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AGSO contributes to the
intellectual life of the department in numerous
ways. The
AGSO Speaker Series,
in which AGSO sponsors two guest lecturers, is
one of the highlights of every academic year.
Further, AGSO sponsors frequent brown bag
lunches, where faculty from this and other
departments, along with graduate students, can
discuss their research in a more informal
setting. In the past, we have also organized
interdepartmental lectures and conferences, and
a weekly series of ethnographic films.
Speaker Series
The annual AGSO Speaker
Series is designed to facilitate interaction
between distinguished scholars in anthropology
and graduate students at Syracuse University.
Organized by graduate students, with support
from multiple centers and departments on campus,
this event has become a highlight for graduate
students and faculty alike. The range of topics
for past speakers' lectures reflects the
diversity of research interests in the
department.
Past Alumni Speakers
John Karam
(DePaul),
"On the Trail and Trial of a Palestinian
Diaspora: Transferring the Arab-Israeli Conflict
to South America, 1967 – 1972."
February 11, 2011
Hadley Kruczek-Aaron
(SUNY
Potsdam),
"Tending the tree of liberty at Timbucto: Race,
reform, and remembering in the Adirondack
Mountains."
December 2, 2010
Past Guest Speakers
Quetzil Castaneda
(Indiana
University), "The
Universal Heir: Archaeology, Tourism, and the
Birth of Heritage in the Museum." February 24,
2011
Judith Carney
(UCLA), "Seeds
of Memory: Africa's Botanical Legacy in the
Atlantic World" November 4, 2010
Dr. Stephan Palmié
(University of Chicago), "The Cultural
Work of Yoruba Globalization." October 16, 2008
Robert Paynter (University of
Massachusetts, Amherst), March 20, 2008
more information
Shannon Lee Dawdy (University of Chicago),
"The Archaeology of Desire: The Rising Sun
Hotel, New Orleans." April 20, 2007
Stephen Silliman (University of
Massachusetts, Boston), "Sharpening Vision
Without a Contact Lens: An Archaeology of
Colonialism in Native New England." March
8, 2007
more information
Vicente
Diaz (University of
Michigan), "Imua,
Tamuning Eagles!: American Football and the
Remaking of Indigenous Masculinities and
Cultural Identities in the Militarized and
Colonized Pacific Islands." December 6, 2006
Charles Orser (University of Illinois),
"An Historical Archaeology of Consumption:
Lessons and Questions from Nineteenth-Century
Ireland." Spring 2006
Alicia ReCruz (University of North
Texas), "Los Otros: Maya Immigrants in
Cancun." Spring 2005
Alison Wylie (Barnard College), Spring
2005
Michael Dietler (University of Chicago),
"Celts: Ancient, Modern, and Post Modern
Archaeology and the Politics of Identity."
Spring 2004
Lee Baker (Duke University), Spring 2003
Paul Lovejoy
(York University), "Muhammad
Kaba Saghanughu (c. 1757-1845) and the Muslim
Community of Jamaica." Spring 2002.
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Brown
Bottles
The Brown Bottle Series
was initiated in Fall 2000 to provide graduate
students with a platform for presenting their
work and the problems encountered in the
different stages of dissertation research. No
professors attend these functions, so the mood
is informal and fun! These potluck events are
held on Friday evenings in graduate student
homes, well catered with food and drinks.
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Student Mentoring
In cooperation with the Anthropology Department
faculty, the Graduate Student Organization has
developed an informal mentoring program for
incoming graduate students. While new
students frequently have all the academic help
they need, sometimes the practical aspects of
attending graduate school can be a little
confusing at first. Upon enrollment new students
are given the opportunity to be assigned an
appropriate buddy from amongst the more
experienced students. The buddy will be a
contact point for information on anything from
locating housing to finding other students who
share similar interests.
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Future Professoriate Program
The Department of
Anthropology's Future Professoriate Project has
two fundamental goals: (1) to prepare graduate
students for the teaching responsibilities they
will face as future members of the
professoriate, and (2) to effect a change in
faculty culture by fostering a recognition of
the importance of teaching as a dimension of
graduate education. Our program addresses these
goals through regular working sessions on
teaching, faculty members service as Teaching
Mentors, and the appointment of senior Teaching
Assistants as Teaching Associates. The
department is one of thirty-four academic units
participating in the University-wide
Future Professoriate
Project.
For more information regarding FPP events,
please consult our
department's FPP website.
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