Upcoming Call for Papers, Panelists, Funding & Employment Opportunities,
Awards and Summer Courses || Prochain appel à contributions pour les
publications et conférences, bourses & offre d'emploi, prix et cours d'été

29 January | janvier 2015

All members of CASCA's Student Network as well as graduate program
directors who have events or opportunities of interest to our members are
invited to contact the moderators ([log in to unmask]). Links to detailed
posting guidelines: in English and French
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0c1zm5UGz8pUklkeXR4X3phYVE/view>.

Tous les membres du réseau des étudiants de CASCA ainsi que les directeurs
de programmes d'études supérieures qui ont des événements ou des
possibilités d'intérêt pour nos membres sont invités à contacter les
modérateurs ([log in to unmask]). Voir ci-dessous pour directives sur les
affectations détaillées:en français et anglais
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0c1zm5UGz8pUklkeXR4X3phYVE/view>.

1. CALLS || APPELS

a) Opportunities || Opportunités

[1] Relecteurs - Les cahiers du Centre interuniversitaire d’études et de
recherches autochtones (CIÉRA) - Université de Laval - Date limite: en cours

[2] Papers - SAR Panel “In Bad Faith: Trolling as Religious Praxis”
Deadline: Ongoing

[3] Papers - SAR Panel: “Religion, Morality, and Community Development” -
Deadline: Ongoing

[4] Papers - Psychological Anthropology at the Ontological Turn - SPA -
Deadline: Ongoing

[5] Encyclopedia entry requested - “Anthropology of Food and Nourishment” -
Deadline: Ongoing

[6] Seminar - School for Advanced Research - Santa Fe - Deadline: February 1

[7] Nominations - Office and Committee Positions - National Association of
Student Anthropologists - Deadline: February 6, 2015

[8] CALL FOR MANAGING EDITOR - Anthropology of Consciousness Journal -
Deadline: February 28, 2015

[9] ACDS-CLSA Graduate Student Essay Prize 2015 - Deadline: March 31

b) CFP Publications & Conferences || Appel à contributions pour les

publications et conférences

[1] Abstracts - LGBT Caucus of Public Health Professionals - 143rd American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition - Theme “Health in
All Policies” - Deadline: February 13th, 2015

[2] 114th AAA Annual Meeting Call for Papers - “Familiar/Strange” - Denver,
CO, November 18-22, 2015: Deadline: Executive Sessions, February 17, 2015
(see below for future panel, paper, roundtable deadlines)

[3] Papers - Student Anthropologist - Deadline: March 1, 2015

[4] Chapter Proposals - Food Cults - Ed. Kima Cargill, University of
Washington - Deadline: March 1, 2015

2. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND AWARDS || PRIX ET BOURSES

[1] Richard B. Salisbury Award - CASCA - Deadline: February 1, 2015

[2] Baldy Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Interdisciplinary Legal Studies,
2015-16 - SUNY at Buffalo - Deadline: February 2, 2015

[3] Fellowship in Ethnographic Writing, 2015-16 - Centre for Ethnography -
University of Toronto Scarborough - Deadline: March 1, 2015

[4] CASCA Student Travel Grants - Annual Conference - Deadline: March 10,
2015

[5] Clifford Geertz Prize in the Anthropology of Religion - Society for the
Anthropology of Religion - Deadline: March 31, 2015

3. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES || OFFRE D'EMPLOI (in addition to/ en plus de
http://www.cas-sca.ca/latest-jobs)

N/A

4. Requests and queries from members of the CASCA Student Network (reply
directly to the poster) ||  Requêtes des étudiant(e)s pour obtenir des
conseils ou ressources (les réponses seront envoyées directement à
l'étudiant(e) en question).

N/A

5. EVENTS || ÉVÉNEMENTS & SUMMER COURSES  || COURS D'ÉTÉ

[1] ERA-CAN+ WEBINARS – EUROPEAN COMMISSION HORIZON 2020 - January 29th and
February 5th, 2015 (Registration Required)

[2] Information Session - “Organize Your Research with Zotero” - York
University - February 11, 2015

[3] Course on “Religion, Law and Human Rights in Comparative Perspective”,
Strasbourg, Syracuse University’s Study Abroad program - Deadline: February
20, 2015

[4] Summer Course - History and Ethnohistory in Guatemala - Virginia
Commonwealth University - Deadline: March 27, 2015

*Submissions to the CASCA Grad List: English posting guidelines
<http://bit.ly/1wMCpSE>

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1. CALLS || APPELS

a) Opportunities || Opportunités

[1] Relecteurs - Les cahiers du Centre interuniversitaire d’études et de
recherches autochtones (CIÉRA) - Université de Laval - Date limite: en cours

Les Cahiers du CIÉRA sont à la recherche de relecteurs afin d’assurer un
processus de révision par les pairs pour les articles scientifiques qui lui
sont soumis.

Pour ce faire, nous faisons appel à vous pour faire partie de ce comité. En
tant que relecteur, vous serez amené à réviser un ou des articles qui nous
sont soumis (le numéro actuel porte sur les mouvements autochtones qui sont
particulièrement abordés sous le plan de l’identité, des stratégies
politiques, des relations avec les multinationales minières, la
décolonisation des textes, etc.) ou qui nous seront soumis pour les numéros
futurs. Pour chaque article soumis, deux personnes feront la relecture de
manière anonyme. Professeurs, diplômés et étudiants des cycles supérieurs
sont bienvenus. Vous n’avez pas besoin d’être membre du CIÉRA ni d’étudier
à l’Université Laval pour être un relecteur.

Pour nous faire part de votre intérêt, faites-nous parvenir un bref résumé
de vos spécialisations en recherche et des raisons qui vous motivent à être
relecteur. Indiquez également si vous souhaitez particulièrement participer
au prochain numéro sur les mouvements autochtones. Nous vous ferons ensuite
parvenir plus de détails sur la procédure de révision de la revue.
N’hésitez pas si vous avez des questions.

En vous remerciant d’avance,

Rémy Chhem et Stéphanie Vaudry

C : [log in to unmask]

[2] Papers - SAR Panel “In Bad Faith: Trolling as Religious Praxis”
Deadline: Ongoing

I am organizing a that could fit another paper or two on the themes below.
We’d be especially pleased to have someone who has worked on Charlie Hebdo
cartoons or similar materials. If you a re interested please contact me (
[log in to unmask]) as soon as possible.

