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  • The National Cemetery of Finland in Photos, thru May 10

    EXTENDED by Popular Demand! Expansive Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki manages in microcosm to present the history of Finland in an aesthetically magical, symbolically rich environment evocative of Finnish identity and nationalism. The graves – most often in Swedish, Russian, and Finnish –...

  • Spatial Data Analysis with China Geo-Explorer, May 3

    Within the last ten years, the UM China Data Center has made lots of efforts in the development and distribution of government statistics, Census data, and GIS data of China. Those information provide a rich source for the study of population, economy, social environment and their relative...

  • 2012: The Science Of The Maya Apocalypse, May 10

    A mistaken interpretation of a calendar used by the ancient Maya of Mesoamerica has led to a popular notion that they predicted the end of the world on December 21st, 2012. Doomsday enthusiasts have imagined a whole host of possible grand finales for the human race, many of which are natural...

  • Reconciling Science and the Imagination in the Construction of the Deep Prehistoric Past, May 19

    Traditionally, archaeologists when writing about the past, favor expository narratives in which the persona of the archaeologist-writer as well as his or her prehistoric people-subjects remain anonymous or – at best – in the far distant bird’s eye view. And how else, you might ask, can you write...

  • The Future of Secular Humanism in Indonesia; Historical, Sociological and Political Perspectives, May 3

    Prof. Azyumardi Azra (Ph.D., Columbia) is one of Indonesia’s most prominent public intellectuals and Muslim thinkers. He is the Director of the Graduate School at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University in Jakarta, and served as the university’s Rector [President] from 1998 to 2006. He is...

  • China: The Age of Ambition, May 4

    The speaker will examine how Chinese individuals are seeking to redefine their identities in ways that were not previously available to them.

    Evan Osnos joined The New Yorker as a staff writer in 2008. He is the magazine’s correspondent in China, where he has lived since 2005. His...

  • HIV Prevention With Latinos: Theory, Research, and Practice, May 7

    Professor Kurt Organista of the School of Social Welfare discusses the new book he edited which includes works by the leading authorities on the theory, research, and practice in preventing HIV with diverse Latino populations and communities. Each of the chapters explores the most innovative...

  • Beyond Ideological Conflict: Political Incorporation of Buddhist Youth in the Early PRC, May 9

    This talk is part of the IEAS Residential Research Fellows series of weekly presentations on current research. For the full schedule, see attached poster.

  • Inner Mongolia: Grassland, Desert, City, People, May 18

    Based on recent fieldwork, the panelists will explore the social and ecological issues in Inner Mongolia with the following focus:
    Jerry Zee, Anthropology, Berkeley, “Governing Sand Storms with Science”
    Yan Lu, environmental journalist, Beijing, “Commodifying Nature and Culture”...

  • Desert Mazar: Sacred Sites in Western China, thru Jun 1

    Wedged between the Mongol and Kazakh steppes, mainland China, and the high ranges of the Pamirs and Himalayas, the desert expanse of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has been a crossroads of languages, cultures and religions. Across the region, the spiritual landscape is marked by mazar,...

  • Anthropology Events Calendar
    Click on this link to see a calendar showing what's on the horizon in the way of presentations, talks, and special events around campus sponsored by or relevant to Anthropology.