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Advancing Knowledge, Solving Human Problems EXECUTIVE BOARD AND COMMITTEES

AAA 2015 Student Seat AAA Committees Committee on Minority Executive Board Karen G. Williams (2012–15) and Chairs Issues in Graduate Center, City Raymond Codrington President University of New York Annual Meeting (2013–15) Executive Program Committee on Gender Undesignated #1 Committee Equity in Anthropology Cheryl Mwaria (2012–15) Anne Stahl Rebecca Galemba President-Elect/Vice President Hofstra University Audit Committee Committee on Practicing (2013–15) Undesignated #2 Cheryl Mwaria Applied and Public John Jay College, City Mark Aldenderfer (2013–16) Interest Anthropology University of New York Barbara Rylko-Bauer University of California, Awards Committee Merced Bernard Perley Secretary Committee on Margaret Buckner (2012–15) Labor Relations Undesignated #3 Association Operations Missouri State University Keri Brondo (2014–17) Committee Christine Walley Karen Nakamura University of Memphis Archaeology Seat Committee on Elizabeth Chilton (2014–17) Anthropological World Undesignated #4 University of Massachusetts, Communications Florence Babb & Bela Rayna Rapp (2012–15) Amherst Committee Feldman Bianco Mark Aldenderfer Biological Seat Finance Committee Lorena Madrigal (2014–17) Section Assembly Committee on Ted Hamann Convenor University of South Florida Public Policy Miguel Diaz-Barriga Gregory Button Nominations Committee (2014–16) Cultural Seat Margie Buckner A. Lynn Bolles (2012–15) University of Texas, Rio Committee on Ethics Grande Valley University of Maryland Steve Black Resource Development Committee Section Assembly EB #1 Linguistic Seat Committee for Linda Whiteford Karen Nakamura (2012–15) Jillian Cavanaugh (2014–17) Human Rights Yale University Trish Redeker Hepner Brooklyn College, City University of New York Section Assembly EB #2 Ramona Perez (2013–16) Minority Seat San Diego State University Bernard Perley (2013–16) University of Wisconsin, AAA Treasurer-Ex Officio Milwaukee Edmund T. Hamann (2012–18) Practicing/Professional University of Nebraska, Seat Lincoln Elizabeth Briody (2013–16) Cultural Keys, LLC

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CONTENTS

Executive Board and Committees inside front cover

Letter from the President 2

A Word from the Executive Director 4

Annual Meeting 6

New Website 8

Association Briefs 9

Staff Updates 10

In Memoriam 12

Association Spotlight 13

2015 AAA Photo Contest Award Winners 14

Leadership Fellows & Distinguished Members 16

2015 AAA Award Winners 17

Financial Report 20

2015 Anthropology in Public Policy Award 22

2015 AAA Section Award Winners 23

AAA Staff and Publications inside back cover

2015 Donor Recognition inside back cover

American Anthropological Association •­ AmericanAnthro.org •­ 2015 ANNUAL REPORT Letter From the President

Monica Heller, AAA President (2013-15)

and as an association of ; to participate in consultations called cultural heritage, especially concerns by such bodies as UNESCO and the US around looting and illegal trafficking State Department on cultural heritage of objects, as well as more generally and the war in Syria; and to continue to This past year certainly was “strangely about the effects of war, violence and build our Public Education Initiative on familiar,” simply because our “development;” racialized police brutality mobilities, migration and displacement—a and extrajudicial violence; climate change; subject of immediate concern, and one overarching goals remained, and migration and displacement; indigenous which a special session held at the 2015 continue to remain, the same: to concerns; and the place of anthropology annual meeting will, we hope, allow us construct a better public presence in education and in research funding. Of to better address. Two of our members, course, there are links among all of these, Rena Lederman and Lise Dobrin, are and better external relations; and and we are getting better at developing coordinating our response to the US to (re)shape ourselves, more or less narratives that demonstrate that fact. Office of Human Research Protection’s proposed overhaul of the regulations constantly, to make the AAA as useful Also, I need to mention that @anthroprez governing IRBs. All these topics are has developed a great appreciation a space as possible for members. As complex, and sometimes we have to think for social media (possibly too great an 2015 closed, it offered reflections on twice before making what might be too- appreciation according to some). You may hasty alliances, but they challenge us to directions we still seem, happily, to be now follow Alisse in that capacity! return to core anthropological concepts taking, and a consideration of what I will briefly highlight some and practices, in order to, as our banner we might still want to keep an eye on. specific efforts. has it, “help solve human problems.”

