Conversations in Anthropology
The Iowa Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of gay marriage, making it the third state to allow such unions. The Swedish Parliament has also approved same-sex marriage by an overwhelming margin. The AAA has released an official statement in support of such unions. Continue reading Same-Sex Marriage Victories
The Armenian Genocide Resolution has returned to headlines prior to Obama’s visit to Turkey. The resolution labels the deaths of up to 1.5 million Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire starting in 1915 as “genocide.” According to The Hill, past administrations have failed to recognize the World War I-era killings as genocide out … Continue reading Armenian Genocide
In a reversal of Bush-era decisions, the Obama administration endorsed the UN Statement on “Human Rights, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity.” The statement condemns human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity wherever they occur. The US is now the 67th nation of the UN’s 192 member states to sign the statement. Continue reading US Endorses UN Statement to End Discrimination
AAA Executive Director Bill Davis and Director of Public Affairs Damon Dozier joined over 120 representatives and advocates from humanities-related associations to lobby and educate federal legislators on the importance of increased funding for the humanities. Advocates distributed issue briefs, discussed humanities projects in their states and districts, and asked that members of Congress support … Continue reading AAA Attends Humanities Advocacy Day
CounterPunch‘s “Pulse of the Planet” series kicks off 2009 with Barbara Rose Johnston’s article, “Water Culture Wars.” The series was initially derived from conference papers delivered at the “Pulse of the Planet” panel during AAA’s 2008 annual meeting in San Francisco. Johnston describes the controversial events that transpired at the 5th World Water Forum in … Continue reading Pulse of the Planet #9
The Friends of the Committee on Ethics was formally launched this month. This newly established ad hoc consultative body will provide expertise and informal consultation to the membership of the AAA about ethical quandaries they may have encountered in both research and applied settings. Comprised of former chairs of the Committee on Ethics, the Friends … Continue reading Friends of the CoE Launched
The AAA Committee for Human Rights has written to Guatemalan authorities on numerous occasions regarding the safety of the Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Team (FAFG), especially its director Fredy Peccerelli who, along with his family, has been the target of several death threats. FAFG exhumes mass graves in an effort to identify massacre victims of Guatemala’s … Continue reading Applying Forensic Anthropology in Guatemala
