Lectures & Recordings

The following consists of recordings of lectures and other events occurring at the School for Advanced Research. Many of the recordings are accompanied by speaker biographies, abstracts, reading lists, and other educational materials. Our goal is to be able to increase access to the wonderful resources available at this institution. Feel free to use these recordings and links for your own education as well as teaching tools for students.

	Speaker Series Thursday, May 23, 2013, 12:00–1:00 pm, Free Admiration/Appropriation: Native Art Globalized Adrienne Keene, EdD candidate, Harvard University; blogger, Native Appropriations Fascination with Native cultures and aesthetics has become increasingly globalized over the last century. Most recently, appropriations of Navajo designs have prompted the tribal government to issue cease and desist letters to an American fashion-forward retailer. When does admiration cross the line into appropriation?
	Sparks Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 3:00–4:00 pm, Free Instruments of Power: Musical Performance in Rituals of the Ancestral Puebloans of the American Southwest Emily Brown Using a multidisciplinary approach that includes musicology, archaeology, iconography, history, and ethnography to examine musical instruments from the Southwest, much has been learned about music, musicians, and the social and physical contexts of music prior to European contact.
	Speaker Series Thursday, May 9, 2013, 12:00–1:00 pm, Free The Museums’ Dilemma: Culturally Appropriate Conservation Kelly McHugh, Objects Conservator, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution Many indigenous communities have differing ideas about the concepts of preservation and conservation, which often contradict typical museum practices. How does one balance museological best practices with cultural worldviews?
	Speaker Series Thursday, April 25, 2013, 12:00–1:00 pm, Free Consultations: Providing Interpretation and Guidance for Collections Jim Enote, Director, A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center Leigh Kuwanwisiwma, Director, Hopi Cultural Preservation Office Gary Roybal, Native American Liaison, Bandelier National Monument Cynthia Chavez Lamar (Moderator), IARC Director, School for Advanced Research Native community representatives often work with museums to improve collections records and bring information back to the tribe. How do tribal representatives determine what information can be shared with the public and at what level? Where is the line between what should be kept internal versus made public—even in limited amounts—for the sake of preservation?
	Lecture Thursday, April 18, 2013, 6:30–7:30 pm, Free for SAR members • $10 for nonmembers Case of the Recurring Wodaabe Corinne Kratz The Wodaabe people were little known outside their home region of the Sahel until the 1950s. Filmmakers ranging from Robert Gardner, Werner Herzog, and National Geographic turned their lenses on Wodaabe life, highlighting their elaborate attire and rich ceremonies, particularly the visually spectacular geerewol ceremony.
	Speaker Series Thursday, April 11, 2013, 12:00–1:00 pm, Free Tribal Archives: Ethics and the Right to Access Peter Chestnut, Attorney, Chestnut Law Offices, P.A., Albuquerque Attorney Peter Chestnut talks about various issues and concerns that have impacted tribal archives and how these institutions and communities have solved or negotiated through these issues.
	Sparks Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 3:00–4:00 pm, Free The Plazas of New Mexico Chris Wilson & Miguel Gandert Cultural historian Chris Wilson and renowned photographer Miguel Gandert will present their newest book Center Place: The Plazas of New Mexico.
	Symposium Saturday, March 30, 2013, 12:30–5:00 pm The Galisteo Basin: Archaeology and History of a New Mexico Landscape In Memory of Dr. Linda Cordell The Museum of New Mexico’s Friends of Archaeology and the School for Advanced Research will co-sponsor a public symposium on the archaeology and history of the Galisteo Basin. The half-day event will feature talks by eight distinguished scholars who have researched this culturally rich valley.
	Lecture Thursday, March 21, 2013, 6:30–7:30 pm, Free for SAR members • $10 for nonmembers (No advanced reservations. Ticket sales begin at 5:30 pm and are available only at the door.) Native American Fashion from the 1940s to the Present, and into the Future Jessica Metcalfe Since the 1940s, Native American fashion designers have used clothing as a way to continue age-old clothing practices, deconstruct stereotypes, and subvert the mainstream fashion industry. The artists seek to reclaim the label “Native American” in the fashion world and create new opportunities for Native artists.
