Anthropology Club

Treasurer Ted leading Club out of the thicket
Anthropology Club

Anthropology Club

Anthropology Club logoThe Anthropology Club organizes and sponsors events that enrich the education experience of students with an interest in Anthropology: the study of human diversity on a cross-cultural basis. The club maintains a busy schedule of meetings and hosts guest lecturers, master's degree thesis defenses and films.

Meeting times : Every Wednesday, 1:30 pm, BMH 215. Open to all!

Anthropology Club shirts and other items are on sale at Cafe Press

President: Walker Burgett

Vice President: Roberta Gordaoff

Treasurer: Ted Parsons

Secretary: Christina Fieldhouse

Club Council Representative: Jay Stariwat

 
 

UPCOMING EVENTS

BROWN BAG SERIES, SPRING 2012!
Coordinators: Heather Roehl and Jason Stariwat

January 27, 2012
Dr. Marie Lowe, ISER, UAA
“Applied Anthropology and Public Policy Research”
 
February 10, 2012
Dr. Rachel Mason, National Park Services and UAA
“The Continuing Story of Four Lost Aleutian Villages”
 
February 17, 2012
Dr. Aron Crowell,
Alaska Director, Arctic Studies Center, Smithsonian Institution & UAA
“That Anthropologist Oughta Be in a Museum”
 
February 24, 2012
Dr. Richard Brown, ICHS, UAA
“Between Worlds: Practicing Anthropology in Public Health and Clinical Medicine”
 
March 30, 2012
Dr. Alan Boraas and Dr. Catherine Knott,
Kenai Campus, UAA

 

 
 
 

SPONSORED EVENTS 2010-11

April
4/22. Meet and greet: Dr. Denielle Elliott. 1:15, BMH 104; snacks provided.

4/22. Imagining "Atlanta": Spatiality and the Cultural Politics of Experimental Medicine in East Africa. A Lecture by Dr. Denielle Elliott. 3:00 pm, Rasmuson Hall, Room 101.

4/15. Meet and greet: Sarah Krier. 1:15 pm, BMH 104.

4/15. Our Roots, Our Strength: The Jamu Industry, Women's Health and Islam in Contemporary Indonesia. A Lecture by Sarah Krier. 4:30 pm, Consortium Library, Room 307.

4/12. Book and Bake Sale. SSB Foyer, 10-4.

4/8. Meet and greet: Dr. Kristen Ogilve. 1:15; BMH 104.

4/8. One Size Doesn't Fit All: Legal Product Abuse and the Importance of Context in Drug Use Prevention. A Lecture by Dr. Kristen Ogilvie. 3 pm, Consortium Library, Room 307.

March
3/18. The Object of Medicine: Towards a Redefinition of Homo sapiens. A Lecture by Dr. Roman Franco, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. 1pm, Rasmuson Hall, Room 117 .

November
11/12. Dr. David Yesner. From Bronze Age to Stone Age: Travels in Europe. A Presentation by Dr. David Yesner. BMH 104, 12:00 pm.

11/5 and 11/2. Film Screenings. "Between: Living in the Hyphen," Director Anne Marie Nakagawa. Fine Arts Building 150, 6:00-7:00 pm; BMH 104, 12:00-1:00 pm.

October
 10/27. Anthro Club Book and Bake Sale, 10:00-3:00, Rasmuson Hall Lobby.

10/8. "What I Did This Summer II: More Tales from the Field." 12:00-2:00 pm, BMH 104.

September
 9/24. Dr. Patricia McAnany, "Indigenous Rights and Cultural Heritage in the Maya Region." 3 pm, Rasmuson 110. (Refer News and Events)

9/23, Dr. Patricia McAnany, "Questioning Maya Collapse: A Reconsideration of Apocalyptic Narratives." 7 pm, Rasmuson 101. (Refer News and Events)

9/17. "What I Did This Summer: Tales from the Field." 12:00-3:00 pm, BMH 104.

9/10. Robert Dean. "The Changing Landscape of the Kenai Star Mining District, Southcentral Alaska." MA Defense. 2:00-4:00 pm, BMH 104.