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Monday, March 26, 2007
67th Annual SfAA Meeting in Tampa
The Society for Applied Anthropology's 67th annual meeting is happening in Tampa this week and USF Anthropology is in full gear for being the unofficial host department. Jen, a fellow Anthroblogs.org blogger, USF graduate, and U. of North Texas graduate student is organizing a series of podcasts from sessions at the conference. Keep on eye on the podcast site and the offical SfAA website for what I assume will be regular updates. From the SfAA website:
Applied anthropology in the 21st Century faces challenges to contribute meaningfully and in a sustained way to understanding complex and recurring global struggles. The theme of "Global Insecurities" is both expansive and focused, designed to invite intellectual discussions and practical applications from our colleagues worldwide and especially from our Canadian neighbors to the north, and our southern neighbors in Mexico, the Caribbean, Central, and South America. From resource insecurity (e.g., clean water and air), basic necessity insecurity (e.g., food, shelter), infrastructural insecurity (e.g., health, education, public governance), to insecurity related to ethnic, class, and social relations (e.g., disparities and conflict) the 21st century is marked by increased uneasiness. Applied anthropology is specially suited to addressing those conditions through research, program design, evaluation, and advocacy at the local, national, and international levels.
Posted by Will at March 26, 2007 03:34 PM in Anthropology