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Dr. Margaret Bender to Speak on Cherokee Language Idealogies on October 10 in the ZSR Library
Wake Forest and Clark University students steal the show at the annual meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Tampa, Florida, April 2007.
Alice Wright Named Outstanding Senior for 2007.
Anthropology Department Welcomes New Chair, Margaret Bender.
Dr. Eric Bowne joins WFU Faculty as a Visiting Adjunct Professor

Dr. Margaret Bender to Speak on Cherokee Language Idealogies on October 10 in the ZSR Library

Dr. Margaret Bender will be speaking in the ZSR Library in Room 204 on Wednesday, October 10 at 3 pm on "Visibility, Authenticity and Boundaries in Cherokee Language Ideologies".

Wake Forest and Clark University students steal the show at the annual meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Tampa, Florida, April 2007.

A panel of students reported on their summer field experience in Chiapas, mexico using an innovativve panel presentation style that was both interesting and informative for their audience. The Powerpoin slides that they used to illustrate their presentations are included here.

Alice Wright Named Outstanding Senior for 2007

The Department of Anthropology recently named Alice Wright as Outstanding Senior for 2007, based on her exceptional work

Department of Anthropology Welcomes New Chair, Margaret Bender.

The Department of Anthropology is proud to anncounce that Dr. Margaret Bender will begin serving as department chair on July 1, 2007. Jeanne Simonelli, current Department chair, had this to say: "I’m proud to be Chair of this amazing department, and equally proud to be able to turn the job over at the end of this semester to Dr. Margaret Bender. I’ve got books to revise, and places to go, and I’m getting ready to submit my Not-So-Great-New-Mexico-Novel for the Tony Hillerman prize for best new novel about the Southwest. Look for it in the Albuquerque airport!"

Dr. Eric Bowne Joins WFU Anthropology Faculty as a Visiting Adjunct Professor

Dr. Eric Bowne is a visiting professor who specializes in the ethnohistory and archaeology of Southeastern Native Americans. However, he also harbors a special interest in the golden age of piracy. Dr. Bowne will be teaching Peoples and Cultures of the World, Intro. to Archeology, and Intro to Cultural Anthropology. This summer, Dr. Bowne will also teach "Under the Black Flag: The Anthropology of Piracy". Dr. Bowne is also credited with helping to create a club sports toli league among Southern colleges and universities. (Toli is one version of a Native American stickball game, played by the Mississippi band of Choctaws, among others.)