004. This year's Conference has three foci: Muslims and Public Policy;
Teaching Islam; and Construction of the Other amongst the Abrahamic Faiths.
Further details and registration information can be found at: islam_in_america@hds.harvard.edu.
The International Society for the Study of
European Ideas Ninth International Conference
at the University of Navarra, Pamplona,
Spain.
2‑7, August, 2004 has put out a call
for papers on “Developing Discourses of Black Europeans.” The process of analysis will contribute to
emergent meanings of black European identity in the various nation states of
Europe. Abstracts should be submitted to Foluke Blackburn University of
Salford, Greater Manchester, UK. Email: F.Blackburn@salford.ac.uk
Deadline April 15, 2004.
The Third Annual Northeast Regional Medical
Anthropology Conference, “Building Bridges Across Disciplines: Emerging Research in Medical Anthropology”
will be held at McGill University, Montréal, April 24‑25, 2004. 1‑2
page abstracts should include a title and complete contact information for the
author. Please email abstracts to pierre_minn@yahoo.com.
Deadline February 20, 2004
The graduate students of the Department of
Germanic Studies at the University of Texas at Austin invite graduate students
and other
colleagues in Modern Languages, History,
Comparative Literature, European Studies, Art History, Foreign Language
Education, Sociology,
Political Science, Philosophy, Linguistics
and related disciplines to submit abstracts for our eighth annual graduate
symposium, to be held on
the UT campus in Austin, Texas on Friday,
April 9, 2004.end your abstracts by mail OR as an attachment in e‑mail.
Abstracts in hard copy should be mailed to: Jason Williamson and Clair Mealy
Dept. of Germanic Studies, University of Texas, 1 University Station C3300,
Austin, TX 78712: jaskwilliamson@mail.utexas.edu.
Deadline February 20, 2004
Women in Slavic Studies, (WSS) invites
proposals for individual papers and panels for the first organizational
conference at The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign June 24-25, 2004.
UIUC in June 2004. Proposals are
welcome from any field of Slavic/Eurasian/East European studies, including
anthropology, art, film, history, library science, literature, music, political
science, popular culture, sociology, and any aspect of women's studies. Work
that crosses or challenges
disciplinary boundaries is very welcome. All
presenters must be AWSS members by the time they register for the event. Submit
electronic proposals, a 150 word abstract and one page c.v. to Professor Julie
Brown, University of North Carolina‑Greensboro,jvbrown@uncg.edu,
Deadline March 1, 2004.
Grants and Fellowships
Funding opportunities with upcoming
deadlines, from your friendly Graduate Student Grant Service, and others:
è The AAA Minority Dissertation Fellowship
Program invites minority doctoral candidates to apply for a full year
fellowship. Applications and instructions may be found: http://www.aaanet.org.
Or try American Anthropological Association, Minority
dissertation Fellowship, Attention. Kathleen Terry-Sharp Director of Academic
Relations, 2200 Wilson Blvd, Suite 600 Arlington, VA 22201. Deadline March
15, 2004.
è The Joe Ben Wheat Research Scholarship
is intended for a graduate student in
anthropology or archaeology focused on the American Southwest. Address all
inquiries and applications to Joe Ben Wheat Research Award Committee,
University of Colorado Museum, Campus Box 218, Boulder, CO, 80309. Lekson@colorado.edu.
Deadline March 31, 2004
è Five College Women’s Studies Research
Center,A collaborative project of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith
Colleges and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst invites applications for
its Research Associate-ships for 2004‑2005 from scholars and teachers at
all levels of the educational system, as well as from artists, community
organizers and political activists, both local and international. Associate
applications are accepted for either a semester or the academic year. The
Center supports projects in all disciplines so long as they focus centrally on
women or gender. Applicants for both programs should submit a project proposal
(up to 4 pages), curriculum vitae, two
letters of reference, and application cover sheet. In addition, Ford applicants
should submit a two‑page description of a women’s studies course they are
prepared to teach, which includes their
pedagogical goals and techniques. Submit all applications to: Five College
Women’s Studies Research Center, Mount Holyoke College, 50 College Street,
South Hadley, MA 01075. For further
information, contact the Center: 538.2275. email: fcwsrc@wscenter.hampshire.edu. Website: http://wscenter.hampshire.edu/
Deadline February 16, 2004
è Intellectual history and other forms of
history is a Mellon Foundation Seminar for July 6- Aug. 27, 2004 at Caltech and
the Huntington Library.
This eight‑week graduate seminar
intends to explore ways to fully integrate the history of ideas with other
dimensions of European history between the Renaissance and the French Revolution,
as well as suggest possible ways to
study, simultaneously, cosmopolitan modes of
thought and national characteristics and events. It is designed for graduate
students who have
advanced to candidacy and are in the process
of researching and writing their Ph.D theses. Eight participants will be chosen
by competitive application. Please send CV, statement of Ph.D. topic, a writing
sample, and two letters of recommendation to Mordechai Feingold. Participants
will receive a stipend of $4000 and free housing in Pasadena. Mordechai
Feingold, Humanities and Social Sciences 228‑77, Caltech, 1200 East
California Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91125, (626) 395‑8696. Deadline March
15, 2004
è The East European Studies (EES) Program at
the Woodrow Wilson Center would like
to bring your attention to two grant
opportunities: Short‑Term scholar
grants and the Junior Scholars' Training Seminar. For more details look at the website:
www.wilsoncenter.org/ees. Completed
applications should be mailed to the following address: East European Studies,
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004‑3027
Deadline March 1, 2004
JOBS
More info is available in the Jobs Book in
214. There are two notebooks: one called “Jobs Open” (for off-campus
employment) and one called “Positions Open” (for on-campus student employment).
