Undergraduate Anthropology Association at IU

A great summer field class, applications still accepted!

Want to earn credit over the summer but also need a change of scenery? Consider applying for Bighorn Archaeology's Summer Field School in Wyoming! We're accepting applications through March 16. See link for details (including scholarships!)
http://www.indiana.edu/~anthro/about/archfieldschool.shtml

Looking for the experience of a lifetime? Study geology and paleoanthropology at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania this summer! If you're interested in geology, paleolithics, paleontology, taphonomy, or archaeology, this might be the field school for you!
Applications are due January 31, 2018.
Email Professor Jackson Njau of the geology department at [email protected] if you have any questions!

One of our IUPUI graduates in the news, great work!

Anthropologist UCF Assistant Professor John Starbuck thought studying anthropology might lead him to a career in a museum, but it’s done more than he could’ve imagined. His work is changing the lives of people with cleft lip with or without cleft palate, and his current research holds promise for helping some peop...

Barefoot anthropology

Celebrating ‘barefoot anthropology’ — a Q&A with Nancy Scheper-Hughes To honor her work, Berkeley’s Department of Anthropology is holding a two-day conference on May 1 and 2 called “Anthropology on the Front Lines.”

Why discovery is not a term we should be using.

The Lost City That’s Not Lost Modern explorers can “discover” an ancient site, but the people living in the area already have extensive knowledge about their region’s history.

Many IU archaeology faculty and students presented at the SAA annual meeting earlier this month. As part of the archaeology in social context program at IU, they are especially aware of these issues and are working toward continued dialogues with multiple stakeholders.

The politics and power of American archaeology Archaeologists and anthropologists don’t just study the dynamics of power and politics. They are actively mired in political systems - a position which they need to embrace

Interested in a leadership position with the UAA?!
Applications are now open for the 2017-2018 school year! ALL POSITIONS ARE OPEN!
Email [email protected] to receive an application (that will include more details on each position) or if you have any questions!
Applications will be due April 14!

Looking to take a summer course?? Check out this ANTH course, and a message from the instructor, Matthew Lebrato:
"Hi Anthro UGs! I'll be teaching a course this summer, ANTH A208: Visions, Mushrooms, and Mountains: Indigenous Knowledge in the Americas. It'll be a small seminar in which we utilize films, audio, and textual materials to explore diverse forms of indigenous knowledge and how this knowledge is being hybridized and reworked with many other ways of knowing.
I hope to see some of you there! Please feel free to spread the word. See the attached flyer or email me for more info! [email protected]
Thanks!
Matthew"

Don't forget to mark your calendars for this awesome lecture on Hopewell material culture!
This will be held in the Mathers Museum classroom on April 11, hosted by the GBL and Native American Grad Student Association.

Archaeology Under Attack - Archaeological Conservancy Nationwide attempts to weaken historic preservation, burial, & archaeology laws have accompanied funding cuts for archaeology programs, museums, & historic sites, as well as state and federal archaeological positions. “We are already losing a huge amount of institutional knowledge about the archaeol...

Volunteers are needed for IU's annual Powwow in Dunn Meadow!

Welcome all archaeologists, anthropologists, and anyone interested in camping outside of Yellowstone for 6 weeks! Deadline is Friday!

Application deadlines are this Friday for Bighorn Archaeology 2017! Spread the word! It's easy to apply online!!

THIS THURSDAY the UAA will discuss how anthropology plays a major role in current events.
You don't have to bring your own current events article, but they are definitely welcome!!!
Can't wait to see you all there!

Two paid summer camp intern positions available this year at Angel Mounds. If you think you might be interested please contact Mike Linderman at the email address below!

Mike Linderman
Western Regional Manager for State Historic Sites
Angel Mounds State Historic Site
8215 Pollack Avenue
Evansville, IN 47715
812.853.3956

[email protected]

Angel Mounds

Another example about getting involved to strengthen your education and future jobs perspectives

Designing a Lab in the Humanities What our disciplines are missing for students is the fun factor.

9 Women Who Changed Anthropology You'd think the study of humans - all humans, past and present - would be a little more equitable when it comes to gender. After all, women are half the humans. But don't let common sense cloud your vision! Since the dawn of anthropology as an official social-science discipline, its members have ske...

Don't forget, our Spring Call Out is TONIGHT at 7 PM in the Student Building Room 140!
We can't wait to see you there!!

CORRECTION: We will be in room 140 of the Student Building on Thursday!

The Undergraduate Anthropology Association will be kicking off it's first event of the year THIS THURSDAY February 2 at 7 PM with a Casual Call-Out!

We will have snacks and beverages, and will have a movie playing while we discuss our plans for the semester and get to know you all! We'd love to hear what you'd all be interested in doing this semester - some things discussed so far have been attending First Thursdays events together, taking a tour of the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology / Mather's Museum of World Cultures, and possibly even a trip to the Stone Age Institute!

We will be meeting in the Student Building in room 140 at 7 PM THIS THURSDAY! We hope to see all of you there!

WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU THERE!

Did you know that the IU Geology Department is hosting a field school at Olduvai Gorge this summer???
They are looking for anthropology students as well as geology students to attend this field school at one of the most important paleoanthropological sites in the world!
For more information and the application: http://www.geology.indiana.edu/njau/tanzania/application.html
If you have any questions you can email [email protected] or [email protected]!

Don't give up on dreams of working for the Park service or other government jobs!

President Trump Just Crushed My Career Plan, And I'm Not Taking It I worked hard for four years to tell our country's story, and Donald Trump just made it all for nothing.

An recent article by IU Anthropologist Rick Wilk.

Living life forward: Technology, time, and society in a Sri Lankan potter community Classically, anthropologists and archaeologists characterized socioeconomic systems by their technologies and the relations of production they engaged. We used labels like “forager” and “horticulturalist,”...

From the journal "Cultural Anthropology"

The Rise of Trumpism — Cultural Anthropology The Rise of Trumpism by Lucas Bessire and David Bond The rise of Donald Trump caught many off-guard. What happened? And what comes next? At least one thing is clear: stark divides are being exposed in social orders and common understandings of them. This Hot Spots series explores these divides and h...

Attend the info session TODAY January 18th at 5 pm in SB050 to learn about our exciting summer field opportunities! Free pizza served!

"Don't let the cat out of the bag" and other idioms that mean more than the sum of their parts across languages.

40 brilliant idioms that can’t be translated literally It’s a piece of cake. You can’t put lipstick on a pig. Why add fuel to the fire? Idioms are those phrases that mean more than the sum of their words. TED Translators are often challenged to transla…

IU is returning to Oaxaca for their 3 week field program in May!

Please attend the info session next Wednesday January 18th to learn about our exciting summer field opportunities! Free pizza served!

Come to our meeting next Wednesday in SB050 to learn about Anthropology's summer offerings! FREE PIZZA will be provided!!

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