Wednesday, December 23, 2009
New CMA President
A short article announcing our new CMA President, Alex Barker. Also, the piece mentions his recent prize from the AAM. Congratulations Alex! We're looking forward to exciting and productive developments under your tenure.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Southwest Museum Closing
It seems, from several reports, that the Southwest Museum is closing its doors to the public. "With this action," a SWM docent writes, "the Southwest Museum is now officially a storehouse and conservation site, nothing more."
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Chinese Civilizations Curator Position
The Department of Anthropology of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology invite applications from anthropological archaeologists for a three-year visiting position in the study of ancient Chinese civilizations. The faculty appointment will be as a Senior Fellow in the Department of Anthropology with a parallel appointment as a Visiting Assistant Curator in the Asian Section of the University of Pennsylvania Museum. The successful candidate will teach two courses a year in the Anthropology Department and assist in the activities of the Asian Section. Preference will be given to candidates with active fieldwork in China.
Candidates are to apply at:
facultysearches.provost.upenn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50747.
Include a letter of application outlining experience and qualifications; evidence of teaching experience; a current academic vita; the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses of four professionals who can supply written references.
The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Candidates are to apply at:
facultysearches.provost.upenn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50747.
Include a letter of application outlining experience and qualifications; evidence of teaching experience; a current academic vita; the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses of four professionals who can supply written references.
The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Books Received
More books received for the journal. If you're interested in writing a review, please contact us! muaeditor@gmail.com
Clark, Carol
2009 Charles Deas and 1840s America. University of Oklahoma Press.
Gannon, Thomas
2009 Skylark Meets Meadowlark: Reimagining the Bird in British Romantic and Contemporary Native American Literature. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
Kagan, Jerome
2009 The Three Cultures: Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and the Humanities in the 21st Century. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Leidy, Denise Patry
2008 The Art of Buddhism: An Introduction to Its History and Meaning. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
MacKenzie, John M.
2009 Museums and Empire: Natural History, Human Cultures and Colonial Identities. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Savage, Kirk
2009 Monument Wars: Washington D.C., the National Mall, and the Transformation of the Memorial Landscape. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Starna, William A., and Jack Campisi, eds.
2009 William Fenton: Selected Writings. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
Troccoli, Joan Carpenter, ed.
2009 The Masterworks of Charles M. Russell: A Retrospective of Paintings and Sculpture. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.
Wallace, William
2009 Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man, and His Times. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Clark, Carol
2009 Charles Deas and 1840s America. University of Oklahoma Press.
Gannon, Thomas
2009 Skylark Meets Meadowlark: Reimagining the Bird in British Romantic and Contemporary Native American Literature. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
Kagan, Jerome
2009 The Three Cultures: Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and the Humanities in the 21st Century. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Leidy, Denise Patry
2008 The Art of Buddhism: An Introduction to Its History and Meaning. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
MacKenzie, John M.
2009 Museums and Empire: Natural History, Human Cultures and Colonial Identities. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Savage, Kirk
2009 Monument Wars: Washington D.C., the National Mall, and the Transformation of the Memorial Landscape. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Starna, William A., and Jack Campisi, eds.
2009 William Fenton: Selected Writings. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
Troccoli, Joan Carpenter, ed.
2009 The Masterworks of Charles M. Russell: A Retrospective of Paintings and Sculpture. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.
Wallace, William
2009 Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man, and His Times. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Bruchac on NAGPRA
Brand new Council on Museum Anthropology Secretary, Marge Bruchac, speaking last year on NAGPRA on the radio program "Indigenous Politics." We recently just came across this interesting conversation. Check it out!
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