From PhD to Book: How Ethnography is an Important Step Registration Link: https://bit.ly/BookEvent101521 October 15, 2021 :: 12:00-1:00PM EDT Books are often viewed as an expected next step for PhD students upon graduation. But, we are rarely taught exactly how to move from conducting fieldwork to writing a book. How does one approach writing when it comes to working on a book? What is it like to work with an editor? What are the strategies to keep in mind when navigating academic… read more about From Ph.D. to Book: How Ethnography is an Important Step »
More than 50 people gathered in a Duke classroom both in-person and remotely this September to consider whether “Truth is a Linguistic Question” – a prompt provided by faculty leading the ongoing Sawyer Seminar Series on language discrimination in fragile and precarious communities. Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the series launched in spring 2020 and continued throughout the pandemic thanks to a combination of perseverance and the power of Zoom. This latest seminar kicked off a slate of events for this fall.… read more about ‘Truth is a Linguistic Question’ Talks by Five Trinity Scholars Relaunch Series on Language Discrimination »
The Graduate School held two hooding ceremonies at Duke Chapel on Saturday, September 25, 2021, for 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Ph.D. graduates, whose hooding ceremonies had to be canceled at the time of their graduation due to the pandemic. Congratulations to Kelly Alexander, Joella Bitter, Yidong Gong, Carla Hung, and Matthew Sebastian! read more about Congratulations to our 2020 Ph.D. Graduates! »
Earlier this year Joe Hiller won first place in the graduate division of the Duke library’s Prize for Book Collecting for his collection titled "Como un detective salvaje: Gathering Small Press, Experimental, and Untranslated Latin American Literature." This catapulted him into the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest, for which he has been awarded the prize for "the most outstanding essay and annotated bibliography submitted." The… read more about Graduate student Joe Hiller wins national essay award! »
The Trinity College of Arts & Sciences has announced the winners of the 2021 awards for undergraduate teaching. Given each year, the awards honor exceptionally strong educators from across the college. Teaching award recipients are selected by the Arts & Sciences Council on the basis of student evaluations, teaching statements and colleague recommendations. “These four awards are bestowed by the Arts & Sciences faculty in recognition of especially outstanding teaching,” said Arts & Sciences Council Chair… read more about Arts & Sciences Teaching Awards Celebrate Excellence Across the College »
Two South African residents in the United States are delighting book lovers with a shop full of books by black authors paired with delicious coffee and pastries. Rofhiwa Book Café was launched this year by the South African power duo Boitumelo Makhubele, who is the founder and Naledi Yaziyo, who is curator. Boitumelo is a Computer Science student at North Carolina A&T and known for their work in community organizing and activism. They have done a lot to foster safe spaces for LGBTQIA+ people of color. Naledi is a… read more about Book Café Delights Readers with Books and Coffee | Interview with Boitumelo Makhubele & Naledi Yaziyo »
Dear Faculty and Staff, We are delighted to… read more about Congratulations to former graduate student Kelly Alexander 2021 Award-Winning Teacher »
The recent events of the Israeli aggression on Gaza and Jerusalem are an important occasion that shows the importance of the image and the extent of its impact on the arena of political disputes. The policy of violence practiced by the Israeli side against the Palestinians has always been surrounded by the "image", as a means that shows the severity of the aggression against the Palestinian people, which Israel tried to combat. Always. The importance of the recent events shows the importance of the “image”, as the… read more about American anthropologist Rebecca L. Stein: This is how the Israeli military occupation has changed in the age of smartphones »
Professor Orin Starn reflects on Guzman's passing and the state of Marxist/Maoist thought in Latin America. "Maoism was a global phenomenon in the 1960s. It was fresh and exciting and promised revolution and that was a big part of its appeal to young people, who weren't interested in old-fashioned Soviet communism, which was perceived as the establishment, " says Starn. . "In the international romanticization of Mao, people either did not know or were ignorant of the atrocities that his… read more about Abimael Guzman: What is Maoism, the ideology in which the Shining Path leader was inspired and for which he unleashed a bloody war in Peru »
Professor Rebecca Stein is the recipient of the Howard D. Johnson Teaching Award from the Arts and Sciences Council! Recipients were selected on the basis of their equitable and inclusive teaching, their ability to spark excitement about learning, the ways they encourage a deep dive into disciplinary ways of thinking, their efforts to make connections beyond the courses they teach, and for their teaching innovations, particularly during the COVID era. Congratulations, Rebecca! read more about Rebecca Stein receives the Howard D. Johnson Teaching Award »
If you don’t think a laboratory is the ideal place to explore complex themes and methodologies like valuing care, ethnography, urbanism or games and culture, you may need to expand your definition beyond beakers and microscopes. Labs are hives of communication, cooperation and active collaboration. They are driven by a commitment to curiosity and exploration that often produces unanticipated paths and solutions. And utilizing those features for research in the humanities – a scholarly area that has traditionally focused on… read more about Innovative, Interdisciplinary Labs Reshape Humanities Research and Teaching »
