Lecture
Clarence C. Gravlee: “Sick of Race: How Racism Harms Health and Misleads Medicine.”
111 ten HoorClarence C. Gravlee, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the University of Florida and the immediate past editor of the flagship journal of Medical Anthropology, Medical Anthropology Quarterly. He is widely known for his research regarding social inequality in health, with a particular focus on the effects of racism. He is recipient of the Rudolph Virchow Award
Asian Studies Lecture
113 ten Hoor HallLink to flyer: 4985_001
Guest Lecture with Dr. John Kappelman
30 ten Hoor 350 Marrs Spring Rd, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesOn Thursday, April 6th, Dr. John Kappelman will be giving a guest lecture entitled Solving a 3.2-Million-Year-Old Mystery: How Lucy Died? from 5:30-7pm in ten Hoor rm. 30. Dr. Kappelman's publication of high resolution CT scans of "Lucy," and his provocative interpretation of her death made big waves in the paleoanthropological community and beyond in 2016. We hope
Lee Berger Lecture
127 Biology , United StatesAdmission is free, but seating will be limited.
James R. Bindon Lecture Series
111 ten HoorDr. William R. Leonard, Abraham Harris Professor of Anthropology at Northwestern University, will be delivering a lecture on “Integrating Evolutionary and Biocultural Approaches to the Study of Human Diversity and Health.”
CANCELLED – ALLELE Lecture by Mohamed Noor
Unfortunately, we have had to cancel Dr. Noor’s ALLELE lecture on Thursday. Monster Hurricane Florence is headed straight for him in North Carolina and his flights (especially the return on Friday) are certain to be cancelled. We will reschedule him as soon as is feasible.
Alabama Archaeological Society Meeting
ten Hoor 107As summer fieldwork comes to a close and a new semester dawns we are recommencing our monthly meetings! Our first meeting of the fall will be September 18th at 6:30 PM in room 107 of ten Hoor. Natalie Mooney will be speaking about her thesis research regarding Magnolia Grove plantation. Furthermore, we have some business to attend to that includes the
ALLELE Lecture by Katie Hinde: Mother’s Milk
Northlawn Auditorium (Room 1000)The Alabama Lecture Series on Life's Evolution (ALLELE) presents a lecture by Katie Hinde of Arizona State University. It is entitled, "Mother's Milk: How an Adaptation Older than Dinosaurs Underlies the Success of the Human Species." All ALLELE lectures are free and open to the public.
Alabama Archaeological Society Meeting – Dr. Ian Brown lecture
103 ten Hoor 19 ten Hoor Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesThe Tuscaloosa chapter of the Alabama Archaeological Society is pleased to present a lecture by Dr. Ian Brown entitled, "The Southern African-American Burial Pattern, as Represented at Gadsden's Alabama City Cemetery." This event is free and open to the public.
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