Dear ACYIG Members,
We look forward to seeing you this Saturday, December 6th from 6:30-8:15pm for the ACYIG Organization Meeting held at the AAA’s in the Marriott Ballroom Salon 2.
The first hour is devoted to important interest group business and the second hour will include the social hour and book fair with a number of new and exciting publications.
We hope to see you! (Suggested donation: $5.)
Safe travels,
The ACYIG Board
ACYIG is now soliciting contributions for the February 2015 issue of our newsletter. We are accepting submissions on a rolling basis between Monday, December 15, 2014 and Monday, January 5, 2015. The final deadline for submission is Monday, January 5th, 2015. If possible, please notify me of your intent to submit by the start of the rolling period (i.e. December 15th). It is our hope that this timeline will facilitate an enhanced review and revision process.
All material should be sent to me at kgrimfe2@illinois.edu. Please consider the following types of submissions:
Columns (1000 words or less, including references)
“Methods & Ethics in the Anthropology of Childhood,” in which members explore the methods and ethics associated with doing research on, or with, children
A “Childhood & _____________” column (you fill in the blank!), in which members discuss a topic of interest to their research
”My Favorite Ethnography of Childhood,” in which members discuss their favorite classic or contemporary ethnography of children or childhood and why
”My Experiences/Intersections with Interdisciplinary Research on Children,” in which members investigate the value, pitfalls, and lessons associated with combining anthropological research with that of other disciplines to study children
Features
Letters to the Editor (200 words or less)
New Book Announcements
Professional Opportunities
*Job announcements
*Research Opportunities
*Grants/Prizes Available
*Calls for Papers/Abstracts
*Conference Announcements
Member News/Professional Updates
*Recent Appointments
*Grants Received
*Prizes Awarded
*Any other achievements or publications that members would like to announce
Photos from Fieldwork (with caption of 30 words or less)
We are excited to announce that Dr. Kate Grim-Feinberg will be taking over as Newsletter Editor effective December 2014. Please consider sending your inquiries or submissions for the February issue over the next few months (kgrimfe2@illinois.edu). The final deadline is January 5th, but we encourage notifying the Editor of your intent to submit by the beginning of our rolling submission deadline of December 15th.
See the Newsletter Submission Guidelines page for more information on submission types and policies.
View the most recent newsletter (October 2014)
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UPDATE 12/29/14: Due to the need for AAA’s Executive Board to review all section and interest group prizes, the ACYIG 2015 prizes have been postponed.
The ACYIG Prize Committee hopes that we will re-post the announcements for the ACYIG Prizes in mid-2015, for award at the end rather than at the beginning of 2015.
We apologize for any inconvenience that postponing the Prizes may cause to our members and colleagues. Any further questions regarding the Prizes should be sent to esobo@mail.sdsu.edu.
We look forward to updating you on further announcements about the Prizes, and we thank you for your patience as we work to establish this important recognition of our members’ contributions to the anthropology of children and youth!
ACYIG is currently accepting submissions for its 2015 prizes for Best Student Essay in Anthropology of Children and Youth and Best New Book on Children and Youth by an ACYIG Member.
Click on the following links for details: Continue reading 2015 Prizes – Submissions Now Open
The final deadline for submissions to the February 2015 newsletter is January 5th, but we encourage notifying the Editor of your intent to submit by the beginning of our rolling submission deadline of December 15th.
We are excited to announce that Dr. Kate Grim-Feinberg will be taking over as Newsletter Editor effective December 2014. Please send your inquiries or submissions for the February issue to kgrimfe2@illinois.edu. Newsletter guidelines and information about types of submissions can be found on the Newsletter Submission Guidelines page.
We welcome submissions from ACYIG members for our blog!
The blog is a less formal venue for budding ideas, thoughts on critical issues that might not fit elsewhere, and a time-sensitive way to engage with a broader community of scholars and the public.
Please note that submissions are screened internally and decisions about posting pieces are made quickly, so this is of course not a formal academic publication nor is it to be considered peer reviewed. It is, however, a great way to get more people to view your ideas and publicize your work, and to help publicize the anthropology of childhood and youth!
For more information on submitting to our blog, please contact Bonnie Richard at bonnie.olivia@gmail.com.
Earlier this year, ACYIG surveyed our members to learn more about their interests and involvement with the group.
The full results can be downloaded here: ACYIG Survey Results
ACYIG has a new Social Media Coordinator! Patrick Alexander will be managing our Facebook and Twitter accounts, and keeping us apprised of children and youth in the news as well as ACYIG announcements and events of interest to our members. Use the icons to the left to follow our social media accounts!
Continue reading Introducing our new Social Media Coordinator