Thanks,

Eric Hoenes

In Bad Faith: Trolling as Religious Praxis

Though part of our task as anthropologists of religion is to critically
investigate what social actors say and do in the course of their religious
lives, we nonetheless tend to work from the assumption that more often than
not what our interlocutors say is representative of their worldviews and
that what they do is motivated by values and principles they adhere to as
part of that. As we work to understand the other’s religious point of view
our tendency is to presume that they are acting ethically— in good faith—
even if we might find aspects of that religion problematic or personally
distasteful. But what about instances in which religion and religious
discourse are mobilized with duplicitous or deceptive intent— that is, in
bad faith?  How might we productively think about irony, satire, bullying,
and toxic speech not simply as rhetorical strategies, but as forms of
religious practice in an of themselves?

We use the concept of “trolling”— the practice of making deliberately
offensive or provocative statements with the aim of upsetting people and
eliciting angry responses— as a theoretical staring point for investigating
cases in which social actors engage in deliberate antagonistic provocation
as a means of developing and circulating religious ideas. When street
preachers on college campuses condemn all male students as homosexuals and
all female students as whores, must we assume that their discourse is
motivated primarily by a deeply held concerns about the relationship
between sexuality and salvation? How does a celebrity evangelical Christian
pastor’s use of pseudonym to troll “feminists and liberals” on-line help
him advance a project of masculine subject making? What can The Satanic
Temple’s efforts to test the limits of religious liberty by, for example,
funding the installation of a statue of Baphomet ministering to children
next to one of the Ten Commandments, teach us about the ways in which
secularity is contested? By addressing these cases and others, this panel
seeks to contribute to anthropological critiques of sincerity (Keane 2002)
and authenticity (Lindholm 2008, Bielo 2011) as organizing concepts in
modern religious life, and offer new insights into how religious discourses
are formed and circulated.

[3] Papers - SAR Panel: “Religion, Morality, and Community Development” -
Deadline: Ongoing

Panel Proposal: Religion, Morality, and Community Development

Panel Organizer: Frederick (Fritz) P. Lampe, Northern Arizona University.
Contact: [log in to unmask]

Panel Abstract: Many non-governmental organizations, often faith-based,
have invested heavily in community development. How does a religious
perspective inform what community development is? How do the relationships
between organization and community develop, to what end, and to whose
benefit? How does the anthropological perspective inform and shape
understanding these complexities?

This panel situates itself uniquely in an ever-expanding conversation about
the relationship between religion and development. This discourse is, to a
great degree, finally catching up with the pragmatics of community
development. Despite Moyo’s observation that “charity and emergency aid are
small beer” compared to the huge sums of money poured through governmental
channels (Moyo 2009:8), increased attention is being paid to the
relationship between the ways people understand themselves in the world,
organizations that espouse particular beliefs in action, and community
development.

Spurred on by policy changes channeling United States aid monies through
non-governmental aid organizations (see Hefferan and Fogarty 2010), the
World Bank and the Millenium Development Goals (see Marshall and Van Saanen
2007), increased visibility through popular cultural icons partnering with
or establishing their own foundations dedicated to alleviating global
suffering, the rise in geolocal travel and digital communication, and the
resources available to and disseminated by faith-based groups has grown
tremendously in recent years.

Until recently most of the attention given to the interplay between
religion and development has concerned Christianity yet that too is
changing. The World Bank convocations of religious representatives designed
to discuss their faith tradition, poverty, and human suffering, have
produced some interesting results.

Fostered by the USAID funding of projects through faith-based
organizations, UN initiatives convening religious leaders to discuss
interfaith dialogue and social wellbeing, grant monies given to institutes
focused on religion, globalization, and development, and the Millennium
Development Goals, this interest in the intersection between religion and
community development has drawn interest from many fronts.

Clearly a number of problems emerge in writing about religion and community
development not the least of which is vocabulary.  Collections on religion
and development have, in the past, focused on faith-based organizations,
specifically Christian. “Faith” (from the Latin fide) and “religion” (from
the Latin religare) are Western constructs. Anthropologists Hefferan and
Fogarty in their introduction to the Intersections of Faith and Development
in Local and Global Contexts acknowledge as much when identifying FBOs as
“Christian faith-based organizations” (1). Yet to limit this study to FBOs
would be to ignore the rich bricolage of principled activities that emerge
in community development in non-Euro-dominant communities. Edited
collections on religion and development now include essays by or about
Sikh, Muslim, Jewish, African, Native American, and Hindu communities.
Their inclusion demonstrates the variety of shared narratives of order,
meaning, and origins. In many cases the rationality of fide, faith, is not
understood in the same way that Christianity understands it. While helpful
when speaking of some Western-based groups, using the phrase “faith based
organizations” limits the breadth of complexity present in both the
literature and on the ground. Add to this the difficulty in defining
community development (Biddle 1966; Wise 1998) given the complexities of
determining community as well as the varying ways the term development has
been applied by proponents of social change over time.

Yet despite the difficulties that come with adequately defining terms in
order to fully determine the parameters of this subject, community
development and religion are becoming convivial. Within this burgeoning
body of literature little attention has been paid to the creative ways
local communities as well as international agencies syncretize different
socio-cultural components alongside material culture as a part of local
development.

[4] Papers - Psychological Anthropology at the Ontological Turn - SPA -
Deadline: Ongoing

A few of us that were originally intending to submit individual papers to
SPA have banded together in an effort to see if there is another paper out
there that might round out a panel (we have 3, maybe 4 papers as of today).
If you have something that fits with the general theme drafted below,
please email your abstract to Jacob Hickman [log in to unmask]

Psychological Anthropology at the Ontological Turn: Intersections,
Critiques, and New Developments

The panel will  examine the intersection(s) between the ontological turn
and psychological anthropology. Considering that one of the central foci of
psychological anthropological research is the historically devalued and
maligned category of “subjectivity” (maligned, especially as compared to
the much more highly valued “objectivity”), it would seem that
psychological anthropology would be one sub-discipline that would benefit
the most from flattening the distinction between subjectivity and
objectivity. At the same time, strong phenomenological tendencies in our
sub-discipline can work in direct opposition to some of the arguments being
posed in ontological turn scholarship. What do we make of these tensions?
This panel seeks to explore these tensions by providing examples of how the
psychological anthropology as a field can productively engage with the
ontological turn (or vice versa) through the specific cases analyzed by the
panelists. For example, in the lack of discourse about ontologically
grounded moral goods in the discourse surrounding the ontological turn,
‘ethics’ end up getting implicitly treated as existing on a different plane
than ‘ontology,’ as if they were prior to or separate from ontological
considerations. One paper examines the precise distinction between the
‘epistemological’ and ‘ontological’ moments in our discipline through an
examination of the process of recognition inherent in the process of seeing
the world. Another paper engages dually with the ontological turn and the
field of animal studies through an ethnographic examination of conflicts
surrounding Native American whale hunting in the U.S. Pacific Northwest.
Together, we are seeking to foster a critical discussion of both our
sub-discipline and this ‘turn’ to ontology in the broader scope of
anthropology.

