Archive: Anthropology
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Önder, Hamilton Receive Faculty Awards at Tropaia and Faculty of Languages and Linguistics Ceremonies
Two faculty professors were honored during the annual Tropaia and Faculty of Languages and Linguistics (FLL) Ceremonies on Saturday. Sylvia Önder was awarded the Edward B. Bunn, S.J. Award for Faculty Excellence and Heidi Hamilton received the annual FLL Service Award.
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Georgetown College Hosts Racial Justice Speaker Series to Promote Equity and Inclusion
Next week, Georgetown College will host its first event in the series “Such a Time As This”: Racial Justice and the University in order to explore how research by Georgetown faculty advances racial justice and how the university may continue to work for a more equitable community at the university level and beyond.
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Georgetown Creates New Course for Students Returning from Study Abroad that Analyzes COVID-19
Georgetown University was one of a few institutions to create a new academic term specifically for students who were asked to return home from their study abroads due to COVID-19. One new course being offered during this term is called COVID-19: Theory and Action in a Time of Pandemic that allows the student to study the virus comprehensively in real time.
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Linguistics Workshop Examines Social Justice, Language Diversity, and Globalization
The research training workshop focused on multilingual practices and social justice and examined the contributions of different approaches to the analysis of multilingualism within contexts that are crucial to guaranteeing equity and access to all members of society, such as in court and health settings.
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Fulbright-National Geographic Storytelling Fellowship Goes to Surfing College Alumna
Georgetown College alumna and expert surfer Emi Koch (C’12), who was National Geographic 2018 Adventurer of the Year, is now a Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellow.
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Meet Rangel Fellowship Winner Bianca Uribe
Bianca Uribe (C’18) has received a 2018 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship, a prestigious award given to only 30 students from universities across the country. We caught up with Bianca to learn more about her research interests, career goals, and favorite parts of her time on the Hilltop.
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De Luna NEH Grant Unites Humanities, Archaeology
Professor Kathryn de Luna of the Department of History has received a collaborative research grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, which she and two co-investigators will use to study the causes of population expansion and language change in central Africa.
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In Anthropocene Seminar, Humanists Tackle Environmental Issues
Approaching the Anthropocene: Global Culture and Planetary Change is a series of lectures, art installations, and group discussions that critically examine the ways humans interact with and change their environments.
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Poet Delivers Inspiring Performance for Anthropology Class
Baltimore-based writer and poet Kondwani Fidel visited campus earlier this week for a spoken word poetry performance and conversation with students.
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Terrio Honored for Book on Immigrant Children
“Whose Child Am I? Unaccompanied, Undocumented Children in U.S. Immigration Custody” is Terrio’s exploration of the plight of undocumented minors who fall into the temporary custody of the U.S. government. The Choice Outstanding Academic Title honor is bestowed on less than 10 percent of each year’s roughly 7,000 entries.
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