Anthropologist, novelist, and SAR’s Katrin H. Lamon resident scholar of 2015–16, David Treuer (Ojibwe), is garnering national attention for his cover story in the May 2021 issue of the Atlantic Monthly, “Return the National Park to the Tribes.” SAR president, Michael F. Brown, reflects on the article and more.
The School for Advanced Research (SAR) is pleased to announce our new initiative, SAR Learns! Out of a desire to support intergenerational learning and creativity during the pandemic, SAR Learns! will assist with knowledge transmission specifically within the context of the ongoing pandemic. The program will distribute $50,000, utilizing re-directed grant funds, that will enable sixteen artists to launch or complete a variety of proposed projects.
The School for Advanced Research(SAR) mourns the passing of Marshall David Sahlins: a preeminent anthropologist and SAR supporter whose academic work repeatedly transformed anthropology, and whose activism informed the public. Read two personal reflections by Michael F. Brown (SAR President) and Paul Ryer (Director, SAR Scholar Programs) who like so many leading anthropologists today studied at some point with professor Sahlins.
Deborah A. Boehm was a 2013 visiting research associate at SAR and is now a professor in the Department of Anthropology and chair of the Department of Gender, Race, and Identity at the University of Nevada, Reno. She will be participating in a conversation with Jason De León and other scholars during SAR’s Beyond Borders Symposium on August 21, 2020, 10:00 a.m. MDT. We spoke about her year as a Mellon/ACLS Scholars & Society fellow and her most recent work on the US immigration detention system.
A selection of this year’s resident scholars—who study everything from ancient drinking practices in Chaco Canyon to the newly built Delhi metro—have recommended the SAR Press books they find most useful, thought provoking, or even just enjoyable. We hope you enjoy them, too.
From excavations of Chaco in the early nineteenth century to the latest research on cosmology, monumental architecture, and long-distance trade, SAR has supported scholars who wish to understand and protect this unique place—and shared their findings with other researchers and the public.
While in residence at SAR, C. J. Alvarez is working on a history of the Chihuahuan Desert that considers this area as an ecosystem rather than a political territory along a border. As we talked, I learned more about his new environmental history of the border region and what he’s gaining from his time in Santa Fe.
Two decades ago, with a vision of a space for artists that would elicit feelings of warmth and personality, SAR commissioned a new artist studio. The Native American artist fellowship program—then in its fourth year—needed a space more conducive to artistic creativity. The Dubin Studio was built adjacent to the Indian Arts Research Center (IARC) through the generosity of Ronald and Susan Dubin. Learn more about SAR’s two most recent contemporary Native American artist fellows and the Dubin Studio’s continued legacy of supporting artists through the open working space.
A member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and also of Cherokee descent, Jeffrey Gibson was SAR’s 2008 Ronald and Susan Dubin Native artist fellow and is now a MacArthur fellow, the winner of one of the “genius” grants given annually by the MacArthur Foundation.
REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT HERE Conversations about statues and other public monuments have become painfully contentious in recent years. This webinar considers fresh and creative approaches to preserving public memory without opening old wounds. Join[...]
The day following the Creative Thought Forum event, SAR invites members to take a deeper dive into the topics discussed during a hybrid in-person/Zoom informal conversation with moderator Estevan Rael-Gálvez. Free and open to SAR members.[...]
Join Us for a Trunk Show to Benefit the School for Advanced Research Register here for your time entry slot here. https://www.chipetatrading.com/ Native American vintage jewelry, historic Plains beadwork, blankets and pottery Don Siegel has[...]
Join Us for a Trunk Show to Benefit the School for Advanced Research Register here for your time entry slot here. https://www.chipetatrading.com/ Native American vintage jewelry, historic Plains beadwork, blankets and pottery Don Siegel has[...]
Centennial Anniversary of the School for Advanced Research’s Indian Arts Research Center Collections This gala celebrates the establishment of the Pueblo Pottery Fund in 1922, and the resulting collections now permanently housed on the campus[...]
Journey to Chaco Country with Four Corners Archaeologist Steve Lekson DATES: August 23-25, 2022 Cost per person: Double Occupancy: $1,395 (Includes a $100 non-refundable tax-deductible donation to SAR) Single Occupancy: $1,520 (Includes a $100 non-refundable[...]
New Directions: An Insider’s Look at Native American Collections Okla Homma A tour for President’s Circle members with an optional overnight extension to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art October 11-15, 2022 Okla Homma, which[...]