Public presence, engagement, Interventions in public debate Task Forces collaborations Largely due to the efforts of our Executive Two Task Forces completed their work Thanks to hard work by staff, and Director, we remain active in public this year. My predecessor, , excellent, timely communications, debates on US legislative attempts to established the Task Force on Cultural we are now in a position to respond reduce spending on the social sciences Heritage in order to allow us to think substantively and in a timely fashion to and humanities. With the involvement through the issues and the principles that emerging issues, and to start setting of key AAA members, he has also been ought to guide us in taking both reactive the agenda for how anthropology able to help us contribute to efforts to and proactive stances on the manifold contributes effectively to areas of public help stem the spread of the Ebola virus, struggles around cultural heritage: concern, nationally, internationally and as well as to address the suffering it struggles related to ownership and transnationally. We have made great causes; to participate in conversations appropriation, to symbolic violence and strides in institutionalizing collaborations about redefinitions of World Bank physical violence, but also to resilience that allow us to strengthen our voice safeguards against inappropriate use and emancipation. We frequently receive through strategic alliances. The issues that of World Bank development funds, and requests to take a stand, very often with have occupied most of our time this year in particular regarding concerns that the very briefest of turn-around times, have been (in no order of priority, and the these redefinitions might make it easier and we feel strongly that we need to both list is not exhaustive): reflections on Israel/ for recipients to sidestep monitoring get a solid handle on the many facets of Palestine and the region’s relevance to effects of development on indigenous the issues, and agree to a set of principles us as anthropologists, as an association, populations and on the environment; that will help us think through each LETTER FROM THE ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT

2 American Anthropological Association •­ AmericanAnthro.org •­ 2015 ANNUAL REPORT LETTER FROM THE ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT 33 We have successfully negotiated a joint negotiated a joint have successfully We with the in Vancouver in 2019 conference Society/Société Canadian Anthropology also are We d’anthropologie. canadienne with hold a joint conference planning to the West Studies Association, the African the Council and Center, Africa Research of Social Science for the Development in Africa in Dakar in June 2016. Research organized by I participated in a panel Council of Anthropological the World at the annual Associations (WCAA) Hamann, Ted CASCA meeting in May. us on a represented our Treasurer, at the inter- WCAA panel and meeting of the International Union of congress and Ethnological Sciences Anthropological (IUAES) in Thailand in July. Looking ahead of initiatives which a number are There now seem quite well-entrenched. in our capacity well-launched are We for public engagement, as well as for spaces within the association creating for passionate debate and for turn-on-a- getting much are dime organization. We better at learning how to converse with a wide variety of stakeholders, and at deep bench mobilizing our impressively pointing for all kinds specific plays, from out that the linguistic deficit model for in the explanation of student difficulties after all these years, school is still wrong matters in to explaining why culture dealing with epidemics or the looting of sites. archaeological at decolonizing still working hard are We both the association as a structure, and our understanding and practice of our discipline. Part of this has meant getting better at using those well-worn tools of not just watching anthropological hearing. and seeing also but listening, and to take risks It has meant being prepared and make mistakes to learn It has from. meant forging collaborative relationships, and the trust that comes with them. I know that under the leadership of the association will Alisse Waterston, continue to show itself to be imaginative, collaborative, inclusive and engaged. Relations with sister organizations Our collaboration on joint panels with the American Association of Applied Linguistics and the Linguistic Society and of America, at their conferences at ours, has continued and is being 2017. Thanks to Jillian planned through Cavanaugh (EB Linguistics Seat) and the for Society for Linguistic Anthropology Madrigal helping set up both. Lorena (EB Biological Seat) has been working on setting up a similar collaboration with the American Association for Physical organized Anthropology. panels in collaboration with three the Asociación Latinoamericana de in at the ALA conference Antropología Our Committee Mexico City in October. was well- Anthropologies on World Jillian and Elizabeth there. represented working Seat) are Chilton (EB Archaeology on a webinar on cultural heritage with one or two sister organizations. Committee structures Committee to the EB passed a motion In May, which through the structures revise eight the goals of our we accomplish committees” so-called “programmatic human rights, (ethics, gender equity, practicing minority issues, labour relations, public anthropology, and public interest Over the world anthropologies). policy, studied years, the EB carefully past three goals, and both the barriers to achieving leadership of their causes. Under the and Elizabeth EB members Keri Brondo Kim Baker and Alisse along with Briody, we have been working hard Waterston, committees with our eight programmatic to find ways to solve our structural and help us better attain the problems all committed to. They goals we are have set up an “interim working group,” of each of the including representatives charged with eight committees, and are bringing to the EB a model which can be implemented in November 2017. , st . There were several sessions devoted sessions devoted several were . There th 2015 ANNUAL REPORT2015 ANNUAL REPORT •­ •­ AmericanAnthro.org AmericanAnthro.org Association •­ Association •­ Anthropological Anthropological American American to the topic at the Annual Meeting. Two to the topic at the Annual Meeting. Two discussed and were resolutions related at the Business Meeting. addressed Business Meeting, at the 2014 Finally, calling a resolution members approved for a positive contribution to issues of racialized police and extrajudicial violence. the urgency of that motion has Tragically, have been fortunate not diminished. We to assemble some of our best minds to and on that front, help us make progress ABA) told us David Simmons (President, about their activities at the meeting more report should have a final We in Denver. by November 2016. case as it arises, as well as to chart our our as well as to chart case as it arises, on Force of action. The Task own course submitted has recently Cultural Heritage and Board, to the Executive its report new soon on the should be available AAA website. wonderful improved for the website, (I can take no credit that we need one beyond whining a lot someone picked soonest, and perhaps really hints that I really, up my frequent The TF co-chair, like the colour blue.) the Majewski, also represented Terry a working group AAA at the meeting of Brasileira de initiated by the Associação and including the Society Antropología, the to explore for American Archaeology, establishment of a UNESCO-sponsored Interamerican Forum on Cultural Heritage. I would like to thank all the members of work on this for their hard Force the Task important ongoing issue. reported on Israel/Palestine Force The Task on October 1 to the Executive Board 2015. The EB received the report (which (which the report 2015. The EB received just means, yes, we got it), and asked for it to be made publicly available as soon as possible, which turned out to be October 5 From the Executive Director

