|
The 2010 HPSfAA Annual Meetings will take place April 22-25, 2010, at Metro State College on the Auraria Campus in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the conference is "Representation: Who is Heard and Who Needs to be Heard?" The conference will include the annual business meeting of the High Plains Society for Applied Anthropology, as well as awards ceremonies and social events. All current HPSfAA members, as well as others in the practicing or academic worlds with interests in applied anthropology, are welcome to attend. We also welcome students from high school to graduate school. New - Online Registration System! For the first time, HPSfAA is offering online conference registration and payment for the annual conference. Current and new members can register and make payment for the conference using PayPal or credit cards. The system is secure and will automatically confirm your registration and send you email reminders about the conference. Within the next few months, all membership data will be transferred to this new system as well. To register, go to the following link and follow the instructions there. Once you are registered, please feel free to submit a paper or session using the downloadable Call for Papers (link available at the registration site). Click here to go to the HPSfAA 2010 Annual Conference Online Registration System. You will be directed to another site. Call for Papers Central to the history of Anthropology is representing “the other.” At its best, ethnographic representation leads to greater cultural awareness and beneficial engagement for the communities involved. At its worst, ethnographic representation fosters colonial mindsets, exploitation, uncompensated appropriation, and misguided efforts. In the global 21st century, it is more important than ever for communities to have control over their own representation. Today, issues such as ethnic and gender subjugation, poverty and homelessness, natural resource management, tourism, education and economic development are all affected by representation issues. Throughout the world representation both perpetuates and problematizes issues like domestic violence, female circumcision, and slavery. Our conference this year will focus on the opportunities and challenges of representation in ethnography, film making, visual anthropology, politics, and other areas. The ethics of representation will be the common thread throughout our program. Ultimately, anthropologists are responsible for understanding, protecting and advocating for voices heard, voices silenced, voices revised, voices appropriated. Please complete the forms in the Spring 2010 Newsletter or by going to the conference site above. Proposals for papers or sessions should include an abstract of no more than 250 words and be sent to Kathleen Pickering by mail (Department of Anthropology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1787) or email (Kathleen.Pickering "at" colostate.edu), no later than Monday, March 15th, 2010. For more information, contact Kathleen Pickering by email or phone (605) 441-0271. Awards Nominations The Awards Committee of the High Plains Society for Applied Anthropology invites nominations for all three of our annual awards (see the section on Awards in the "About Us" section of the website). We especially welcome nominations for the Omer C. Stewart Award, given each year to someone who has distinguished themselves in some aspect of applied anthropology, and the Friedl and Martha Lang Student Award, given to an outstanding undergraduate or graduate student. For more information, or to submit a nomination, please contact Kathleen Pickering Sherman, President, HPSfAA, at Kathleen.Sherman "at" colostate.edu. |