	Speaker Series Thursday, March 14, 2013, 12:00–1:00 pm, Free Archaeology in the Southwest: To Collect or Not? T.J. Ferguson, Archaeologist and Professor, School of Anthropology, University of Arizona Don Whyte, Chief Ranger, Chaco Culture National Historical Park Elysia Poon (Moderator), IARC program coordinator, School for Advanced Research Did you know it is illegal to collect pottery sherds and stone tools from public lands? Noted Southwest archaeologist T.J. Ferguson and Chaco Culture National Historical Park Chief Ranger Don Whyte discuss how to navigate the legalities surrounding archaeology in the Southwest and whether or not there is a way to be a responsible collector.
	Sparks Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 3:00–4:00 pm, Free Farther Along, Recalling Memories: A History of Phillips Chapel and the Las Cruces African American Community Clarence Fielder Erected in 1911, the Phillips Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church has played an important role in the history of the African American population in Las Cruces, NM.
	Lecture Thursday, February 21, 2013, 6:30–7:30 pm, Free for SAR members • $10 for nonmembers Cycles of Evangelism in the Southwest Borderlands James F. Brooks Four “big ideas” swept across the Southwest borderlands of North America in the thousand years that span the emergence of social complexity in the Ancestral Puebloan world and the consolidation of the Spanish colony of New Mexico.
	Artist Talk Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 5:30–7:00 pm, Free Casandra Lopez in Conversation with Evelina Zuni Lucero 2013 Indigenous Writer-in-Residence SAR Writer-in-Residence Casandra Lopez is of Cahuilla, Luiseno, Tongva, and Chicana descent. Hosted by noted writer Evelina Zuni Lucero (Isleta/San Juan Pueblo), this event will include a conversation between Lucero and Lopez followed by a reading of Lopez’s work.
	Sparks Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 3:00–4:00 pm, Free Acequias, Trails, Land Grants, and Early Twentieth-Century Urban Expansion: Archaeological and Historical Perspectives on Southeast Santa Fe Stephen Post Stephen Post has spent more than twenty years researching the archaeological history of the Northern Rio Grande valley with emphasis on the Santa Fe area.
	Lecture Thursday, January 24, 2013, 6:30–7:30 pm, Free for SAR members • $10 for nonmembers From the Myth of Kings to the Math of Kings: Art, Science, and the Ancient Maya William Saturno Dr. William Saturno explores the most recent finds and paints a picture of Maya society driven by royal figures who exploited art and science to establish and maintain their place as symbol and center of Maya urban life.
	Lecture Thursday, October 18, 2012, 6:30–7:30 pm, Free for SAR members • $10 for nonmembers Rebuilding New Orleans with Music Nick Spitzer Dr. Nick Spitzer relates why New Orleans culture is largely viewed as the primary agent of the city’s new sense of hope and relatively strong economy.
	Lecture Thursday, September 20, 2012, 6:30–7:30 pm, Free for SAR members • $10 for nonmembers Humans—Are We the Exception? Jonathan Marks Dr. Jonathan Marks defends the surprisingly unpopular position that humans are different from other kinds of species and cannot readily be understood without taking humankind’s unique characteristics into consideration.
	Speaker Series Thursday, May 17, 2012, 2:00–5:00 pm, Free Documenting Collections and Artists: Using Oral History Methods in the Preservation of Artist Legacies Rose T. Díaz Are you trying to create an oral history for works in your art collection or trying to document the works of a particular artist? This workshop will provide a process for documenting artist legacies using oral history methods.
	Speaker Series Thursday, May 3, 2012, 2:00–5:00 pm, Free Documenting Collections and Artists: Making the Artwork Come Alive Jared Chavez, Keevin Lewis, and Nancy Marie Mithlo Explore projects that have been undertaken to document and preserve the lives of artists and their work.
