Imaginary Spaces, Dark Tourism, and Writing about Difficult Topics for a General Audience: A Conversation with Ruth Ellen Gruber
205 Gorgas LibraryStructured as a conversation, Dr. Marysia Galbraith (New College and Department of Anthropology) asks Ruth about her work on “Virtually Jewish” heritage in Europe, “Wild West” theme parks, tourism at
Beyond Virtually Jewish: New Realities and Real Imaginary Spaces – A lecture by Ruth Ellen Gruber
215 Lloyd HallRuth discusses new forms of Jewishness, Jewish practice, and religious and cultural expression. She describes how she coined the term “Virtually Jewish” to describe non-Jewish involvement, embrace, appropriation and engagement
FABBL
ten Hoor 21Join us for our Friday Afternoon Brown Bag Luncheon (FABBL). The basic structure of a FABBL is as follows: we eat and socialize for fifteen minutes, the speaker gives a
Anthropology Club trip to the Moundville Knap-In and meeting
22 ten Hoor Hall TuscaloosaThe Anthropology Club will be going to the Moundville Archaeological Park to visit the museum and check out the flint knapping (stone tool making) event that the park is holding.
Cayla Colclasure’s Master’s Defense
252 ten Hoor HallCayla Colclasure is defending her thesis, "Examining Change, Persistence, and Variation in the Role of Invertebrate Fauna in Mission-era Guale Foodways on St. Catherines Island, GA." This is a great
SfAA Annual Meeting
The Society for Applied Anthropology will hold its 79th annual meeting in Portland, Oregon.
ALLELE Lecture by Gabriela Mangano: A Different Look at Microevolution
Northlawn Auditorium (Room 1000)The Alabama Lecture Series on Life's Evolution (ALLELE) presents a lecture by Gabriela Mangano of the University of Saskatchewan. It is entitled, "A Different Look at Microevolution: A Perspective from
Anthropology Club Spring Camping Trip
Tannehill State ParkThe anthropology Club will be camping at Tannehill State Park. Tannehill is about 45 minutes from campus, and is the site of a historic ironworks. More information about the site
AAPA Annual Meeting
The 88th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists is being held in Cleveland, Ohio.
William Dressler selected to give the UA Last Lecture on Culture
Northlawn Auditorium (Room 1000)The Graduate School is pleased to announce that Dr. William Dressler has been selected as the 2019 Last Lecture speaker. Dr. Dressler will give a presentation titled "Culture: A User's Guide". A reception will follow the lecture.