UGA Anthropology Events

April 4, 2008
The Ethnoecology/Biodiversity Laboratory's 13th Anniversary Symposium
3:30 - 5:30 p.m., Callaway Building Auditorium, State Botanical Garden, Athens, Georgia

3:00 - 4:00 — Sam Sorenson on "Being Sustainable in the Food System Industry."
Born in Thailand and raised in New York, Chef Sorenson graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and worked in the East Coast hotel industry before coming to the University of Georgia in 2007. As head of the Georgia Center's culinary division and in partnership with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, he promotes conservation by creating special lunch selections using locally grown ingredients on Sustainable Fridays.

4:00 - 5:00 — Gary Nabham on "Renewing America's Food Traditions: Documenting Foodways from Farm to Table"
A recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award, Dr. Gary Nabham has authroed 20 books, from The Desert Smells Like Rain to Arab/American: Landscape, Culture, and Cuisine in Two Great Deserts. He co-founded Native Seed SEARCH to restore native agrobiodiversity in Arizona and has established Renewing America's Food Traditions, a Slow Food USA collaborative which is undertaking the first comprehensive survey of food biodiversity at risk in the continent.

5:00 - 5:30 — Open Forum

Celebrations on April 4, before and after the symposium:

12:00 - 2:00 —Reception and Open House, Ethnoecology/Biodiversity Laboratory, 105A Baldwin Hall, (706) 542-1430

6:00- 7:00 — Dinner at Farm 255, 255 W. Washington St., Athens (706) 549-4660

7:30 - 9:30 — Bonfire at Agrarian Connections, 10 Legacy Road, Crawford, (706) 338-7398

Co-sponsored by
Department of Anthropology, University of Georgia
Anthropology Graudate Student Organization (AGSO)
State Botanical Garden
Farm 255
Furthering Our Local Knowledge (FOLK)
Southern Seed Legacy
Promoting Local Agriculture and Cultural Experience (PLACE)

Thursday, October 11, 2007 @ 7:00 p.m. — Hirsch Hall—Room 256C (Enter through Law Library entrance on North Campus.)
Guest Speaker: Dr. James Donovan of the UGA Law Library speaks on "Looking for Law in All the Wrong Places: Issues in Legal Ethnography." Dr. Donovan will discuss his interests and research into legal anthropology and why he enjoys what he does! (Presented by Anthropology Society.)

Saturday, October 13, 2007 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m @ Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center Lecture Hall
Fall Meeting of the Society for Georgia Archaeology.
Join your fellow students and professors as you learn about "Current Research in Georgia Archaeology" and enjoy a tour of one of the most unique centers in the southeast. A light breakfast will be served and local restaurants are available for lunch. The program will begin about 9:30 a.m. and conclude in the late afternoon. For more information, visit www.thesga.org.

Thursday, October 18, 2007 @ 7:00 p.m. — Sanford Hall (Terry College of Business), Room 213
Dr. Frederick Snow, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Forensic Anthropologist: "The Tri-State Crematory Incident: a Mass Disaster of Negligence." Discover the story and see amazing photographs behind the recovery and identification of over 300 deceased individuals in our own region of northwest Georgia. Anthropology Society and the Student Association for Archaeological Sciences are event co-sponsors. This is a Franklin College Blue Card Event.

Monday, October 29, 2007 @ 7:00 p.m. — Baldwin G-20
El Diá De Los Muertos celebration! UGA Anthropology Professor Dr. Sergio Quesada speaks: "Day of the Dead:  Culture for the Living." He'll discuss the history of the "Day of the Dead" and its celebrations and importance in the world today. Come to enjoy some traditional foods and treats! (Presented by Anthropology Society.)

Wednesday, November 7, 2007 @ 7:00 p.m. — SLC—Room248
University of Colorado anthropologist Dr. Payson Sheets, specialist in Mesoamerican and Central American archaeology, speaks on "Social Memory in an Explosive Volcanic Environment: The Arenal Area of Costa Rica." Refreshments are provided. (Presented by Student Association for Archaeological Sciences.)
Abstract: If there was a tropical paradise, the Arenal area of northwestern Costa Rica could qualify. The high species diversity and high botanical biomass allowed ancient peoples to largely avoid agriculture to rely on wild sources for most of their food. The lake and rivers were stocked with fish, turtles, and manatees. In spite of population explosions in Mesoamerica to the north and the Andean area to the south, they maintained population control, and remained egalitarian in organization. They were remarkably resilient to each of the ten great explosive eruptions of Arenal volcano. Ecologic recovery was part of the human reoccupations, but we are currently exploring the possible role of social memory and need to re-connect with the spirits of deceased ancestors as a powerful motivator. Remote sensing with satellite imagery from NASA is providing crucial evidence in the form of ancient footpaths.

Thursday, November 8, 2007 @ 7:00 p.m. — SLC—Room214
Medical Anthropologist Mr. Marco Pardi from Georgia Perimeter College visits to speak to us about his research on Death and Dying and an anthropologists perspective of Near Death Experiences and associated phenomena. (Presented by Anthropology Society.)

Wednesday, November 14, 2007 @ 7:00 p.m. — Baldwin Hall, Room G-20
UGA Anthropology Professor Dr. René Bobé will speak about his interests and research in Paleoanthropology, including his experience on the team that discovered "Lucy's Child"—the Dikika Baby—a 3.5-million-year-old hominid! (Presented by Anthropology Society.)

Saturday, November 17, 2007—Etowah Indian Mounds
Anthropology Society and SAAS (Student Association for Archaeological Sciences) take a trip to Etowah Indian Mounds. Camping afterwards is optional. More details will be coming soon.