[5] Encyclopedia entry requested - “Anthropology of Food and Nourishment” -
Deadline: Ongoing

Dr. Paolo Barbaro (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes) is looking for an
anthropologist to make a contribution to the UNESCO Encyclopedia of Life
Support Systems (EOLSS) on "Anthropology of Food and Nourishment". The name
is temporary and you may change it. There is a small stipend offered for
your contribution. Additional information about the assignment is below. If
you are interested, please contact Dr. Barbaro as soon as possible at
[log in to unmask]

About the contribution

The contribution is to be like a treatise on the subject and be clear and
comprehensive to be archival references on the subject. It is expected to
be in the region of 10 000 words but there is no hard and fast rule and the
size can be more if the writing has do justice to the subject. You are free
to coauthor with others if you wish.

You may reword the title as you deem most appropriate. The number prefixing
the title is for reference in our database.

You will be required to make the contribution in its final form available
to us within 6 months from the date of a formal agreement to be signed.
There is a token honorarium at a standard rate of US$50 per 1000 words for
EOLSS Authors. If you accept this invitation, we will send an author’s kit
with all relevant information.

About the EOLSS Project

You may be aware of the world's largest publication developed under the
auspices of the UNESCO as an archival source of reference in a great
variety of subjects relevant to sustainable life on this planet. Please
visit the site (www.eolss.net) for information on the Encyclopedia of Life
Support Systems (EOLSS). The EOLSS is an integrated compendium of
twenty-one encyclopedias. The first Earth Summit of 1992, held in Rio de
Janeiro, issued a document that is now famous as Agenda 21. This document
refers to the Earth's life support systems, considering the whole of our
planet as a grand intensive care unit which supports all forms of life
(both natural and human engineered systems). The EOLSS is based on this
concept and the above definition of 'life support systems'. Unlike most
encyclopedias, the contents of which are alphabetically arranged, EOLSS has
a thematic organization. It can almost be regarded as an 'encyclopedia of
encyclopedias', presenting a wide range of major core subjects including
Literature in a process of gradual development, from broad overview to
great detail. EOLSS is augmented and updated regularly. The Encyclopedia is
made freely available through the UNESCO and the International Association
of Universities (IAU) to Educational Institutions in The UN List of Least
Developed Countries (LDC), philanthropic organizations championing the
cause of sustainable development, and disadvantaged individual's world
wide. Minority Colleges and Universities which include Historically Black
Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI), and
Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU), Members Of GUS/UNESCO/UNITWIN &
Engineers Without Borders / Engineers Without Frontiers, Universities from
Developing Countries . Presently about 540 volumes(
http://www.eolss.net/ebooklib/ ) are ready and gradually this number will
increase to ultimately capture the entire EOLSS-online body of knowledge in
about 600 volumes. Proposals are presently being studied for making the
e-books also available in some major languages in addition to the original
set in English in collaboration with the Universal Networking Digital
Language (UNDL) Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland. The EOLSS On-line has
emerged as the largest and the most authoritative source of thematically
organized current knowledge. Users will find the EOLSS On-line a convenient
reference to help them in their chosen field of specialization and support
their efforts in gaining a holistic understanding of many current problems
through interdisciplinary subjects and transdisciplinary pathways forged
across disciplines. The EOLSS On-line is rapidly becoming the most
sought-after reference site in the world.

[6] Seminar - School for Advanced Research - Santa Fe - Deadline: February 1

Reminder from the School for Advanced Research: The application deadline
for Advanced, Research Team, and Short Seminars is February 1. Seminars at
the School for Advanced Research (SAR) promote communication among scholars
and/or practitioners who are at a critical stage of research on a shared
topic. Each seminar consists of up to 10 scholars - including one or two
who serve as chair/s - who meet at SAR's Santa Fe campus for three to five
days of intense discussion. For additional information, including
application guidelines and instructions, visit: sem.sarweb.org<
http://sarweb.org/index.php?seminars>

[7] Nominations - Office and Committee Positions - National Association of
Student Anthropologists - Deadline: February 6, 2015

The National Association of Student Anthropologists
<http://www.studentanthropologists.org/> (NASA) is seeking student
candidates for the following officer positions:

+ President-Elect        + Listserv Editor

+ Secretary-Treasurer  + Graduate Representative-At-Large

+ Newsletter Editor    + Undergraduate Representative-At-Large

+ E-Journal Editor      + Nominations Committee Chair

NASA’s mandate is ‘to stimulate and encourage the interests and involvement
of both graduate and undergraduate students in anthropology’.  As an
officer of NASA, you have the opportunity to directly shape important AAA
policies and procedures as they relate to students.

We also directly address common concerns of all anthropology students:
applying to and attending graduate school; applying and receiving funding;
participation in fieldwork programs; training in appropriate methods;
publishing opportunities; professional networking opportunities;
networking; and securing employment.

Working with NASA is an excellent way to gain leadership skills, establish
experience working collaboratively in an AAA section, and to network with
other students, professors, and professionals in anthropology and related
disciplines. The atmosphere between NASA officers is friendly and
collegial.  Nominees are encouraged to bring and develop their own ideas of
how NASA can better serve the interests of our student constituency.

We welcome regular nominations and self-nominations for undergraduate and
graduate students who are interested in anthropology. For more information,
please consult the summaries of officer roles and duties
<http://studentanthropologists.wordpress.com/about/bylaws/>.  Please note
that as you must be a section member to nominate, we’d like to encourage
you to join NASA now <http://www.aaanet.org/sections/section_info.cfm>.
The process is easy and costs only 10 dollars.

How to Nominate: Please include the following information in the body of
your e-mail: (1) the officer position for nomination; (2) a biographical
sketch; (3) a platform statement; and (4) a digital picture. For exact
details on submission parameters, please visit submission guidelines
<http://www.studentanthropologists.org/Become>.

Deadline: Nomination applications must be submitted by e-mail to the NASA
Nominations Committee Chair, Julie Goodman ([log in to unmask]).
Please use ‘NASA Nomination’ as your subject line. Nomination Applications
are due by Friday, February 6, 2015.

[8] CALL FOR MANAGING EDITOR - Anthropology of Consciousness Journal -
Deadline: February 28, 2015

The Executive Board of the Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness is
now inviting applications for Managing Editor of its peer-reviewed
journal, Anthropology
of Consciousness. Interested applicants should submit a CV, a written
statement specifically addressing the qualification criteria listed below
and her/his vision for how the journal might evolve. Please send all
materials to Beth Savage, SAC Secretary/Treasurer at [log in to unmask]
Final selection will follow an interview, preferably before or at the 2015
SAC Spring Meeting in Oregon.  Co-Editors encouraged to apply! The
three-year term begins August 1, 2015.