Listings will run in the MegaMemo for two consecutive weeks.
Ohio State seeks an assistant professor of
cultural anthropology, tenure track. Priority is for applicants emphasizing
ethnographic fieldwork and ability to interact with colleagues in archaeology,
physical and cultural anthropology. Geographic area open. Evidence of
productivity and excellence in research and teaching required. Send
application, CV and contact info for three references to Chair, Cultural
Anthropology Search Committee, Department of Anthropology, 244 Lord Hall, 124
West 17th St, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210-1364.
Deadline February 25, 2004
The Department of Anthropology at the
University of Kansas is seeking a biological anthropologist specializing in
genetic epidemiology with training in quantitative and molecular approaches.
Send letter of application, CV, three letters of recommendation and writing
sample to Biological Anthropology Search Committee, Chair, University of
Kansas, Department of Anthropology, 1415 Jayhawk Blvd. 622 Fraser Hall,
Lawrence, KS 66045. Deadline until position is filled.
Western
Oregon University seeks two tenure track professors in cultural anthropology.
Special preference given to applicants with strong undergraduate teaching
experience and whose specialties expand the geographic coverage of the
department beyond North America. Send a letter of interest, CV, two course
syllabi and contact info for three references, in addition to, a Western Oregon
University Application form (www.wou.edu/facultyapp)
to Robin Smith, Head Department of Anthropology, Social Science Division, 345
N. Monmouth Ave. Monmouth Oregon 97361.
Deadline until position is filled.
The Department of Anthropology, San Jose
State University is seeking a tenure track professor in physical anthropology,
able to link physical anthropology to broader interpretations of human
experience past and present. Competence in skeletal biology and teaching
excellence preferred. Send application, CV, statement of teaching interests,
and contact info for three references to Chair, Chuck Darrah, Search Committee,
Department of Anthropology, San Jose State University, One Washington Square,
San Jose, CA 95192. Deadline
February 15, 2004.
The University of Pennsylvania invites
applications for a tenure track position in biological anthropology. Seeking
applicants with expertise in human biology and strengths in human biodiversity
and evolution, skeletal analysis, health and adaptation. Send application, CV
and references to Chair, Human Biology Search Committee, Department of
Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, 3620 South Street, Rm 325,
Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Deadline March 15, 2004
The University of Pennsylvania seeks a tenure
track cultural anthropologist with demonstrative research and teaching
experience. Particular interest in those with solid empirical research
background and interest in expanding the field conceptually. Geographic area
open. Send application, CV and references to Chair, Cultural Anthropology
Search Committee, Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, 3620
South Street, Rm 325, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Deadline March 31, 2004
The Department of Anthropology at the
University of Pennsylvania is seeking an archaeologist with qualifications in
the study of the ancient near east to fill the position of assistant professor
and assistant curator. Applicants should have strong theoretical interest in
cultural complexity. Send application, CV and references to Chair, Near Eastern
Archaeology Search Committee,
Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, 3620 South Street, Rm
325, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Deadline March 31, 2004
The BMW Center for German and European
Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of
Foreign Service at Georgetown University, is
seeking to fill a one‑year, non‑tenure track position in international
relations for the academic year 2004‑2005 Interested candidates should
send a detailed cover letter and CV, complete with the names of three
references to: IR/Europe Search Committee attn: Calluna Euving, Center
Administrator, BMW Center for German and European Studies, Edmund A. Walsh
School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University Intercultural Center, Suite
501 Washington, DC 20057. Deadline
March 31, 2004
Things to do at Wal-Mart
1. Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at
5 minute intervals.
2. Walk up to an employee and tell him/her in an
official tone, 'Code 3' in Housewares . . . and see what happens.
3. Set up a tent in the camping department and tell
other shoppers you'll invite them in if they bring pillows from the bedding
department.
4. When a clerk asks if they can help you, begin to
cry and ask, "Why can't you people just leave me alone?"
5. Look right into the security camera, use it as a
mirror and pick your nose.
6. While handling guns in the hunting department, ask
the clerk if he knows where the anti‑depressants are.
7. Dart around the store suspiciously while loudly
humming the theme from Mission Impossible."
8. Hide in a clothing rack and when people browse through,
say "PICK ME!! PICK ME!!"
9. When an announcement comes over the loud speaker,
assume the fetal position and scream "NO! NO! It's those voices
again!!!"
And last but not least...:
10. Go into a fitting room, shut the door and wait a
while and then yell loudly "There's no toilet paper in here!"
Many thanks to Mary Robison.