March 25–29, 2012
Disturbing Bodies: A Relational Exploration of Forensic Archaeological Practice
Zoë Crossland, Co-Chair
Assistant Professor
Department of Anthropology
Columbia University
Rosemary A. Joyce, Co-Chair
Professor
Department of Anthropology
University of California, Berkeley
The aim of this seminar was to discuss the values and beliefs that underlie forensic exhumation, and to explore the tensions that arise in the practice of forensic archaeological work.
November 4–8, 2012
Multiple Perspectives on the Evolution of Childhood
Alyssa N. Crittenden, Co-Chair
Lincy Foundation Assistant Professor
Department of Anthropology
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Courtney L. Meehan, Co-Chair
Assistant Professor
Department of Anthropology
Washington State University
Research into the evolution of childhood and the diversity of children’s experiences around the world attracted significant attention in recent years. However, an international group of scholars had yet to come together to address divergent views and integrate current theoretical and methodological divides. This seminar convened in order to bring that divergent group of scholars and research together.