Hi all,
I am happy to report that it was a possum-free, hacking-free week last week. Here’s what’s coming up:
We have two more job candidates, both for our Digital Anthropology position this week
Join us later today, 3 pm, for a lecture by Dr. Lorraine Kaljund. She will be giving a lecture titled “Disrupting Citizenship? Digitally Reconfiguring and Reinforcing the Nation-State in Global e-Estonia. Dr Kaljund is a candidate for the Digital Anthropology position. Her talk will be in L136 Marston.
On Thursday, February 14, at 3 pm., Dr. Stephen Rea will present his talk, “Digital Anthropology in Three Flavors.” Dr. Rea will be speaking in L136 Marston.
For our graduate students, remember that we’re scheduling lunches with all the candidates. Our next scheduled lunch is with Dr. Kaljund, Tuesday, February 12th in TUR 1208A at noon. Food will be provided by the department.
China Africa Working Group Lecture
“China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its Impact on Africa” by Meibo Huang, Director of International Development Cooperation Academy,
Shanghai University of International Business and Economics. Dr. Huang’s research focuses on Chinese foreign aid, Chinese trade, investment in Africa and development financing. She is author, coauthor, editor, or coeditor of 15 books or textbooks on world economy and international development cooperation. She has also published several papers including “the Impact of Chinese Foreign Aid and Investment to Africa Countries,” China Social Sciences Press, 2017.
Tuesday, February 12 @12 – 1:15 pm, Grinter Hall 471
Open invitation – Pizza will be served
World Anthropology Day February 21st
Two items here:
From Hannah Toombs, FASA president: World Anthropology Day is just around the corner (Thursday, February 21st) and we want to showcase some of the research our faculty and students conduct across the department! We are planning to do a “social media blast” on the UF Anthropology Department and uFASA Instagram accounts, and across our other social media platforms, along with the official World Anthropology Day hashtag. If you are interested in having a post featured, please submit:
*A photo of you doing lab research, fieldwork, presenting at a conference, or any images related to your research at the Florida Museum, CAPHIL, the SE Arch Lab, the Area Studies Centers, and beyond, with a brief description of your research or what you are doing in the photo.
AND/OR
*A 1 minute video of you describing or discussing your research, showcasing your lab space, or sharing a method, skill, or theory you use in your anthropology research!
Feel free to have fun with this and repost the images/videos on your own social media accounts when we share them on World Anthropology Day! Email images and videos to: toombshannah@ufl.edu ”
Fieldwork Fails: As the final event for World Anthropology Day, Thursday, February 21st, we are hoping to do a “Fieldwork Fails” night at 5:00 p.m., in which students and faculty in the department share a short (2 minutes!) presentation about a fieldwork story/fail. Feel free to be creative and include photos, videos, etc.! We would love to have volunteers for this from across all 4 subfields! If you are interested in participating, RSVP to Rachel Lotze (rlotze@ufl.edu)
Human Relations Area Files Positions
HRAF has two open positions, the 2019 Melvin Ember Internship and an outreach coordinator
Ember Internship: Melvin Ember was President of HRAF from 1987 until his death in 2009. The intent of the internship is to learn about cross-cultural research through practical experience. Find details here.
The Outreach Coordinator is a full-time (or 30-hour a week) coordinator for outreach as well as design of educational and research materials to support faculty, students, and staff at member institutions. Outreach includes use of social media, exhibiting at conferences, and communicating with members and prospective members. A background in anthropology (preferably with an MA or PhD) is preferred along with visual media or multi-media design skills, communication skills, data organization skills, and some familiarity with cross-cultural research. Full details here.
Peter Collings
Jessie Ball duPont-Magid Term Professor
Interim Chair
Department of Anthropology
University of Florida