Featured Event
FABBL – Jenna Hurtubise’s research at Pan de Azúcar de Nepeña
ten Hoor 21Join us for our Friday Afternoon Brown Bag Luncheon (FABBL). Jenna Hurtubise will present "Preliminary Interpretations at Pan de Azúcar de Nepeña: Findings from the 2018 Field Season." The basic structure of a FABBL is as follows: we eat and socialize for fifteen minutes, the speaker gives a 20-30 minute presentation, and we close with
Dr. John Jackson Lecture on Race and Identity
Ferguson Center Theatre 751 Campus Dr W, Tuscaloosa, United StatesDr. John Jackson (University of Pennsylvania) is giving a lecture entitled, "Five Things We Get Wrong about Race/Identity and How to Get Them Right." Using his background as an anthropologist of race to ground this lecture, Jackson will argue that Americans often assume exactly the wrong things about how identities function in everyday life. And
Professionalization Workshop – Curating Your Online Presence
ten Hoor 21Join us for this semester's first professionalization workshop, entitled "Curating Your Online Presence," featuring guest speaker Karen Burns (Asst. Coordinator for Faculty Development and administrator of http://people.ua.edu).
Taylor Lawhon MA Thesis Defense
105 ten HoorTaylor Lawhon is defending her MA thesis entitled, "Classic Maya Palace Complex at Actuncan, Belize: A Functional Analysis of Room Architecture and Ceramic Assemblages."
Bake Sale and Voter Registration
ten Hoor main entranceThe Anthropology Club is having a bake sale from 9 am to 4 pm at the main entrance to ten Hoor, so stop by and purchase some delicious homemade goods! The club is also simultaneously registering people to vote at the baked goods table, so if you aren't registered, stop by to do so. Let's
Anthropology Club Movie Night
22 ten Hoor Hall TuscaloosaJoin us for the semi-annual Anthropology Club movie night! We will be showing the movie Tanna, which won the Audience Award Pietro Barzisa at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. There will be free pizza and snacks for those who attend.
Anthropology Club Trip to Mammoth Cave
We are taking a guided tour of the longest cave system in the world, led by University of Kentucky archaeologist George Cruthers, and hearing all about the cave's history and archaeology. The total distance is around 3 miles and there are 50-60 stairs. We will need lanterns/flashlights for about 2/3 of the walk. We will be
ALLELE Lecture by Prosanta Chakrabarty: Making Evolution Accessible to Everyone
Northlawn Auditorium (Room 1000)The Alabama Lecture Series on Life's Evolution (ALLELE) presents a lecture by Prosanta Chakrabarty of Louisiana State University. It is entitled, "Making Evolution Accessible to Everyone" All ALLELE lectures are free and open to the public.
Anthropology Club Meeting
22 ten Hoor Hall TuscaloosaWe will briefly discuss some club business and then have an anthropology-themed game night! Get creative and bring games you've learned about from the people you study/ in the places you work. There will be Halloween-themed snacks. The meeting will be followed by fellowship at Heat Pizza Bar.
FABBL
ten Hoor 21Join us for our Friday Afternoon Brown Bag Luncheon (FABBL), where Mackenzie Manns will present "Terrorism Discourse in Academics." The basic structure of a FABBL is as follows: we eat and socialize for fifteen minutes, the speaker gives a 20-30 minute presentation, and we close with roughly 10 minutes of audience questions. These meetings give