Department of Anthropology

Fall 2010 Newsletter 

Events

 The College of Liberal Arts Career Development office has a lot of career and internship information to share with CLA students this month.  Click here to view the Professional Pathways newsletter.  You will find these highlights and much more.
Liberal Arts Career Week-
February 27-March1st
Making the most of Career Fairs
Lots of Internship opportunities

  
To view past events click here.

 
 
Difference Makers
Melissa Remis
 
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 Journal of Contemporary Anthropology

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The Department of Anthropology offers a broad spectrum of specialties including archaeology and bioarchaeology, biological anthropology and the study of primates,anthropological linguistics, and cultural anthropology. We also focus on social and policy applications of anthropological knowledge, particularly in areas of diversity and globalization, medical anthropology, environment and conservation, and international development.

We strive to offer strong opportunities for research, both at the graduate and undergraduate level. The student clubs offer opportunities for museum trips and other special events, and the faculty strive to offer our best students opportunities for engagement and research. There are two study abroad programs sponsored by the department, and we encourage our students to take advantage of field schools at other universities as well. We currently have more than 100 undergraduate majors and 20 graduate students in residence.

Check out our annual newsletter "Field Notes" on this website, and explore the attached pages to learn more about our faculty, recent events, and opportunities. We also invite you to visit us. Our faculty and staff are happy to help you find the courses and information you need.

Ellen Gruenbaum, Department Head

 

 

 

Anthropology Department Happenings

For more information about any of these news items click here.

 

  • Ian Lindsay recently presented a talk at the 2011 Chicago Humanities Festival entitled "Can you Dig It?: Technology in the Archaeological Record."  Read more...
  • Andrew Buckser has been named an American Council on Education Fellow for 2011-2012. 
  • The American Anthropological Association’s Association for Queer Anthropology is very pleased to announce that Evelyn Blackwood has been awarded the 2011 Ruth Benedict Book Prize in the category “Outstanding Monograph” for Falling into the Lesbi World: Desire and Difference in Indonesia (Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press, 2010). 
  • Join us at the Anthropology Fall Open House on Friday, November 11 to learn about graduate study at Purdue!  The event will begin at 10:00am in Stone Hall Room B2 and will include a chance to learn about our MS and PhD graduate degree programs, funding options and faculty research projects. 
  • Wiping Away the Tears Symposium: The Battle of Tippecanoe in History and Memory. Free and open to the public. November 3 - 5, 2011  Purdue University.
  • Dr. Evelyn Blackwood was recently interviewed by The Daily Beast about her research among the Minangkabau in West Sumatra, Indonesia. 
  • Dr. Cooper was recently awarded a $512,950 grant from the National Science Foundation's Arctic Social Sciences Program for a 3-year program of research titled "Prehistoric Native Copper Technology in Northwest North America: Innovation, Diffusion, and Heritage."
  • Dr. Laura Zanotti recently returned from Brazilian Amazon, where she co-taught a study abroad course on indigenous peoples and conservation. 

For more information on these news items and past news click here.

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