Qualifications for Anthropology of Consciousness Managing Editor:

   -

   Demonstrated interest in and knowledge of SAC’s areas of research and
   scholarship.
   -

   Experience and knowledge in publishing, editing, and journal
   administration.
   -

   Excellent written and oral communication skills.
   -

   Higher degree in anthropology or closely related field.
   -

   Proven record of refereed publications.
   -

   Ability to adapt to changing publishing platforms.
   -

   Excellent interpersonal skills and experience supervising staff.

Anthropology of Consciousness is grounded in anthropology, and produces a
comprehensive body of literature in both new and established topical areas.
A distinct and highly valued feature of the journal is its
interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary appeal to
academic authors, contributors, and readers from anthropology as well as
from psychology, sociology, alternative and complementary medicine, and
phenomenology.  An overarching goal of SAC is to increase the impact and
exposure of the journal across anthropology and the other human
sciences. Working
arrangements:  Must be available for a three-year term of appointment. Must
meet strict deadlines to produce two issues of the journal annually. Works
closely with Associate Editors/peer-reviewers and an Assistant Editor.
Training provided, preferably before term begins to overlap with current
Managing Editors. Volunteer position, reimbursement for journal-related
costs.  100% working remotely.  Attendance at AAA annual fall meeting
expected, with some travel and lodging reimbursement. Must have a computer
updated to current standards and software. Organizational or financial
support from editor's institution or organization helpful.

[9] ACDS-CLSA Graduate Student Essay Prize 2015 - Deadline: March 31

The Canadian Law and Society Association / Association Canadienne Droit et
Société invites submissions for the ACDS-CLSA Graduate Student Essay Prize.
Graduate students at Canadian universities are cordially invited to submit
papers on socio-legal issues, past, present, and future. Papers should be
approximately 6,000-8,000 words long and should be submitted in .doc or
.docx format. The winning essay will be announced at the ACDS-CLSA Annual
Meeting in the Summer of 2015.Papers must be submitted by March 31, 2015 to
Robert Diab ([log in to unmask]) and Sophie Thériault ([log in to unmask]),
members of the ACDS-CLSA Graduate Student Essay Prize Committee.

b) CFP Publications & Conferences || Appel à contributions pour les

publications et conférences

[] Abstracts - LGBT Caucus of Public Health Professionals - 143rd American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition - Theme “Health in
All Policies” - Deadline: February 13th, 2015

The LGBT Caucus of Public Health Professionals is soliciting abstracts for
presentations in its scientific sessions at the 143rd Annual Meeting of the
American Public Health Association in Chicago, IL, October 31-November 4,
2015.  Topics should focus on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender health
research, professional practice, and incorporate the conference theme,
“Health in All Policies”.   Content must be of sound science or
professional practice and serve to maintain, develop, or increase the
knowledge, skills and professional competence of the public health
practitioner.

LGBT topics may include, but are not limited to the following:

   -

   Emerging Topics in LGBT Public Health
   -

   Global, International and/or Transnational LGBT Public Health
   -

   Intersectionality and LGBT Public Health
   -

   Resiliency and LGBT Public Health
   -

   Sexual Minority Women’s Public Health (Including Lesbians, Bisexual
   Women, and/or WSW/WSWM)
   -

   Social Contexts and/or Social Determinants of LGBT Public Health
   -

   Trans/Gender-variant People's Public Health (Including MTF/Transfeminine
   Spectrum and FTM/Transmasculine Spectrum Identities and Behaviors)


Walter J. Lear Outstanding Student Research Award

The Caucus strongly encourages student participation and has established
the Walter J. Lear Outstanding Student Research Award to recognize
exceptional work by students on LGBT-related issues. The award consists of
a scholarship and free Caucus membership for one year. Students are invited
to submit abstracts at all levels of presentation (oral or poster). Please
indicate student status when submitting the abstract to be considered for
the award.

APHA Membership and Meeting Registration Requirements

Submitting abstracts does not require APHA membership.  However, if
accepted, presenters must be individual members of APHA and have registered
for the meeting to present.

Abstract Review and Selection

All abstracts submitted to the Caucus undergo blinded, peer review and must
comply with the criteria outlined below. Reviews will not be forwarded to
abstract authors.

Scientific Session Formats

The LGBT Caucus accepts three scientific session formats for abstracts –
preferred format, if any, should be identified when the abstract is
submitted.  Scientific session formats include:

   1.

   Oral presentation (individual)
   2.

   Panel session – Due to the limited number of sessions available to the
   LGBT Caucus, the Caucus discourages the submission of complete panel
   discussion.  However, if you choose to submit a panel, the session cannot
   have more than 5 speakers. Each speaker must submit an individual abstract
   for his/her presentation, which will be scored independent of the session.
   Additionally, the panel organizer should submit a panel abstract to the
   Program Chair noting the abstracts that are participating in the panel.
   3.

   Poster presentation (individual)

Continuing Education Credits

APHA and the LGBT Caucus value the ability to provide continuing education
credit to physicians, nurses, health educators, and those certified in
public health at its annual meeting. All abstracts submitted to the LGBT
Caucus will be submitted for Continuing Education Credits and must adhere
to the abstract requirements.  Abstracts that do not adhere to the abstract
requirements will not be accepted.

Abstract Requirements

Abstracts should be no more than 250 words.  Abstracts cannot be presented
at any conference or published in any journal prior to the APHA Annual
Meeting.

Each presenter, panelist, discussant, and/or faculty must provide:

   1.

   An abstract free of trade and/or commercial product names;
   2.

   At least one MEASURABLE SINGLE objective (“to understand” or “to learn”
   are not measurable objectives and compound objectives are not acceptable).
   Use ONLY the following Measurable Action Verbs:  Explain, Demonstrate,
   Analyze, Formulate, Discuss, Compare, Differentiate, Describe, Name,
   Assess, Evaluate, Identify, Design, Define or List.
   3.

   A signed Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form with a relevant
   qualification statement related to the presenters expertise of the abstract
   topic. Example of Acceptable Biographical Qualification Statement: (I
   have been the principal investigator or co-principal investigator of
   multiple federally funded grants focusing on the epidemiology of drug
   abuse, HIV prevention and co-occurring mental and drug use disorders. Among
   my scientific interests has been the development of strategies for
   preventing HIV and STDs in out-of-treatment drug users.)
   4.

