End of the year celebration!

Hey, all!

The end of the semester is almost upon us! Why not finish it off with a bang and attend the Anthropology Department’s end of the Spring semester party? It’s Friday, May 10th @ 4PM – 6PM in 8417 Social Sciences. Bring some friends and a dish to share.

See you all then!

T-shirts are in!!

Please come pick up your anthropology T-shirts in room 5127 of the Social Sciences Building!

$18 for the Game of Fields Shirt
$15 for the Anthropology Logo Shirt.

Take a Look!

We’re closing in on the end of the school year! Less than a month left until the end of finals, you guys. We can do it.

- In the meantime, be sure to check out this new course option for Fall 2013:

Anthropology 690: The Phenomenology of Religious Life.  It will be taught by Dr. Hayder Al-Mohannad, and will meet every Tuesday from 2:30 0 5:00 in 5230 Social Sciences for three credits. **Keep in mind that this course can stand in for the Anthro 490 Undergraduate seminar requirement!! For those interested in this exceptions, please email Arianna Murphy, as it will not automatically show up in your DARS.

Questions about this course should contact: hayderalmohammad@gmail.com
Questions about course requirements and exceptions contact: awmurphy@wisc.edu

- Also, if you’ve been enjoying our Film Series, don’t miss out on this great opportunity: The Seventh Taiwan International Ethnographic Film Festival is looking for entries for films to screen. They’re looking for movies themed on all kinds of borders, as well as all interesting cultural documentary works completed after January 1st, 2011. The series will be held on October 4th, 2013, and all entries are due May 10th, 2013. Click here for the application form, and please send all applications here. Click here for more info about the festival.

Events and Reminders

Hello, all!

The Anthropology department would like to remind everyone that summer field school and IAP program application deadlines are coming up. Check out our resource page and the UW Madison IAP page for more information on the available programs. Please take the time to apply promptly!

Also, there will be a talk this Saturday with Guy Josif, who escaped the genocide occuring in Darfur. This is a free event, and will be held in the On Wisconsin Room in the Red Gym @ 3:00 PM this Sunday, April 21st.

The Art of Conversation and Other Announcements

Come to an evening talk with award-winning journalists revealing behind-the-scenes stories of how conversation leads to discovery.

When: Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 7:00 p.m.

Where: The H.F. DeLuca Forum

First floor of the Discovery building

Click here for more details!

- Are you interested in a summer job? Are you interested in museum work?

The Material Culture Program would like to announce upcoming Summer service learning opportunities for undergrads. The positions that are available allow students to go behind the scenes at area museums, gain hands on experience with objects and archives, and support local communities.
  

Spring Anthropology Awards!

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Events:

- Thursday, April 11th, we are continuing our AnthroCircle film series with the screening of Jane’s Journey from 11:50 – 1:00 in Social Sciences 5230.

- Friday, April 12th from 1:15-2:15 in social sciences 5230, the Neil Whitehead Student Colloquium Series will be continuing with a presentation from Rachel Silver, who will be presenting on “Women’s Schooling and the Ideological Architecture of Aid in Kenya’s Dadaab Camps,” so please come check that out!

- The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is proud to present an upcoming talk on Monday, April 15th @ 5:30 PM in 494 Van Hise Hall, by Professor Idelber Avelar from Tulane University. He will be speaking about Amerindian Perspectivism and Non-Human Rights and the “era of the Anthropocene.” Please stop by!

- ALSO: On Monday, April 15th @ 3:30 PM, Jane Goodall will be speaking at the Nelson Institute’s Earth Day Conference at the Monona Terrace. Unfortunately, registration is now closed, but if you managed to get a ticket, we hope to see you there!

- Internship Opportunity at the Madison Children’s Museum!!

Local Treasures Internship

Contact: Erin Hoag, Local Treasures Coordinator: ehoag@madisonchildrensmuseum.org,

608.256.6445, ext. 156

Local Treasures Interns will operate the museum’s Log Cabin, an exhibit and programming site housed in a refurbished 1830’s cabin located on the museum grounds just outside the main building. Duties include opening and closing the Log Cabin, welcoming visitors to the site, and providing informal indoor and outdoor drop-in activities that help families to engage with aspects of historical and contemporary family life, local culture and foodways, and ecology in Wisconsin.