Editor’s note: This is the first of two diary entries by this author addressing teaching during the pandemic. The second is available here. Before the start of our Covid year, Duke Student Government wrote a letter to The Chronicle encouraging faculty to be flexible in schedules, assignments and grading so as to help alleviate the academic and mental health stress of the pandemic. Taking their request seriously, I experimented with a new exercise and a new approach to evaluation in my fall… read more about Breath Journals and Ungrading »
After Israeli police entered Jerusalem’s Aqsa Mosque in early May, following rising tensions in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, news consumers around the globe watched in real time as conflict erupted in the region once again, and social media followed. Across Twitter, Tik Tok and other platforms, viewers shared videos of Israeli police firing rubber bullets and Palestinian protestors throwing rocks, as well as images of Palestinian rockets and Israeli airstrikes. The conflict unfolding on the ground was… read more about Rebecca Stein on War in the Smartphone Age »
After Israeli police entered Jerusalem’s Aqsa Mosque in early May, following rising tensions in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, news consumers around the globe watched in real time as conflict erupted in the region once again, and social media followed. Across Twitter, Tik Tok and other platforms, viewers shared videos of Israeli police firing rubber bullets and Palestinian protestors throwing rocks, as well as images of Palestinian rockets and Israeli airstrikes. The conflict unfolding on the ground was… read more about Rebecca Stein on War in the Smartphone Age »
Randy Matory receives American Ethnological 2020 Society Senior Book Prize. Award presentation. read more about Randy Matory receives American Ethnological Society 2020 Senior Book Prize »
Following the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, many Iraqi academics were assassinated. Countless others received bullets in envelopes and instructions to leave their institutions (and in many cases the country) or get killed. Many heeded the warning and fled into exile. Having played such a pivotal role in shaping post-independence Iraqi society, the exile and internal displacement of its academics has had a profound impact. Tracing the academic, political, and social lives of more than 60 academics, Bullets in… read more about Bullets in Envelopes Iraqi Academics in Exile »
Micah Gilmer received his B.A. in African American Studies and Religious Studies from UNC-Chapel Hill and his Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from Duke. After graduating with his doctorate in 2009, he served as Adjunct Assistant Professor of the Practice in Public Policy at UNC. He is currently a Senior Partner at Frontline Solutions, which he co-founded, as well as interim CEO of the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. Read more. read more about Cultural Anthropology Alumni Profile: Micah Gilmer »
This month we feature a collection of Duke-authored books that explore historical and current aspects of music in the United States and beyond. These books, along with many others written by Duke authors, are available at Duke University Libraries, the Gothic Bookshop or the Regulator Bookshop. The Song is You by Bradley Rogers Musicals, it is often said, burst into song and dance when mere words can no longer convey… read more about 10 Books About Music from Duke Authors »
Date : 23 June 2021 Time: 8:00 – 9:30pm (Hong Kong time, UTC +8) /2:00 – 3:30pm (Central European Time, UTC +2) The seminar will be held in English. Labour, in China as elsewhere, has become more unpredictable, and new forms of control, surveillance, and struggle are emerging around the world. Against this background, the digitialization and platformization of the economy and of society have made employment relations even more precarious, particularly in service sectors. In this webinar, based… read more about GLOBAL PLATFORM POLITICS: LESSONS FROM CHINA AND BEYOND »
Six Duke professors who have demonstrated excellence both in research and undergraduate education have been selected as the 2021 Bass Fellows. Harris Solomon, Fred W. Shaffer Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Global Health, effective July 1, 2021 An award-winning medical anthropologist, Solomon holds appointments in the Department of Cultural Anthropology and the Duke Global Health Institute. His undergraduate courses address the social dimensions of medicine and health, and he also… read more about Congratulations to Harris Solomon selected as a 2021 Bass Fellow »
Rolling Stone article featuring quotes from Rebecca Stein, professor of cultural anthropology at Duke University and author of Screen Shots: State Violence on Camera in Israel and Palestine and Sophia Goodfriend, a cultural anthropology PhD candidate at Duke currently based in Jerusalem. ---------------------------- With her long, lush blond hair, almond-shaped blue eyes, and expertly manicured brows, influencer Natalia Fadeev bears a striking resemblance to model… read more about Why Are Israeli Defense Forces Soldiers Posting Thirst Traps on TikTok? »
Six Duke professors who have demonstrated excellence both in research and undergraduate education have been selected as the 2021 Bass Fellows. "These Bass Scholars blend scholarly excellence with a commitment to the transformative power of faculty-student engagement, said Gary Bennett, vice provost for undergraduate education. “Their ingenuity, creativity and commitment are exemplary, and we Duke faculty are fortunate to have them as colleagues and exemplars. " The chairs were created in 1996 when Anne T. and Robert Bass… read more about Six New Bass Fellows Honored for Excellence in Research and Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching »
Congratulations to Cultural Anthropology graduate student Joe Hiller who was awarded first place in the Graduate Division of the 2021 Andrew T. Nadell Prize for Book Collecting! His submitted collection is titled "Como un detective salvaje: Gathering Small Press, Experimental, and Untranslated Latin American Literature." Read more. read more about Graduate student Joe Hiller wins first place in Graduate Division of the 2021 Andrew T. Nadell Prize for Book Collecting »