AnthGrad.UIowa

Account of the Graduate Student Anthropology Association of the University of Iowa

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One of the great things about the anthropology graduate program @uiowa is that we produce excellent teachers - congrats to Brittany, a PhD candidate in medical anthropology, for winning the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award!!!

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Our graduate students continue to impress – @posiadeyemi was awarded a research fellowship this semester by Garden and Landscape Studies! He will attend the Garden and Landscape Studies Graduate Workshop in May as a Graduate Participant!

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We are happy to announce that Kyle earned a Stanley Award for his project, which combines linguistic and digital ethnographic methods to analyze memes and conversations on Facebook to examine how Mexican Gaymers construct and perform their identities online! Congrats!

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Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes interrogates astrology Walter Mercado's limitations in a political & scholarly context in the finale of IMAGINING LATINIDADES, 3-26 & 27. https://t.co/721c4YFouu @UIowaArts @uiowaIP @UI_intl_studies

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Catherine Ramirez engages Afrofuturist themes to imagine a Latinx future in which no one is undocumented. https://t.co/721c4YFouu
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@GWSSIowa @UIHumanRights #UILatinidades #afrofuturism

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Spiritual activism is a tool for reimagining dire realities. Hear Cathryn Merla-Watson on 3/27 at the finale of IMAGINING LATINIDADES. @UIReligion @AUiowa @IowaEnglish @UILibraries @GWSSIowa https://t.co/721c4YWZT4

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Are you an undergraduate thinking about #graduate school in #STEM fields? Did you get into #gradschool and are unsure what to expect? Talk to current graduate students in #chemistry, #toxicology, #neuroscience, #engineering, and #anthropology hosed by #GWIS!

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Another must-see Darwin Day speaker! @IowaCityDarwin

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Very excited for this year's Darwin Day! We have some great speakers lined up- don't miss it! @IowaCityDarwin

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Caleb, a PhD candidate in medical anthropology, received his Master's in Public Health this semester @UiowaCPH! This degree will help with his research, which focuses on the politics of public health data in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Congrats, Caleb!

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AnthGrad is thrilled to announce that Ebenezer, a 2nd year cultural anthropology PhD student @uiowa, was awarded THREE grants this year: the @Obermann Fellowship, a Student Impact Grant @UIAdvancement, and the Stanley Fellowship for International Research!!! Congrats, Ebenezer!

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#GradStudentSpotlight: Corinne is a 2nd year archaeology PhD student in the department. Her current research focuses on monuments, geology, and landscape archaeology. This past summer she worked on the origin of Indonesian standing stones located at Harvest Preserve in Iowa City.

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Congrats to Steven Keehner, who was awarded the Donna C. Roper Research Grant from the Plains Anthropological Society for "AMS Dating the Perry (14JF315) and Infinity (14MY305) sites"! https://t.co/drfYqfZn3X

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Kyle, a first year PhD student @UIowa, recently published an article in the Journal of Gender Studies! His research examines how the depictions of gay comic book characters retain and sustain heteronormative perspectives of the LGBTQ+ community.
https://t.co/IbR8j41sMm

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Come participate in some great events for #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth !

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Check out the amazing work conducted by our #Anthropology faculty, Cynthia and Katina!

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Cynthia Chou spent 14 months living w/ the Sea Nomads of SE Asia. She'll share how she balances the wonder of her work w/ the practicalities of research: Obermann Conversation OUT IN THE FIELD, 11/16. https://t.co/3ALDoeRDQV @sustainUI @AUiowa @LittleVillage @IowaNow

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Zoom Info:
Time: Nov 6, 2020 02:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Link: https://t.co/KD8c3RCnjW
Meeting ID: 927 3528 8251
Passcode: ANTHRO

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Come listen to Marta's talk about Iberian #archaeology today at 2:30 CST! #anthgrad #UIowaanthropology

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#GradStudentSpotlight: Noah is finishing up his PhD dissertation on the international practice of karate and how it is interwoven in the everyday lives of its practitioners. Check out his work below! #anthgrad

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We con't our journey into wonder & awe with 3 researchers who share their work OUT IN THE FIELD, 11/16, 7 pm. Cynthia Chou shares her research re the Sea Nomads of SE Asia. @StanleyFound @UI_intl_studies @uippc @AUiowa #fieldwork @uiowaIP @UIIWP