Visiting speaker Professor Hugh Gusterson of George Mason University, "Towards an Anthropology of Drugs"
March 2, 2009
"Japanese Girl Occult Hunter" by visiting speaker co-sponsered with the department of East Asian Studies, Professor Laura Miller of Loyola University, Chicago. 4:30pm Lovejoy 213
April 7, 2009
Karen Brodkin, from UCLA will be speaking in our Engaged Anthropology series on "Ethnography and the Micropolitics of Activism". Prof. Brodkin is well known for her in depth ethnographic work on gender equity, labor politics, and critical race scholarship. She is the author of many books, including: How Jews Became White FolksAnd What That Says About Race In America, Sisters And Wives: The Past And Future Of Sexual Equality, Caring By The Hour: Women, Work And Organizing At Duke Medical Center, and most recently, Making Democracy Matter: Identity and Activism in Los Angeles.
Prof. Brodkin's visit is part of our Engaged Anthropology series in which we invite speakers to explore how ethnography contributes to a more informed understanding of contemporary social issues, including directions for public advocacy and engagement.
Please join the Anthropology Department for her presentation Tuesday, April 7 at 4 p.m. and reception to follow, Diamond 323.
