Discover Anthropology in Action! Join Us for Two Engaging Events This Week

Jessica Smeeks event 11.05.24 Josh Weiss event 11.07.24

Josh Weiss event 11.07.24

This week, we’re excited to invite you to two thought-provoking Anthropology events as part of our Fall Speaker Series. These events are a unique chance to delve into fascinating anthropological perspectives and get inspired by the latest research (all the details on the attached flyers). Both events contribute to the Anthropology Field Engagement Requirement, so make sure to mark your calendars!

Here’s what’s happening:

1. “Defensibility, Cooperation, and Centralization: A Comparative Analysis of Warfare and Sociopolitical Organization in Late Intermediate Period Peru”

1. • Speaker: (our own) Professor Jessica Smeeks
   • Date/Time: Wednesday, November 6 at 4 PM
   • Location: Wooster Hall 363
   • Join Professor Smeeks as she examines the ways warfare influenced social and political organization in the Huamanga Province of Peru during the Late Intermediate Period (AD 1000–1450). This talk will highlight how conflict shaped societies in transformative ways, offering insights into the relationship between violence, cooperation, and centralization in historical contexts.

2. “From Sneaker-Nets to Wi-Fi: The Cuban Internet and the Anthropology of Media”

2. • Speaker: Dr. Joshua Weiss
   • Date/Time: Thursday, November 7, 2024, at 4 PM
   • Location: Wooster Hall 363
   • Co-sponsors: Department of Anthropology and the Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies Program
     Dr. Weiss will take us on a journey through the emerging internet culture in Cuba, where inventive networks like “sneaker-nets” (flash drive networks) and locally rigged Wi-Fi hubs reveal new ways of understanding community, technology, and state dynamics. This event is a great opportunity to explore the anthropology of media and how global narratives intersect with local practices in surprising ways.

Both events offer you a chance to see anthropology in action—exploring how we understand societal change, technology, and power across different cultural contexts. Hope you can join us.

Best,

Dr. J.