	Speaker Series Thursday, April 19, 2012, 2:00–5:00 pm, Free Case Studies: Problems and Solutions in Artist Estates Margarete Bagshaw, Bruce Bernstein, Kate Fitz Gibbon, and David Rettig In this panel discussion, representatives of artist estates, such as those of Allan Houser, Pablita Velarde, Helen Hardin, and Harry Fonseca, will discuss the various challenges and benefits involved with managing these estates.
	Artist Talk Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 5:30–7:00 pm, FREE for SAR members • $10 for nonmembers Writers Reading/Reading Writers: Téa Obreht Performance by musical trio Rumelia starting at 5:00 pm The literary arts program at the School for Advanced Research, supported by the Lannan Foundation, is honored to host the spectacularly gifted young writer Téa Obreht in our “Writers Reading/Reading Writers” series.
	Speaker Series Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 3:00–5:00 pm, Free It Takes a Village to Support an Artist: Funding Projects Using Social Media and the Internet Katharine DeShaw This lecture explores the recent trend of micro-philanthropy to support artists and their projects. Katharine DeShaw, United States Artists executive director, speaks about USA Projects.
	Speaker Series Thursday, March 15, 2012, 3:00–5:00 pm, Free Artist Fellowships and Residencies: Who, What, When, Where, Why? Jennifer Complo McNutt, Elysia Poon, Reuben Tomás Roqueñi, and John Torres-Nez This panel discussion focuses on artist fellowships and residencies, why they are important, what opportunities are available, and what is expected when applying. Representatives from the Indian Arts Research Center, Eiteljorg Museum, Southwest Association for Indian Arts, and Native Arts & Cultures Foundation participate.
	Colloquium Wednesday, July 13, 2011, 12:00–1:00 pm Complexities of Negotiating Cultural and Linguistic Identities Online—in Balinese Edmundo Cruz Luna, Instructor, Department of English Education, Mokpo National University, South Korea, and Smeall Summer Scholar This presentation addresses how native Balinese speakers develop and present their cultural and linguistic identities in online forums.
	Artist Talk Thursday, May 26, 2011, 5:30–7:00 pm Linda Aguilar: Artist Talk, Reception, and Open Studio 2011 Eric and Barbara Dobkin Fellow There is a stigma that basketmakers face: “Traditional” or “Non-Traditional.” Linda’s response: “I am both.” She works mostly with horsehair and waxed thread, non-traditional materials, but approaches the weaving in a very traditional manner.
	Artist Talk Thursday, February 17, 2011, 5:30–7:00 pm Santee Frazier: Presentation and Discussion 2011 Indigenous Writer-in-Residence
	Colloquium Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 12:00–1:00 pm Native Designers of High Fashion: Expressing Identity, Creativity, and Tradition in Contemporary Clothing Design Jessica R. Metcalfe, Postdoctoral Diversity Fellow, Office for Equity and Inclusion, Department of Anthropology and Native Studies, University of New Mexico
	Lecture Thursday, November 4, 2010, 6:30–7:30 pm Africa’s Diamond Mines and the Contradictions of Visual Anthropology Daniel Hoffman (University of Washington) For Dr. Daniel Hoffman, the anthropologist with a camera, the diamond mines of West Africa present definite contradictions.
	Colloquium Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 12:00–1:00 pm Harvesting Fog: Introducing a Multi-faceted Problem Jamila Bargach, Academic Director, Foundation SiHmad Derhem for the Development of the South and the Sahara, and Campbell Resident Scholar
	Lecture Thursday, October 7, 2010, 6:30–7:30 pm Cave, City, and Eagles Nest: Rediscovered Mexican Codex Davíd Carrasco (Harvard University) Dr. Davíd Carrasco, historian of religions, presents an illustrated lecture on a recently recovered early 16th-century Mexican Codex.