AAA Photo Contest: Final Deadline is Thursday, Oct 15 The final deadline for the 2009 American Anthropological Association Photo Contest is fast approaching....
Here is an important article for anyone trying to understand the growing meaning of Twitter etc. (and "Web 2.0" in general) http://bit.ly/7yP7f #SACC_L It...
It is a faulty assumption that Twitter and Facebook make one's life more complicated. In fact, I think an argument could be made that Twitter and/or Facebook...
The Budget Crunch Hits - Again! Laura Gonzelez has informed me that her school does not have travel support for AAA in Philadelphia. She was part of our panel...
From: AAA [mailto:membernews@...] Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 10:06 AM To: Kaupp, Ann Subject: Teaching anthropology in the precollege classroom ...
I know that many of you are probably getting tired of the Ardipithecus news, but for a lighter view you might want to use to liven up some classes, there is a...
I can hardly believe it, but I did it. I joined Facebook, and am the 10th person to be part of the Facebook group for SACC. I hope me being on it won't...
A biopic on Darwin, apparently focussing on the year before publication of "On the Origin of Species" is scheduled for tonight's season premiere of the Nova...
In anticipation of the upcoming AAA meetings, and to get us more or less caught up to most of the rest of the hip organizations out there... because we are...
For this fall's commemorative issue of Teaching Anthropology: SACC Notes, I'd like to feature an artistic line drawing or woodcut (photographs don't reprint...
Here is a chance for honors students to present papers and interact with other honors students. Greenville Technical College is the host this year. I hope...
Another useful tool for Twitter use is called "Hootsuite" (hootsuite.com) It gives you a web interface in which you can customize a Twitter window (like the...
How the Anglo-Saxon gold came to be buried Submitted by cpowell on 12:10PM ET Friday, October 2, 2009. Section: Daily Dispatches Even in the eighth century...
Dear SACCers, Here's the latest news from Anthropology News. I want to assure y'all that I was not one of the late ones. In fact, past several months I've...
AAA Photo Contest: Deadline Extended to Oct 15 Due to popular demand, we have extended the deadline for submitting photos to the 2009 AAA Photo Contest to...
I subscribe to SB Weekly from ScienceBlogs, and their latest post highlights a another blog site called Zooillogix where the latest post is about the work of a...
'Science" has already put some overview articles on Ardipithecus from today's print and on-line issues up on the web for free access. I'm not sure if they are...
The media is going ga ga over the new reports on Ardipithecus; apparently a series of articles published in a special issue of Science, released to the press...
Following on Brian's comments about costs: I think, with rare exception, that those who make the most money from textbooks are the booksellers. It is not...
Have any of y'all used Michael Park's "Introducing Anthropology: An Integrated Approach"? I'll be teaching a 4(5?) Fields general anthropology class in the...
The application deadline for the student and teacher awards is coming up in January. Please consider identifying a worthy student or beginning or mid-career...
For those interested in the discovery of those 1500 gold and silver items associated with the 7th C Anglo-Saxons, the web site recommended by Deborah Shephard...
Re sensationalism, I suppose we could draw a continuum with "ennui" at one end, "sensationalism" at the other end, and "lively, constructive interest" at...
I would rather have over-archaeo-sensationalism than no sensationalism at all, I suppose. I feel somewhat like Pam Ford, I think, as in its like three steps...
Just as I was getting over the archaeo-sensationalism over the discovery of two skeletons at Troy, comes the media frenzy about the discovery of 1500 or more...
Give Us Your Best Shot: Enter the AAA Photo Contest by Oct 1 Did you take photos during fieldwork this summer? Do you have snapshots from a public event or...
Anthropology News Addresses Repatriation: Submit Your 300-Word Article Proposal by Oct 20 In recognition of the 20th anniversary of the Native American Graves...