   All continuing education learning content must be of sound science or
   professional practice and serve to maintain, develop, or increase the
   knowledge, skills and professional competence of the health professional.
   Learning content should be evidence-based if available. A list of over 30
   areas will be provided online for you to choose from. You will be asked to
   choose at least one or up to 6 areas that your presentation will address.

For more information and to submit an abstract:
https://apha.confex.com/apha/143am/lgbt.htm

[2] 114th AAA Annual Meeting Call for Papers - “Familiar/Strange” - Denver,
CO, November 18-22, 2015: Deadline: Executive Sessions, February 17, 2015
(see below for future panel, paper, roundtable deadlines)

“Familiar/Strange”; Denver, CO, November 18–22, 2015

For nearly six decades, Horace Miner’s tongue-in-cheek description of
middle Americans’ body practices have introduced students to anthropology’s
strategy of casting common sense in new light by making the familiar
strange. Unlike so many little-read academic pieces, his 1956 sardonic
spoof “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” remains by far the most downloaded
article from the American Anthropologist. Despite its dated references to
hair curlers—not to mention its assumptions about American gender
relations—contemporary social science teachers and their students clearly
find Miner’s piece resonant and instructive as an exercise in making the
familiar strange.

The familiar/strange dyad, intended to spark an aha moment in Miner’s
reader, is a durable disciplinary tool with a venerable history. Indeed,
Edward Sapir called in 1921 for the “destructive analysis of the familiar”
as anthropological method, and centuries before, the essayist Montaigne had
described South American cannibals to the detriment of his French
contemporaries. Both Clyde Kluckhohn’s 1944 and Clifford Geertz’s 1984
descriptions of anthropologists themselves as, respectively, “eccentrics
interested in bizarre things” and “merchants of astonishment” indicate the
20th-century salience of the familiar/strange dyad.

However productive familiar/strange can be, whatever liberatory insights it
may encourage, it also carries the historical freight of primivitism,
whether in modernist or antimodernist forms. It can leave untroubled the
status of “the West” as a normative template and carry forward an
implication that “whiteness” remains a privileged site from which to
conceptualize and arbitrate inclusion and exclusion.  For decades,
anthropologists and others have labored to make visible the invisible
political-economic underpinnings of a disciplinary toolkit that compares us
to them. Used without historical political-economic contextualization, the
familiar/strange trope may veil past and present relations of power and
powerlessness by race, class, caste, religion, and gender/sexuality, both
within and across societies, thus obscuring more than it reveals.

But familiar/strange nevertheless continues to work productively as a
strategy for knowing and communicating across sub-fields and genres of
anthropology. Well-contextualized, it can denaturalize taken-for-granted
frameworks and provide scaffolding for new-found, often empathetic
engagement. It is mobilized across contemporary topics ranging from human
biological variation, evolutionary history and the materiality of past
lifeways, to the study of health disparities, linguistic practices, and
activist, multimedia interventions that critically engage contemporary
political contestations around the globe. Its ubiquity—its status as
meme—provides all the more reason to scrutinize its multiple uses and
effects.

In making “Familiar/Strange” our thematic focus for the 2015 AAA Annual
Meeting we encourage reflection on the durability of this trope and the
questions of power and inequality it sometimes elides, with the broader aim
of stimulating exploration and expansion on what it simultaneously levers
open and nails down. Anthropologists of diverse backgrounds and varied
interests are thus invited to engage familiar/strange explicitly: its
productive and liberatory as well as obstructive functions.

Our theme invites both anthropologists and our partners in knowing—the
communities with whom we work, those whose pasts we engage, the public we
aim to reach—to explore how processes of estrangement and familiarization
operate as tools of knowledge production across anthropology’s breadth and
in our interdisciplinary engagements. We look forward to receiving
proposals that press us to grapple with both the problems and productivity
of this durable tension in these early decades of our discipline’s second
century.

Requirements for Executive Session Submissions: Panel Submissions – Due
February 17, 2015. Submissions consist of two sets of information.

Organizers are responsible for submitting the first set: the session
abstract (of no more than 500 words), keywords, length of session,
anticipated attendance, presenter names and roles.  Organizers' membership
must be current unless eligible for a membership exemption (anthropologists
living outside of the US/Canada or non-anthropologists) and have registered
for the 2015 Annual Meeting. Organizers must submit this information by 5
PM EST on February 17, 2015.

Presenters are responsible for submitting the second set: their own
individual abstracts (of no more than 250 words), paper title and
keywords.  Organizers are NOT able to upload individual abstracts on behalf
of presenters on the panel. Presenters must be current members unless
eligible for a membership exemption (anthropologists living outside of the
US/Canada or non-anthropologists) and have paid registration for the 2015
Annual Meeting in order to upload abstract information.  Presenters must
submit this information by 5:00pm EDT Tuesday, April 15, 2015.

Discussants and Chairs must be registered by the April 15, 2015 final
deadline in order to appear on the 2015 Annual Meeting Program.

Roundtable Submissions –Due February 17, 2015

Organizers are responsible for submitting the session abstract (of no more
than 500 words), keywords, length of session, anticipated attendance, and
presenter names.  Organizers' membership must be current and must be
registered for the 2015 Annual Meeting.

N.B.: Roundtable presenters do NOT submit individual abstracts.

Roundtable presenters, and chairs must have a current membership or
membership exemption (available only to anthropologists living outside the
US/Canada or non-anthropologists) and must pay registration for the 2015
Annual Meeting by the final deadline of April 15, 2015 in order to appear
on the program.

Requirements for Section Invited and Volunteered Submissions

Panel & Poster Submissions – Due April 15, 2015

Submissions consist of two sets of information.

Organizers are responsible for submitting the first set: the session
abstract (of no more than 500 words), keywords, length of session,
anticipated attendance, presenter names and roles.  Organizers' membership
must be current unless eligible for a membership exemption (anthropologists
living outside of the US/Canada or non-anthropologists) and have registered
for the 2015 Annual Meeting. Organizers must submit this information by
5:00pm EDT Tuesday, April 15, 2015.

Presenters are responsible for submitting the second set: their own
individual abstracts (of no more than 250 words), paper title and
keywords.  Organizers are NOT able to upload individual abstracts on behalf
of presenters on the panel. Presenters must be current members unless
eligible for a membership exemption (anthropologists living outside of the
US/Canada or non-anthropologists) and have paid registration for the 2015
Annual Meeting in order to upload abstract information.Presenters must
submit this information by 5:00pm EDT Tuesday, April 15, 2015.

Discussants and Chairs must also be registered by the April 15, 2015 final
deadline in order to appear on the 2015 Annual Meeting Program.

Roundtable Submissions –Due April 15, 2015

Organizers are responsible for submitting the session abstract (of no more
than 500 words), keywords, length of session, anticipated attendance, and
presenter names.Organizers' membership must be current and must be
registered for the 2015 Annual Meeting.Organizers must submit this
information by 5:00pm EDT Tuesday, April 15, 2015.

