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The Lab for the Education and Advancement in Digital Research (LEADR) Completes a Successful First Year
This fall marks the one-year anniversary of LEADR (the Lab for the Education and Advancement in Digital Research), a new joint initiative among Anthropology, History, and MATRIX Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences. LEADR functions an interdisciplinary classroom, digital resource library, and a pedagogical and methodological support center located in 112 Old Horticulture.
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New Book by Chantal Tetreault: Transcultural Teens: Performing Youth Identities in French Cités
Dr. Chantal Tetreault announces the publication of her new book Transcultural Teens: Performing Youth Identities in French Cités, available from Wiley-Blackwell starting May of 2015. From the publisher’s website: Transcultural Teens provides readers with a window onto the cultural and linguistic creativity of the housing projects, or cités, that ring Paris, showing how young people of Algerian Arab origins
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New Book by Andrea Louie: How Chinese Are You? Adopted Chinese Youth and their Families Negotiate Identity and Culture
Dr. Andrea Louie’s new book How Chinese Are You? Adopted Chinese Youth and their Families Negotiate Identity and Culture was released in August of 2015. In it, Dr. Louie examines the challenges Chinese adoption presents to families trying to honor their children’s “birth culture.” This ethnographic study analyzes how both white and Asian American adoptive parents
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Sabrina Perlman and Julie Fleischman Awarded Fulbright IIE Grants
The Department of Anthropology is very happy to announce that Sabrina Perlman (left) and Julie Fleischman (right) have been awarded Fulbright IIE Grants. Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential. Julie will conduct her dissertation research on Khmer Rouge regime violence by
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Spring 2015 Message from the Acting Chair: Dr. Laurie Medina
Greetings! As another academic year winds down, we are celebrating graduations. But we are also gearing up for a busy summer. Students and faculty will soon disperse to pursue research and language study in places across the world. On campus, the Campus Archaeology Program, directed by Dr. Lynne Goldstein, will run an archaeological field school
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Undergraduate Peer Mentor positions available for Summer 2015 online class ISS 215 “Navigating U.S. Culture”
The MSU Department of Anthropology is accepting applications from students interested in being Undergraduate Peer Mentors in a 200-level ISS online class focused on exploring social and cultural diversity in the United States. Peer mentors work with groups of about 10–15 students to encourage them to stay engaged with class materials and assignments. You should
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Department of Anthropology Undergraduate Student Joshua Schnell Wins Prestigious Beinecke Scholarship
The Department of Anthropology is very proud to announce that Joshua Schnell has been awarded the highly prestigious and competitive Beinecke Scholarship. Founded in 1971, the Beinecke Scholarship supports students pursuing graduate studies in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Joshua Schnell, a junior, is an Honors College member studying Anthropology and Religious Studies. He has
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Professor Hefner Appointed to the American Board of Forensic Anthropology Board of Directors
The American Board of Forensic Anthropology announced last week that it has appointed Dr. Joseph T. Hefner to its Board of Directors, effective July 1st. His term will last through July 2018. The American Board of Forensic Anthropology was incorporated in 1977 to function in much the same way as certifying boards in various medical
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Kathryn Frederick- Honorable Mention 2015 Society for American Archaeology Student Paper Competition
Kathryn Frederick is the recipient of an Honorable Mention in the 2015 Society for American Archaeology Student Paper competition for her presentation “Holes: The Beginners Guide to Food Caching”. Kate was/will be honored at the Annual Awards Ceremony in San Francisco. This is only the second Honorable Mention since the inception of the Student Paper competition, attesting to the
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Lisa Bright awarded the College of Social Science Research Scholars Fellowship
We are happy to announce that PhD student Lisa Bright has been awarded the College of Social Science Research Scholars Fellowship for Summer 2015. This award, open only to students completing their first year of doctoral study, is awarded to students who demonstrate strong preparation and aspiration towards a career in social science research. Lisa will