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Share this email: Anthropology Newsletter | February 25th, 2019 Hello Students-- It is with regret that PSU is not offering a Field School at Fort Vancouver this summer. What we want to do now is to share advice and tips on what to look for in a great field school. Shelby Anderson and Doug Wilson will be hosting an info-session in the department (Cramer 141) on March 6, 3:30-4:00. See you there! Participate in the AAA 2019 Undergraduate Poster Session First Rites: Innovative Undergraduate Research in Anthropology Abstract: Undergraduate students are an increasingly important element in the production of anthropological knowledge. In its best form, undergraduate research can be seen as an apprenticeship, wherein the novitiate is granted a partnership and some degree of agency in pushing the boundaries of and crossing into new frontiers of shared knowledge. Collaboration with undergraduate students in research is one of the important ways we can facilitate innovation within our discipline. Their research breaks down classroom/research boundaries, focuses on the importance of experiential learning, and exploits the naiveté and vigor of students not yet indoctrinated into paradigmatic complacency. Undergraduate students can be agents and partners in reshaping the landscape of anthropology. The importance of undergraduate research and scholarly activity is underscored both in financial support by federal-level agencies, such as the National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Institutes of Health, and the growing number of faculty-student collaborations in anthropology departments across the globe. Through their engagement, undergraduate students challenge current boundaries and present their findings in the inter-disciplinary medium of visual posters to enrich anthropological inquiry into the human experience. Students are especially encouraged to present on topics that link to this year’s theme of “Changing Climates: Struggle, Collaboration, and Justice / Changer d’air: Lutte, collaboration et justice.” This session is generously sponsored by the Society for Visual Anthropology. Students are encouraged to highlight both their work and their visual acumen via research posters of their projects. The SVA will evaluate all entries in this session and recognize exemplary posters – that is, those that maximize the possibilities of the format – with a prize. Interested students must (1) Become a student member of the AAA, if they are not already. https://www.americananthro.org/ConnectWithAAA/Content.aspx? ItemNumber=20718&navItemNumber=587 (2) Register for the conference https://www.americananthro.org/AttendEvents/Content.aspx? ItemNumber=1697&navItemNumber=695 (3) Upload their poster title and abstract by April 9 at 3 pm (this will give me time to make sure the session is sorted before the general deadline of April 10 at 3 pm EST). https://www.abstractscorecard.com/cfp/submit/loginsso.asp?EventKey=VSQMRXXE (4) Email [email protected] once they have completed these steps. They will link their poster to our session. Interested in joining them up in the mountains this summer? Click on the link https://www.pdx.edu/sped/kiwanis and apply today! University Studies Costa Rica Capstone International Capstone: Costa Rica Term: Summer 2019 Travel Dates: August 16 – September 2, 2019 Credits: 6 Faculty: Jenna Padbury [email protected] Cost: Tuition, Fees, Travel Expenses: $5670 Link to education abroad website: https://vikingsabroad.pdx.edu/index.cfm? FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10040 Link to University Studies Course Description: https://capstone.unst.pdx.edu/courses/costa-rica- people-culture-and-the-land This capstone provides an opportunity to learn about Costa Rica and immerse yourself in the culture. The course includes a 2 ½ week service-learning experience in the city of Turrialba, Costa Rica with educational weekend excursions planned to other parts of the country. One weekend we'll explore the Caribbean coast and the other weekend takes us to Irazu volcano and the historic city of Cartago. While in Turrialba, you will participate in service-learning in a community-based setting such as a schools, social service agencies, or organic farms. Students will engage with their service- learning sites approximately 5 hours each weekday morning and early afternoon. Service site groups are formed in advance of the trip and generally consist of 2-4 students per site with a strong Spanish speaker in each group. The nature of the service varies from site to site. For example, some students might engage in organic farming activities, while others would assist elementary or high school students in their English classes. Sites may change slightly from year to year. Afternoons will be spent practicing conversational Spanish and reflecting on your experience. Throughout the trip we will discuss and learn about social, political, economic and environmental issues in Costa Rica. Capstone students have many opportunities to be in direct contact with Costa Rican nationals through their service sites, homestays, language lessons, and guest speakers. Link to education abroad website: https://vikingsabroad.pdx.edu/index.cfm? FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10040 Link to University Studies Course Description: https://capstone.unst.pdx.edu/courses/costa-rica- people-culture-and-the-land Youth Grow Classroom Intern/Volunteer Application https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1t4qHAABESbUA4t-2Ib5lwvizd9ke3Z74_Igg-oz2n0g/edit The University of Wyoming Opportunities! SVOGE Archaeological Field School 2019 Svoge Heritage program is seeking for volunteers and students to take part in the second season of the archaeological digs at Roman fortress in Iskar gorge. The successful previous digs revealed a huge stronghold build in the ages of Constantinian dynasty (306–363). This is the only military outpost ever studied in this area and