N.B.: Roundtable presenters do NOT submit individual abstracts.

Roundtable presenters, and chairs must have a current membership or
membership exemption (available only to anthropologists living outside the
US/Canada or non-anthropologists) and must pay registration for the 2015
Annual Meeting by the final deadline of April 15, 2015 in order to appear
on the program.

Individual Paper or Poster Submissions

Presenters are responsible for uploading the individual paper or poster
submission online.The submission must include the presentation title,
abstract (of no more than 250 words), keywords, and co-authors (if
applicable). Presenters must be current members unless eligible for a
membership exemption (anthropologists living outside of the US/Canada or
non-anthropologists) and have paid registration for the 2015 Annual Meeting
by 5:00pm EDT, Tuesday, April 15, 2015.

For information on Participation Rules and Policies click here<
http://www.aaanet.org/meetings/presenters/Participation-Rules.cfm>.

For information on Proposal Submission Types click here<
http://www.aaanet.org/meetings/presenters/ProposalSubmissionTypes.cfm>.

For information on Roles and Responsibilities click here<
http://www.aaanet.org/meetings/presenters/Roles-and-Responsibilities.cfm>.

[3] Papers - Student Anthropologist - Deadline: March 1, 2015

If you are interested in submitting an article for peer review for our 2014
issue the deadline is March 1st. For more details visit our website:

https://studentanthropologist.wordpress.com/2015/01/17/anthrostudent-call-for-papers-deadline-march-1st/
 Student Anthropologist is also pleased to announce the release of our
annual issue. Please see below for article details. You can also visit our
website to read articles:

https://studentanthropologist.wordpress.com/2014-student-anthropologist/

[4] Chapter Proposals - Food Cults - Ed. Kima Cargill, University of
Washington - Deadline: March 1, 2015

Food Cults - Call for Chapter Proposals

Editor:  Kima Cargill, University of Washington

Publisher:  Rowman & Littlefield/Food & Gastronomy Series

Series Editor: Ken Albala

Chapter Proposal Submission Deadline:  March 1, 2015

Book Overview: Food Cults is an interdisciplinary edited volume which will
explore questions of domestic and international, contemporary and historic
food communities characterized by extreme nutritional beliefs, often viewed
as "fringe" movements by mainstream culture.  While there are a variety of
scholarly accounts of such food communities across disciplines, there is no
single collection that pulls together these works, nor that anchors such
communities in a theory of why we gravitate toward such groups and the
social, economic, nutritional and psychological functions they serve.
Studying the extreme beliefs and practices of such food cults allows us to
see the ways in which food serves as a nexus for religious beliefs,
sexuality, death anxiety, preoccupation with the body, asceticism, and
hedonism, to name a few.  Moreover, in contrast to religious and political
cults, food cults have the added dimension of mediating cultural trends in
nutrition and diet through their membership.

I suggest the term ‘cult’ as a dynamic one, and not necessarily a
derogatory one.  I invite contributors to define culthood for themselves,
perhaps ultimately rejecting it for the group they study.  Moreover, some
contributors might argue that some of the dominant culture's beliefs and
practices surrounding food should be consigned to culthood, such as the
cult of sugar, the cult of meat, or the cult of junk food.  While certainly
many contributors will address cultural trends and fads, food cults differ
from food fads in that membership in a food cult becomes a central
organizer of one’s identity and revolves around a group dogma or ideology.
Cults of any kind function much like religion, often providing a conversion
experience, a charismatic leader, collective identity, and a community of
“worship” (either in person or increasingly online).  Like religion, cults
provide a way to find meaning in confusing situations, like eating.

Pending submissions, the volume will likely be organized into two
sections.  Section I (Theories and History of Food Cults) will include
general survey chapters from multiple disciplines, such as anthropology,
nutrition, theology, sociology, economics, and history.  Chapters in
Section II (Historic and Contemporary Food Cults) will have more narrow
foci, examining specific groups and practices.  These chapters might
address topics such as:

·      Raw food diets

·      Psychoactive foods

·      Biblical diets (and/or other historical replication diets):

·      Disgust (culturally inappropriate food practices)

·      Supplements

·      Exotic game/endangered species

·      Poisonous/toxic food ingestion

·      Pet foods and pet diets

·      Muscle building/masculinity

·      Asceticism

·      Tapeworm/parasite diets

Submission Guidelines: Length of each complete chapter manuscript: Each
complete chapter manuscript must be between 4,000 and (no more than) 5,000
words, inclusive of the main text and references.

All submissions should include two documents: a Chapter Proposal and a
separate CV of no more than three pages. The Chapter Proposal must contain
(a) a working title of the proposed chapter, and (b) an 800 to 1,000-word
exposition consisting of a clear description of the proposed chapter,
including an annotated outline of the proposed chapter. Also include with
your submission a separate CV of no more than three pages.

Submission format: All submissions must be written in English and prepared
in accordance with Chicago Style. Please submit your documents in the MS
Word file format as an attached document. Please send your Chapter Proposal
and CV in the same email on or before March 1, 2015 to Kima Cargill (
[log in to unmask]). Notification of acceptance status of chapter proposals:
April 1, 2015. Submission deadline of complete chapters: on or before
October 1, 2015

2. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND AWARDS || PRIX ET BOURSES

[1] Richard B. Salisbury Award - CASCA - Deadline: February 1, 2015

Eligibility: Applications can be made by any student member of CASCA
undertaking doctoral level research in the field of anthropology at a
Canadian university. Preference will be given to those who have completed
their comprehensive examinations, have approved thesis proposals and are
within one year of beginning fieldwork. CASCA recognizes that some eligible
candidates may not be studying in anthropology programs, however all
candidates must be members of CASCA when making their applications.  The
intent of the award is to assist with fieldwork expenses.

Please see link for further information and application instructions:
http://www.cas-sca.ca/prizes-a-awards/salisbury-award/salisbury-call-for-nominations

[2] Baldy Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Interdisciplinary Legal Studies,
2015-16 - SUNY at Buffalo - Deadline: February 2, 2015

The Baldy Center for Law & Social Policy at the State University of New
York at Buffalo plans to award several fellowships for 2015-16 to scholars
pursuing important topics in law, legal institutions, and social policy.
Applications are invited from junior and senior scholars from law, the
humanities, and the social sciences. The Baldy Center for Law & Social
Policy is an endowed, internationally recognized institute that advances
interdisciplinary research on law, legal institutions, and social policy at
the State University of New York at Buffalo. More than 200 faculty members
from numerous SUNY Buffalo departments participate in Baldy Center
research, conferences, consortia, and publications. The Center maintains
cooperative ties to other research centers and hosts distinguished scholars
from around the world as visitors, fellows, speakers, and conference
participants.

