[Fwd: Call for sessions/papers for SfAA meetings]

[James Landrum <james.landrum@ndsu.nodak.edu>]

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Subject: 	Call for sessions/papers for SfAA meetings
Date: 	Wed, 10 Sep 2003 09:51:33 -0500
From: 	Lisa Henry <HenryL@SCS.UNT.EDU>
Reply-To: 	Lisa Henry <HenryL@SCS.UNT.EDU>
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Dear All - 

Below is a call for sessions and papers for the Society for Applied Anthropology meetings in 2004.  I know that many of you are working on projects that are relevant to this year's theme — Social Science and Advocacy.  The submission deadline is October 15th.   The meeting website is http://www.sfaa.net/am.html



Applied anthropologists understand the value of spreading the knowledge of social science beyond the classroom and into the community. This applied work frequently leads to a position of advocacy. The 2004 meetings will focus on this part of the process: the role of social scientists as advocates. Sessions might address questions like the following. As world citizens, is it appropriate for social scientists to advocate for positions made clear to them as a result of their specialized knowledge? How does that specialized knowledge inform one's positions of advocacy? How do positions of advocacy inform research, teaching and application? When, as a scientist, is it difficult to take a position of advocacy? How does advocacy impact one's ethical responsibilities to the profession? What should be the future role of social scientists as advocates in shaping public policy and public debate? 

The 2004 meeting is co-sponsored by the Society for Medical Anthropology (SMA) and the Political Ecology Society (PESO). The sessions, panel discussions, open forums, workshops and posters of the 2004 meeting will focus on these questions and others pertinent to the theme of Social Science and Advocacy. The SfAA invites contributions in all areas of anthropological inquiry and social science, especially in environmental conservation and sustainability, agriculture and development, migration and resettlement, health research and policy, education, urban planning and community development, technology and its social impact, ethnicity, gender, and class, business and work, society and the law, ethnic conflict and human rights, and cultural heritage and historic preservation. The meeting will provide an opportunity to discuss the past, present and future role of social scientists as advocates and the implications of this role in research, teaching and application.

Program Chair: Ann Jordan, University of North Texas. For questions about the program or to reach the program chair, please call (405) 843-5113, or email at sfaa2004@sfaa.net.


You are also welcome to contact me if you have any questions —  HenryL@scs.unt.edu


Lisa Henry
SfAA Program Committee member
University of North Texas



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