the excavations will give information about the military and administrative organization in the earlier stages of Byzantine Empire. The field school place is located in tourist and ecological region not far from the main Bulgarian city - Sofia. The excavations are supported by Svoge Municipality and the local Historical community center. Practical and theoretical lectures will be given by different experts in the area of field archaeology and Roman history. The excavations will be held between June 30 and July 27, 2019. Low educational tax of 738 Euros is required in the time of applying. Additional information can be found at http://heritage.svoge.bg/en_excavations.html Scholarship and Internship Opportunities in Russian and East European Anthropology and Sociology Scholarship Scholarship applications are now being accepted for students and academics to join research expeditions to Romania, Russia, Siberia, and the Russian Altai region. Expeditions are led by qualified scholars with years of experience in the field. Scholarship recipients join in the work of the expedition – conducting interviews, making video and audio recordings, and processing the collected field materials. Research team members live in rural villages, immersed in local customs, language, and foodways. Fluency in the local language is helpful, but not required. The $1500 scholarship may be applied to any of the six expeditions scheduled for July, August and October 2019. For details, please visit www.russianfolklorefriends.org or email at [email protected] Internships in Moscow The Gorky Institute of World Literature (Institute Mirovoi Literatury – IMLI) seeks two native speakers of English to assist with editing for scholarly publication. Interns will help to edit about 60 pages of draft English translations of articles prepared by members of the Gorky Institute. In return, IMLI will arrange inexpensive housing in Moscow, and an IMLI representative will expedite any personal research projects (related to Russian language, folklore, or cultural anthropology) which the intern wishes to carry out. Interns must also participate in one of the folklore expeditions sponsored by American Friends of Russian Folklore either before or after the internship. For details, please visit www.russianfolklorefriends.org or email at [email protected] To be featured in an upcoming newsletter, please send your project photos to [email protected] PSU Department of Anthropology pdx.edu/anthropology [email protected] (503) 725-3081 Manage your preferences | Opt out using TrueRemove® Got this as a forward? Sign up to receive our future emails. View this email online. Portland State University | Department of Anthropology PO Box 751 Portland, OR | 97207-0751 US This email was sent to . To continue receiving our emails, add us to your address book. Subscribe to our email list
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Anthropology Newsletter | February 25th, 2019
Hello Students--
It is with regret that PSU is not offering a Field School at Fort Vancouver this summer. What wewant to do now is to share advice and tips on what to look for in a great field school. Shelby Anderson and Doug Wilson will be hosting an info-session in the department (Cramer141) on March 6, 3:30-4:00. See you there!
Participate in the AAA 2019 UndergraduatePoster Session
First Rites: Innovative Undergraduate Research in Anthropology Abstract: Undergraduate students are an increasingly important element in the production ofanthropological knowledge. In its best form, undergraduate research can be seen as anapprenticeship, wherein the novitiate is granted a partnership and some degree of agency inpushing the boundaries of and crossing into new frontiers of shared knowledge. Collaborationwith undergraduate students in research is one of the important ways we can facilitate innovationwithin our discipline. Their research breaks down classroom/research boundaries, focuses on theimportance of experiential learning, and exploits the naiveté and vigor of students not yetindoctrinated into paradigmatic complacency. Undergraduate students can be agents andpartners in reshaping the landscape of anthropology. The importance of undergraduate researchand scholarly activity is underscored both in financial support by federal-level agencies, such asthe National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, and the NationalInstitutes of Health, and the growing number of faculty-student collaborations in anthropologydepartments across the globe. Through their engagement, undergraduate students challengecurrent boundaries and present their findings in the inter-disciplinary medium of visual posters toenrich anthropological inquiry into the human experience. Students are especially encouraged topresent on topics that link to this year’s theme of “Changing Climates: Struggle, Collaboration,and Justice / Changer d’air: Lutte, collaboration et justice.” This session is generously sponsored by the Society for Visual Anthropology. Students areencouraged to highlight both their work and their visual acumen via research posters of theirprojects. The SVA will evaluate all entries in this session and recognize exemplary posters –that is, those that maximize the possibilities of the format – with a prize. Interested students must (1) Become a student member of the AAA, if they are not already. https://www.americananthro.org/ConnectWithAAA/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=20718&navItemNumber=587 (2) Register for the conference https://www.americananthro.org/AttendEvents/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1697&navItemNumber=695 (3) Upload their poster title and abstract by April 9 at 3 pm (this will give me time to make surethe session is sorted before the general deadline of April 10 at 3 pm EST). https://www.abstractscorecard.com/cfp/submit/loginsso.asp?EventKey=VSQMRXXE (4) Email [email protected] once they have completed these steps. They will link their poster toour session.
