NEW FACULTY MEMBERS
The Anthropology Department is pleased to announce the addition of a new biological anthropologist Denise Su. Denise received her B.A. degree in Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Anthropology from New York University. Her research is primarily focused on the context of human evolution, more specifically how the environment and environmental changes might have affected macroevolutionary processes in the human lineage, i.e. origination, extinction, and adaptation. Denise has conducted faunal-based paleoecological research at key fossil sites in Africa and Asia. Her dissertation work examined the paleoenvironment of the early Pliocene hominid-bearing site of Laetoli, Tanzania. We welcome Denise Su to Bryn Mawr. Look forward to the announcement of her course offerings for next academic year.
Tereza Hyankova will be a member of the department for the next academic year. Tereza is a Lecturer in the Program in Social Anthropology at the University of Pardubice, Czech Republic. She received her Ph.D. in 2009 from the Department of Ethnology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. Her thesis title is "Lifestyle Transitions among Algerian Immigrants to the Czech Republic: Changes and Persistence in Personal Identities."
NEW COURSE OFFERING - SPRING 2010
ANTH 276. Islam in Europe. Tereza Hyankova.Tuesday 1:00-3:30, Taylor G
This course will focus on recent immigration of Muslims to Europe. Anthropological theories will be helpful for understanding various issues such as the colonization and production of ethnicity, problems of identity concerning different generations and gender. Politics from the points of view of the nation-state and of the Muslim community will be important.
AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING INFO
Dear Anthropology Majors,
As you may know, the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association will be held this year in Philadelphia at the Philadelphia Marriott from December 2 – December 6, 2009. For those of you who might want to see what a hotel looks like with 4,000 anthropologists crowded in and all talking at the same time, this is your chance.
But seriously, many of you are considering graduate school in anthropology, and this year the Association is organizing a graduate school fair on Saturday, December 5th. A number of graduate schools will be represented, and this would be a good opportunity to find out about their programs and have the chance to meet faculty and students. In addition you could attend some of the sessions, go to a student reception and participate in workshops designed for students . For more information go to www.aaanet.org/membership/dsp.cfm. Please find attached the “One Day Student Registration Form” and an information sheet. We will also keep information about the Graduate Fair in the Anthropology Office, Dalton 114, with Mrs. Sulpizio.
There will also be some opportunities to volunteer to work at the meeting (at registration, message booth, information desk, etc.), and in return receive a year’s membership in the Association. I should have more details in the next few weeks. Contact me if you are interested.
We also look forward to meeting and greeting many of our Alumnae who will be attending the meetings. Bryn Mawr has produced a very large number of graduates who have gone on to earn Ph.D.s in Anthropology. Don’t forget to have a look at some of their books in the Dalton third floor display case.
Best,
Rick Davis, Chair