Fellows are expected to participate regularly in Baldy Center events, but
otherwise have no obligations beyond vigorously pursuing their research.
Fellows receive standard university research privileges (access to
university libraries, high-speed Internet, office space, computer
equipment, phone, website space, working paper series, etc.) and are
encouraged to develop collaborative research projects with SUNY Buffalo
faculty members where appropriate. Those who wish to teach a course to aid
their research or gain teaching experience can be accommodated on a
case-by-case basis.

Post-Doctoral Fellowships are available to individuals who have completed
the PhD or JD but have not yet begun a tenure track appointment.
Post-Doctoral Fellows will receive a stipend of $40,000 and may apply for
up to $2000 in professional travel support. For 2015-16 the Baldy Center
also plans to co-sponsor one post-doctoral fellowship focused on the
Transnational Business Interactions Framework with York University. Further
information can be found here
<http://baldycenter.info/pdf/TBGI-post-doctoral-fellowships.pdf>.

Mid-Career and Senior Fellowships are available to established scholars who
wish to work at the Center, typically during a sabbatical or research
leave. Awardees will receive a living expense allowance of $1,500 per month
during the period of their residence.

Application materials include:

(1) a description of the planned research (question, conceptual framework,
method, possible findings, importance to the field),

(2) a complete academic and professional resume,

(3) an academic writing sample,

(4) the names and contact information of three academic references (no
letters yet), and

(5) if a mid-career or senior applicant, the time period during which the
applicant would work at the Center.

Primary criteria for selection include intellectual strength of the
proposal, demonstrated academic achievement, and promise of future success.
Additional considerations include the overall mix of topics, disciplines,
and backgrounds of the selected group of fellows.

Completed applications are due no later than February 2, 2015. For further
information, and to apply, see the Baldy Center website:
http://baldycenter.info/.

[3] Fellowship in Ethnographic Writing, 2015-16 - Centre for Ethnography -
University of Toronto Scarborough - Deadline: March 1, 2015

The Centre for Ethnography (CE) at the University of Toronto Scarborough
(UTSC) is accepting applications for its annual Fellowship in Ethnographic
Writing. Writing is a key component of the work of an anthropologist, but
it takes time and benefits from some distance from the fieldwork itself,
and from other obligations. In recognition of this fact the CE introduced a
Fellowship in Ethnographic Writing in 2010. We are now seeking applications
for the academic year 2015-16, to be held at UTSC in either the fall or
winter term (to be determined by the CE).

Recipients of this award are expected to devote their time fully to writing
and may not teach or hold any other post-doctoral funding or form of
employment during the tenure of the award. They are expected to attend all
talks and colloquia at the CE, to work several days a week on the UTSC
campus, and to contribute a presentation of their work in progress to the
colloquium. In addition, CE Fellows must be available to coach students
completing an undergraduate writing assignment, in tandem with a professor
teaching a core introductory course. This work will be limited to 5 hours
in total.

Applicants should submit their curriculum vita and a statement of no more
than 5 double-spaced pages that describes their writing project. Please
include a project timeline and articulate precise goals for the duration of
the Fellowship. All applicants must have completed their doctoral fieldwork
and have already submitted significant portions of their dissertation to
their doctoral committee. Explicit attention to questions of genre,
narrative, and audience are welcome but not essential. The current stipend
is set at $10,000 for a period of twelve weeks.

The Centre for Ethnography Fellowship in Ethnographic Writing is open to
applicants who are (or were) enrolled in doctoral programs at Canadian
Universities as well as to Canadian citizens studying elsewhere. All
applicants must be either in the final stages of completing the doctoral
thesis, or have received their PhDs within the past year (2014 or later).

The closing date for this competition is March 1, 2015. Please send all
applications, as well as the names of two referees, electronically to the
Centre for Ethnography at [log in to unmask]

[4] CASCA Student Travel Grants - Annual Conference - Deadline: March 10,
2015

The Canadian Anthropology Society makes available a limited number of
travel grants to attend the annual conference. The awards are available to
doctoral students registered in Canadian Anthropology departments.See the
website for more information:

http://www.cas-sca.ca/component/content/article/15-english-language-categories-parent/conferences/upcoming-conference/338-student-travel-grant-2013

Applications must be received by email before 10 March 2015, or by mail
postmarked no later than March 7, 2015.

La Société Canadienne d'Anthropologie met à la disposition des étudiant(e)s
qui présentent au colloque annuel un nombre limité de subventions de
voyage. Les bourses sont offertes aux doctorants inscrits dans les
départements d'anthropologie du Canada. Consulter le site Web pour plus
d'information:

http://www.cas-sca.ca/fr/component/content/article/160-french/797-subventions-de-voyages

[5] Clifford Geertz Prize in the Anthropology of Religion - Society for the
Anthropology of Religion - Deadline: March 31, 2015

The Society for the Anthropology of Religion, a section of the American
Anthropological Association announces the 2015 juried competition for the
CLIFFORD GEERTZ PRIZE IN THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION

The Geertz Prize seeks to encourage excellence in the anthropology of
religion by recognizing an outstanding recent book in the field. The Prize
is named in honor of the late Professor Clifford Geertz, in recognition of
his many distinguished contributions to the anthropological study of
religion. In awarding the Prize, the Society hopes to foster innovative
scholarship, the integration of theory with ethnography, and the connection
of the anthropology of religion to the larger world.

Eligibility: Any single-authored or co-authored book focusing on the
anthropology of religion, broadly defined, is eligible for the Prize.
Edited volumes, textbooks, and reference works are not eligible, nor are
works in which religion is a secondary subject. The book’s author need not
be an anthropologist by profession, but the work should draw on and respond
to research and theory within the anthropology of religion. Books must have
a publication date of 2013 or later. Books that have already been reviewed
for the Prize will not be reconsidered. Books may be entered into the
competition by authors, book editors, or colleagues. No formal letter of
nomination is needed. The Prize will be awarded at the American
Anthropological Association Annual Meeting in November, 2015.

Submission Guidelines: To receive additional information on how to submit a
book for consideration, please send a flyer or abstract about the book to
[log in to unmask] Deadline for submission of books is March 31, 2015.

3. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES || OFFRE D'EMPLOI (in addition to/ en plus de
http://www.cas-sca.ca/latest-jobs)

N/A

4. Requests and queries from members of the CASCA Student Network (reply
directly to the poster) ||  Requêtes des étudiant(e)s pour obtenir des
conseils ou ressources (les réponses seront envoyées directement à
l'étudiant(e) en question).