Interested in joining them up in the mountains this summer? Click on the linkhttps://www.pdx.edu/sped/kiwanis and apply today!
University Studies Costa Rica Capstone
International Capstone: Costa Rica Term: Summer 2019 Travel Dates: August 16 – September 2, 2019 Credits: 6 Faculty: Jenna Padbury [email protected] Cost: Tuition, Fees, Travel Expenses: $5670 Link to education abroad website: https://vikingsabroad.pdx.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10040 Link to University Studies Course Description: https://capstone.unst.pdx.edu/courses/costa-rica-people-culture-and-the-land This capstone provides an opportunity to learn about Costa Rica and immerse yourself in theculture. The course includes a 2 ½ week service-learning experience in the city of Turrialba,Costa Rica with educational weekend excursions planned to other parts of the country. Oneweekend we'll explore the Caribbean coast and the other weekend takes us to Irazu volcano andthe historic city of Cartago. While in Turrialba, you will participate in service-learning in a community-based setting such as aschools, social service agencies, or organic farms. Students will engage with their service-learning sites approximately 5 hours each weekday morning and early afternoon. Service sitegroups are formed in advance of the trip and generally consist of 2-4 students per site with astrong Spanish speaker in each group. The nature of the service varies from site to site. Forexample, some students might engage in organic farming activities, while others would assistelementary or high school students in their English classes. Sites may change slightly from yearto year. Afternoons will be spent practicing conversational Spanish and reflecting on yourexperience. Throughout the trip we will discuss and learn about social, political, economic andenvironmental issues in Costa Rica. Capstone students have many opportunities to be in direct contact with Costa Rican nationalsthrough their service sites, homestays, language lessons, and guest speakers. Link to education abroad website: https://vikingsabroad.pdx.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10040 Link to University Studies Course Description: https://capstone.unst.pdx.edu/courses/costa-rica-people-culture-and-the-land
Youth Grow Classroom Intern/Volunteer Application
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1t4qHAABESbUA4t-2Ib5lwvizd9ke3Z74_Igg-oz2n0g/edit
The University of Wyoming Opportunities!
SVOGE Archaeological Field School 2019 Svoge Heritage program is seeking for volunteers and students to take part in the secondseason of the archaeological digs at Roman fortress in Iskar gorge. The successful previous digs revealed a huge stronghold build in the ages of Constantiniandynasty (306–363). This is the only military outpost ever studied in this area and theexcavations will give information about the military and administrative organization in the earlierstages of Byzantine Empire. The field school place is located in tourist and ecological region not far from the main Bulgariancity - Sofia. The excavations are supported by Svoge Municipality and the local Historicalcommunity center. Practical and theoretical lectures will be given by different experts in the areaof field archaeology and Roman history. The excavations will be held between June 30 and July 27, 2019. Low educational tax of 738 Euros is required in the time of applying. Additional information can be found at http://heritage.svoge.bg/en_excavations.html
Scholarship and Internship Opportunities in Russian and East European Anthropology
and Sociology
Scholarship Scholarship applications are now being accepted for students and academics to join researchexpeditions to Romania, Russia, Siberia, and the Russian Altai region. Expeditions are led by qualified scholars with years of experience in the field. Scholarshiprecipients join in the work of the expedition – conducting interviews, making video and audiorecordings, and processing the collected field materials. Research team members live in ruralvillages, immersed in local customs, language, and foodways. Fluency in the local language ishelpful, but not required. The $1500 scholarship may be applied to any of the six expeditions scheduled for July, Augustand October 2019. For details, please visit www.russianfolklorefriends.org or email at [email protected] Internships in Moscow The Gorky Institute of World Literature (Institute Mirovoi Literatury – IMLI) seeks two nativespeakers of English to assist with editing for scholarly publication. Interns will help to edit about60 pages of draft English translations of articles prepared by members of the Gorky Institute. In return, IMLI will arrange inexpensive housing in Moscow, and an IMLI representative willexpedite any personal research projects (related to Russian language, folklore, or culturalanthropology) which the intern wishes to carry out. Interns must also participate in one of thefolklore expeditions sponsored by American Friends of Russian Folklore either before or after theinternship. For details, please visit www.russianfolklorefriends.org or email at [email protected]
To be featured in an upcoming newsletter, please send your project photos to
PSU Department of Anthropologypdx.edu/anthropology
[email protected](503) 725-3081
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