Monthly Archives: October 2016

Announcements

NEOS OCTOBER 2016 ISSUE NOW AVAILABLE!

The October 2016 issue of Neos is now available for your reading pleasure at http://acyig.americananthro.org/neos/current-issue/.

Some highlights:

  • How Old Am I? A Methodological Solution (Samantha L. Grace (U of Arizona)
  • Raising Spirit and Decolonizing Methods (Kristine Alexander (U of Lethbridge), Amy Mack (U of Lethbridge), Jan Newberry (U of Lethbridge), Erin Spring (U of Lethbridge))
  • Childhood and Infantilized Pets (Melis Sulos (CUNY))
  • Positioning Anthropology at the Intersection of Pediatric Injury and Motor Vehicle Collision: A Need for Interdisciplinary Action (Nazia Hussain (Children’s Medical Center Dallas))
  • Photos from the Field: “Shake your shoulders with us”  (Pamela Feldman-Savelsberg (Carleton College))
  • NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Let us know what you think! Share your reactions in a Letter to the Editor at ACYIG.Editor@gmail.com.

Job Postings

Assistant Professor in Cultural Anthropology – Sonoma State

The Anthropology Department at Sonoma State University is very pleased to announce that it is hiring an Assistant Professor in Cultural Anthropology, with a starting date of mid-August, 2017.  The geographical area or subfield is wide open, but we’re really looking for someone interested in applied research, and developing research opportunities for students.  The closing date for this position is November 16.

Continue reading Assistant Professor in Cultural Anthropology – Sonoma State →

Calls for Papers: Conferences

CfP – Childhoods in Motion: Children, Youth, Migration, and Education Conference

Childhoods in Motion: Children, Youth, Migration, and Education Conference

March 3-5, 2017 | UCLA, Los Angeles, California

Co-Sponsored by: UCLA Center for the Study of International Migration AAA Anthropology of Children and Youth Interest Group, Council on Anthropology and Education

Continue reading CfP – Childhoods in Motion: Children, Youth, Migration, and Education Conference →

Announcements, Publications

The Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies at the AAA (2016)

Publish your book on children, childhood, adolescence and/or youth with the Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies!

The Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies is dedicated to increasing our understanding of children and childhoods throughout the world, reflecting a perspective that highlights cultural dimensions of the human experience. The series, now edited by Jill E. Korbin and EJ Sobo, seeks proposals for books that will make important contributions to the study of children and childhoods, adolescence, and youth.
Continue reading The Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies at the AAA (2016) →