N/A

5. EVENTS || ÉVÉNEMENTS & SUMMER COURSES  || COURS D'ÉTÉ

[1] ERA-CAN+ WEBINARS – EUROPEAN COMMISSION HORIZON 2020 - January 29th and
February 5th, 2015 (Registration Required)

The ERA-Can+ project is offering a series of webinars for Canadian
researchers who may already be familiar with the Eurpoean Union's Research
and Innovation program, Horizon 2020 (H2020). To register for one of the
webinars, please follow the link:
http://www.era-can.net/other/webinar-registration-janfeb/

A. International Calls on ICT in H2020

Morten Møller, Head of Programme Coordination Unit DG CONNECT ICT Research
and Innovation will present the H2020 Calls on ICT that are open for
Canadian collaboration.  Canadian ICT and NCP Coordinator Debbie Kemp,
Deputy Director, Innovation Outreach, DFATD will give an overview of
Canadian Participation in European Framework Programmes. Kevin Fitzgibbons,
Associate Vice President at NSERC will present the Funding Opportunities
for Canadian Researchers to leverage with these H2020 calls.

When:  29/01/2015, 11:00 am EST

Duration: approx. 60 minutes

B. Legal and Financial Issues of H2020

Nina Schüle will present legal and financial issues of H2020 including
Rules for Participation, Funding Conditions and Agreements as well as
Financial Management & Payment Modalities, Financial Rules and
Reporting/Audits.

When:  05/02/2015, 11:00 am EST

Duration: approx. 60 minutes

[2] Information Session - “Organize Your Research with Zotero” - York
University - February 11, 2015

Learn about an open-source web-based tool which helps you store citations,
automatically generate bibliographies in any style, and collect PDFs all in
one place. We will also discuss the ways in which Zotero helps with finding
new connections between your scholarly conversations, brainstorming,
mapping your thoughts, visualizing bibliographic data, and sharing your
research with others. No experience necessary. Please bring your laptop.

Speakers: William Denton (Web Librarian) and Xuemei Li (Acting Head, Peter
F. Bronfman Business Library)

Date and Location: Wednesday February 11 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | S236,
Schulich School of Business

Register:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/organize-your-research-with-zotero-registration-15394535470

[3] Course on “Religion, Law and Human Rights in Comparative Perspective”,
Strasbourg, Syracuse University’s Study Abroad program - Deadline: February
20, 2015

Focusing on both European and non-European jurisdictions, the course will
introduce students to contemporary debates about the role of religion in
public and political life, familiarize them with critical human and women’s
rights issues across different religious traditions and political systems
by specifically discussing contemporary multicultural and pluri-legal
challenges to universal human rights values and principles. The course will
link together the study of aspects of European human rights law and of
specific Asian and African legal systems, as well as comparative
state-church relations, creating much room for individual specialization of
students, built on a common core of covered material. The course should be
of interest to both advanced undergraduate and graduate students who have
interest in international relations, comparative law, religious family
laws, multiculturalism, as well as human rights and gender studies. The
course is open to non-SU students as well.  Interested students can contact
Yuksel Sezgin at [log in to unmask] if they have any questions. Apply
by February 20, 2015.

[4] Summer Course - History and Ethnohistory in Guatemala - Virginia
Commonwealth University - Deadline: March 27, 2015

History and Ethnohistory in Guatemala - June 23 – August 3, 2015 - 6
credits in History  (transfer credits available) - $2,275 program fee
(includes airfare) + six credits tuition

The History department and the Global Education Office at Virginia
Commonwealth University are pleased to offer a unique opportunity for
students to study the history and ethnohistory of Guatemala. The program is
based in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala and will introduce students to the
complex history of Guatemala and Central America from before the Spanish
Conquest up to the present, including the emergence of a mixed indigenous,
African, and European descended population, the historical roots of social
inequality in the region, and the legacy of guerilla activity and
counter-revolutionary violence in the second half of the twentieth century.
We will also focus on the way societies in different eras have recorded,
written about, or conceptualized the past. This program is especially well
suited for students in History, Anthropology, Art History, Political
Science, International Studies, and Religious Studies. However, strongly
motivated students from other disciplines, including freshmen and
sophomores, are encouraged to apply.

Based in Guatemala’s second largest city, Quetzaltenango, this six week
program will provide students with a comprehensive overview of the history
of the region, including an introduction to the ancient civilization of the
pre-Columbian Maya, a historical survey of Spanish-indigenous relations in
Mesoamerica from the violence of the Spanish conquest right through to the
present, and the effects of U.S. policy in the region throughout the
twentieth century. It will also provide students with an immersive cultural
experience, replete with hands-on opportunities to talk with, learn from,
and come to know the people of present day Guatemala. Much of our time will
be based in Quetzaltenango, the cultural center of the western highlands,
where students will live with local Guatemalan families and interact
closely with K’iche’ Mayan and Ladino (non-indigenous) scholars, townsfolk,
and university students. We will also make extended trips to other areas,
including the capital, Guatemala City, the colonial capital of Antigua, and
the Classic Maya ruins of Copan Honduras. We will visit the famous market
town of Chichicastenango and the Tzutujil and Kaqchikel villages
surrounding Lake Atitlan, and we’ll spend time at a coffee plantation below
Santa Maria Volcano, run by ex-guerilla fighters of the ORPA/URNG. The
program will be led by Dr. Maury Hutcheson, a cultural anthropologist and
adjunct associate professor of Latin American history at Pace University.
Dr. Hutcheson’s research centers on the history of religious practices and
expressive culture among the K’iche’ Maya, and their creative response to
nearly 500 years of Spanish missionization and cultural domination, the
counter-revolutionary violence of the 1970s and ‘80s, and the impact of
globalization in the present generation. Dr. Hutcheson has extensive
experience in Guatemala, having made numerous research visits there
totaling nearly four years on the ground. This will be his seventh year
directing a study abroad program in Guatemala for VCU. More information is
available at:
http://vcu.studioabroad.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=11132

and at: http://global.vcu.edu/abroad

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Submissions: All members of CASCA's Student Network as well as graduate
program directors who have events or opportunities of interest to our
members are invited to contact the moderators ([log in to unmask]). Links
to detailed posting guidelines: in English and French
<http://bit.ly/1wMCpSE>.

Tous les membres du réseau des étudiants de CASCA ainsi que les directeurs
de programmes d'études supérieures qui ont des événements ou des
possibilités d'intérêt pour nos membres sont invités à contacter les
modérateurs ([log in to unmask]). Voir ci-dessous pour directives sur les
affectations détaillées: en anglais et français <http://bit.ly/1wMCpSE>.



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