Listen to the Introductory Presentations by SAR’s 2019 Resident Scholars, Interns, and King Native Artist Fellow
SAR Announces 2019-2020 Resident Scholars: C.J. Alvarez, Patricia Crown, Rashmi Sadana, Fátima Suárez, and Davina Two Bears.
“Indians Welcome”: Former SAR Resident Scholar Explores the Alcatraz Takeover of 1969
As a young Native scholar I’d studied Native activism and Red Power and got involved in activism; one of the names that stood out in the back of my mind, the person I’d always wanted to know more about, was Richard Oakes.
Understanding the U.S. Immigration Detention System – An Anthropologist’s Perspective
After Deborah Boehm finished her book Returned: Going and Coming in an Age of Deportation, which she partially wrote as an SAR Research Associate in 2013, she knew she needed to do more. During her research, she had formed deep relationships with immigrant families impacted by deportation. “Many of those I had interviewed had been also been detained, and their stories were so harrowing,” she says. “Their lives had been unraveled by state action.”
The Psychology of Women under Patriarchy
2019. Edited by Holly F. Mathews and Adriana M. Manago
The contributors to this volume draw upon field research and in-depth qualitative data from different parts of the world to explore the reasons for women’s varied psychological responses to patriarchy.
Redefining Ancient Maya Culture Through the Study of the 99 Percent
SAR board member and eminent archaeologist, Jerry Sabloff has devoted considerable effort to the study of settlement patterns in Mexico and Central America—the when, where and how non-elite Maya people lived and worked. Sabloff discusses his discoveries in a Q&A interview in the 2019 issue of Knowable Magazine and presents on the topic in this fall’s SAR In-Depth course.
Touring “Down Under” to Talk Hobbits, Einstein, and the Evolution of Language
At the heart of her research, SAR senior scholar Dean Falk asks, “What can fossils, babies, and Einstein tell us about the way our brains have evolved?” Falk addressed this question and more during a tour of lectures and interviews across western Australia this summer, where, on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Radio program “Late Night Live”, she touches upon evolution and language, the uniqueness of Einstein’s brain, and “hobbits”, or the newly discovered (and short) human species, Homo floresiensis.
Exploring the Cultural and Environmental History of Mining in Michigan and New Mexico
SAR senior scholar, Carol MacLennan, has focused her research on mining policy in the US and is currently completing her manuscript, Laid to Waste: Lessons from 100 Years of Mining, which explores the ongoing cultural and environmental impact of copper mining in New Mexico and Michigan.
SAR Announces 2019-2020 Resident Scholars
SAR Announces 2019-2020 Resident Scholars: C.J. Alvarez, Patricia Crown, Rashmi Sadana, Fátima Suárez, and Davina Two Bears.
2019 J. I. Staley Prize Winner – Government of Paper: The Materiality of Bureaucracy in Urban Pakistan
Cities are shaped as much by paper and rubber stamps as they are by bricks and mortar, argues Matthew Hull in Government of Paper. By tracing the unexpected ways in which documents travel, he exposes the secret life of paper that profoundly shapes the built landscape of the planned city of Islamabad, and more broadly, gives us new ways of understanding bureaucracy on a global scale.
Best-Selling Book by SAR Alumnus Challenges Traditional Narratives of Native America and Underscores the Achievements of Indians in Contemporary Culture.
A new, widely acclaimed book by SAR scholar alumnus David Treuer is challenging long-held views of the state of Native America. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee, argues that Dee Brown’s famous history of Native American dispossession and genocide, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, perpetuates a mistaken impression of the situation of American Indians today.
Upcoming Events
Oct
16
Wed
2019
12:00 pm On the Delhi Metro: Urban Landsc... @ Eric S. Dobkin Boardroom, SAR
On the Delhi Metro: Urban Landsc... @ Eric S. Dobkin Boardroom, SAR 
Oct 16 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT HERE Rashmi Sadana, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, George Mason University and Weatherhead fellow at SAR Rashmi Sadana, Weatherhead fellow, SAR What happens when a hyper-modern, state-of-the-art metro rail[...]
6:30 pm Creative Thought Forum Lecture: ... @ Santa Fe Convention Center
Creative Thought Forum Lecture: ... @ Santa Fe Convention Center 
Oct 16 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
REGISTER FOR THE LECTURE HERE SAR’s third annual Creative Thought Forum series invites members and the public to explore our understanding of where humanity is going in a new age of technological and cultural shifts[...]
Oct
17
Thu
2019
10:00 am Creative Thought Forum Salon: Su... @ Eric S. Dobkin Boardroom, SAR
Creative Thought Forum Salon: Su... @ Eric S. Dobkin Boardroom, SAR
Oct 17 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
The Thursday following the lecture, SAR hosts an informal salon discussion with Thomas Malone, the Patrick J. McGovern Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management and the founding director of the MIT[...]
Oct
18
Fri
2019
10:00 am Walking Tours of SAR’s Historic ... @ School for Advanced Research
Walking Tours of SAR’s Historic ... @ School for Advanced Research
Oct 18 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Reservations for campus tours must be made at least 24 hours in advance. Explore the fascinating history, stunning architecture, and beautiful outdoor gardens of the School for Advanced Research. Originally the 1920s home of Amelia[...]
2:00 pm Tours of the Indian Arts Researc... @ Indian Arts Research Center
Tours of the Indian Arts Researc... @ Indian Arts Research Center
Oct 18 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
The Indian Arts Research Center (IARC) houses an outstanding collection of Native American art, including pottery, jewelry, textiles and clothing, paintings, basketry, and drums. With more than 12,000, items, the IARC is home to works[...]
Oct
22
Tue
2019
10:00 am SAR In Depth: Rock Art of the Ri... @ Eric S. Dobkin Boardroom, SAR
SAR In Depth: Rock Art of the Ri... @ Eric S. Dobkin Boardroom, SAR 
Oct 22 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
The School for Advanced Research offers innovative and thought-provoking classes on a range of topics for SAR members and the general public. Courses often have opportunities to engage with rarely seen works in the IARC[...]
Oct
23
Wed
2019
12:00 pm Chihuahuan Desert History @ Eric S. Dobkin Boardroom, SAR
Chihuahuan Desert History @ Eric S. Dobkin Boardroom, SAR
Oct 23 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT HERE C.J. Alvarez, Assistant Professor, Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies, University of Texas, Austin, and Mellon fellow at SAR C.J. Alvarez, Mellon fellow, SARThis talk offers preliminary answers to[...]
7:00 pm Film: The Lost City of the Monke... @ Voilet Crown Cinema
Film: The Lost City of the Monke... @ Voilet Crown Cinema 
Oct 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
REGISTER FOR THE FILM HERE $125 SAR members // $150 not-yet-members (all but $25 from each ticket is tax deductible) Proceeds support the advancement of knowledge and understanding of humanity through SAR’s scholar and artist programs.[...]