I apologize to the more serious-minded in advance, but the recent mention of the SACC conference reminded me a passage from a novel I read this summer. It...
Does anyone have Mel Johnson's current e-mail address? You know, that tatooed fella from Nebraska. Thanks, Tony Balzano Anthony Balzano, Ph.D. Professor of...
Hello - I'm wondering if anyone on the list can tell me where I might be able to get the most recent copy of SACC Notes. I recently officially joined SACC...
Greetings all, The Nov AN column is due Sep 15. What should we put in? Maren and Mary Kay, anything new on the Tucson meetings? Or if nothing's new, perhaps...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080909122749.htm Ann Popplestone AAB, BA, MA CCC Metro TLC 216-987-3584 FAX:330-867-6375 [Non-text portions of...
Parking in SF - some local knowledge The good news is that parking is much easier on Sunday than other days, and most of the metered parking spots only charge ...
Isn't spellcheck wonderful? This still has meaning, although it's a stretch, on the topic of post depositional processes in organic materials: "...[W]hen the...
Hi Fellow SACCers, Am looking forward to seeing you all here in Tucson next March. Mary Kay Gilliland is doing a great job organizing the meetings, and I'm...
Hi all, Have any of you heard/read/seen "Exiled," a new reality show on MTV? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/23/arts/television/23mtv.html?ref=television I...
Can the moderator/admin of the SACCommentary blog please email me? I've forgotten who it is! I'd like to change the email address/profile that I have...
Greenville Technical College in Greenville, SC has two full-time Sociology positions open. At least one of these could be Soc/Anth (which is what I do). Below...
This is one of the best illustrations of today's teaching situation I've seen. George ~ ~ ~ A Teacher on the Front Line as Faith and Science Clash By AMY...
This comes out at an unusual time. I'm busy procrastinating over a job teaching intro anthro to classes at Gatesville Prison. I believe I would have to enjoy...
I learned yesterday that our Life Sciences Department is having problems finding instructors to teach Anatomy. It seems that medical students are no longer...
This is an interesting way to present food and culture! Enjoy! -- Dianne http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ubTQfr_tyY Dianne Lynn Chidester Anthropology &...
Brian, Lloyd: The underlying cynicism of terminology like "human terrain," not to mention the cynicism of "counterinsurgency research," "Scientists as Spies,"...
Sorry about my first attempt to send this debate in Foreign Policy (journal), between Hugh Gusterson and political scientist Peter Feaver, re. "tainted"...
Well... Here's an interesting proposal... to "teach both sides" of the "theory of gravity." It is called (among other things) "Intelligent Attraction." And...
The AAA annual meeting is in San Francisco this year, November 19 - 23. I hope many of you can come. Please note that both of our meetings will take place on...
This might be of some interest. Our most visible advocates for or against "embeddedness" in these politically dicy times, continue to push the issues. Note...
This may interest many of you - Literacy Standards for Anthropology and Sociology Students - compiled by the Association of College and Research Libraries,...
The June issue of American Anthropologist included articles by the editors of AAA section publications. Editor Lloyd Miller wrote a fine article on SACC and...
FYI. I had sent out an email giving SACC members an opportunity to
comment on the AAA's decision to meet in New Orleans. NAPA's response
seems to express what...
In addition to Dinah Winnick's message below, take a look at the latest (June 2008) American Anthropologist on AA section publications. I'm pleased to have...
Many of you may have noticed in recent months that the AAA has a new web design. I was asked to be on a committee to give comment early on. It has been six...
In a message dated 7/16/2008 4:13:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time, robert.lawless@... writes: According to today’s /Wichita Eagle/, the football coach...
