Watch a NY Times video about his work here:
http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/09/25/world/asia/100000001064100/religion-in-the-rainforest.html
Read more here: http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2011-07-29-chin-en.html
Medical anthropologist Paul Farmer (who is also a practicing physician) has long been celebrated for the important work he has been doing in Haiti (and elsewhere), combining his training as both a cultural anthropologist and a medical doctor. The recipient of a MacArthur (“Genius”) fellowship, he is considered a visionary, and has become a hero to the current generation committed to using realistic knowledge about local realities to find workable solutions for the world’s poor. He’s been speaking in many places recently abouthisa new book, just released (July 12, 2011), Haiti: After the Earthquake. You can see him speak about the book, and the current situation in Haiti, on the PBS show, FRONTLINE (“The Quake):
A powerful report on Haiti’s tragedy, with never-before-seen footage. What can be done now – and who will do it?
Paul Farmer speaks
at: 38:30, 42:57
Cultural anthropologist Paul Stoller offers his usual provocative take on the contemporary American political scene. You can read his latest post about Michelle Bachmann here:
University of Illinois and Archaeologists Researching the Pottersville Site in Edgefield, SC
May 25, 2011
EDGEFIELD – Researcher George Calfas adjusted his St. Louis Cardinals baseball cap and looked out over the hill to a warm Edgefield County sunrise. It was a stunning view. And it was only the beginning.
The grand, six-week archaeological dig meant to uncover the hidden mysteries of Edgefield’s historic Pottersville site may have set off to a rather inglorious start on Monday behind several hours of tough weed-eating and brush-clearing, but for Calfas, nine University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne students and other volunteers it was worth it.
History awaited them, but first things first.
“It’s like an orientation day today,” Calfas said of Tuesday’s field foray.
Much of the morning was consumed with a tour of the site, a brief overview of the project’s goals (to uncover more exact measurements of the site’s kiln) and general site mechanics (day-to-day scheduling and responsibilities).
However, that was hardly all planned for the day. The clock was already ticking.
“We’re going to get some digging done too,” Calfas added.
That was just fine with the University of Illinois students (some majoring in history, anthropology and other disciplines) – even though the temperature for the day would reach well into the 90s, unseasonable for them to say the least, they were here to dig.
“It’s just a nice opportunity to get out here and actually see what we’ve been reading about and discussing in class,” said senior Theartis Butler.
Kristen Moore, another senior student, agreed.
“Just being able to be here is incredible,” she said.
The Citizen News contriuted to this report
Read full article at http://www.edgefielddaily.com/edgefield052511.html
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http://www.3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2011/05/letter-from-beer-sheva.html
Wonderful interview with Ghosh in Guernica Magazine here: http://www.guernicamag.com/interviews/2674/ghosh_5_15_11/
Study in West Africa Next Winter Break!We will be traveling in early January 2012 to Sierra Leone and the theme of the course this year is agriculture, environment, and governance (tentative theme). There will be an emphasis on issues at the intersection of agriculture and the environment, such as water management, soil management, forestry management, and the policy aspects of these issues too.
For more information, contact:
Paul E. McNamara, M.P.P., Ph.D.
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, Division of Nutritional Sciences,
Department of Family Medicine, and University of Illinois Extension
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
341 Mumford Hall
1301 W. Gregory Drive
Urbana, Illinois 61801
tel. 217-333-3769
fax 217-333-5538
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/mcnamar1/www/index.htm
2011 YEAR-END SPECTACULARAWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 2011 OUTSTANDING STUDENT, TA, AND FACULTY #
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