March 21–25, 1999
Local Perspectives on Military Reorganization, Economic Restructuring and Daily Life
Leslie Gill, Co-Chair
Department of Anthropology
American University
Linda Green, Co-Chair
Department of Anthropology
Columbia University
The theme of this advanced seminar, “Local Perspectives on Military Reorganization, Economic Restructuring and Everyday Life” emerged over a conversation between co-chairs Linda Green and Lesley Gill concerning the transition of countries moving from brutal dictatorships, civil wars, and military repression to democracy, free market policy, and popular elections …
April 10–16, 1999
From Africa to the Americas: New Directions in Afro-American Anthropology
Kevin A. Yelvington, Chair
Department of Anthropology
University of South Florida
“The study of the African diaspora begins with an enigma,” said Kevin Yelvington, chair of this year’s advanced seminar on From Africa to the Americas: New Directions in Afro-American Anthropology. “The transatlantic slave trade was an unprecedented and unparalleled migration of people, linked to a confluence of political, economic, and historical events different from other fields of anthropology.” To forge new directions in this field, contemporary investigations into the nature of African-derived cultures in the New World must be located within that context, and take into consideration the traditional concerns of scholarship on the African diaspora.
September 26–30, 1999
Changing Perspectives on Tikal and the Development of Ancient Maya Civilization
Jeremy A. Sabloff, Chair
University of Pennsylvania Museum
The Advanced Seminar participants included eight scholars who worked at Tikal during the 1950s and 1960s. Of particular value was the sharing of new information about Tikal that has emerged since the close of the fieldwork there. Thirty years represents a relatively short a period of time, but, said seminar chair Jeremy Sabloff, “for Maya studies, it is like an eternity.”