Edward Liebow, Executive Director

Publishing nnWe will continue with our efforts to push out our Annual Meeting planning nnWe launched the Anthropology Book horizon to seven years in advance Review Forum, whose development in order to lock in more affordable We were deeply saddened by the loss was supported by a grant from the meeting rates. We are looking forward Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. More of our long-time friend and colleague, to once again work with the Canadian than 20 publishers have signed on to Anthropological Society/Société Suzanne Mattingly, who had worked provide pre-publication digital content, canadienne d’anthropologie (CASCA) on AAA’s staff for 26 years. As news and we will be evaluating this pilot on the possibility of a Canadian venue program in the coming year. of her passing spread in December, in 2023. we received an out-pouring of nnWe developed the requirements for an nnIn 2016, we plan to explore with the open-source unified editorial system appreciation and fond memories from Society for American Archaeology the for all the journals in our portfolio that possibility of a special 2017 meeting the members to whom she dedicated choose to use it. It will pool reviewer focusing on Global Environmental her service. resources and improve editorial Change issues of mutual interest. management while saving costs for True to our mission, the Association journals that currently have proprietary nnWe have started planning a special remains committed to promoting the software licenses. symposium for 2017 on the Copper global circulation of anthropological Age world of Ötzi, to coincide with a nnWe continue to make our publishing knowledge through meetings and new traveling museum exhibit and our portfolio available at no cost to tribal publications, to highlighting the excellent Annual Meeting. colleges, Historically Black Colleges and work of our members in advancing Universities, and libraries in countries human understanding and in applying that are eligible through the United Communications, Public Affairs, that understanding to some of the and Public Education Nations HINARI and AGORA programs. world’s most pressing problems, and to promoting professional development in nnWe are seeing significant growth in our field. Meetings and Conferences our social media and press / media engagement, and our new web Here are just a few highlights from 2015 nnWe have been working closely with presence has been favorably received. worth noting: the African Studies Association, the West African Research Center, and nnWe inaugurated Anthropology Day to CODESRIA on plans for the 2016 celebrate the wide array of exciting collaborative meeting in Dakar. research and applications by our colleagues and students. nnWe have been developing information to provide the EB on ways of keeping nnIn the education/advocacy arena, we the Annual Meeting affordable have been actively involved in multi- while honoring the Association’s lateral discussions about appropriate commitment to fair labor practices. responses to the destruction of cultural properties in the Middle East and elsewhere, and the illicit trafficking of looted heritage materials. FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FROM

4 American Anthropological Association •­ AmericanAnthro.org •­ 2015 ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR year in operation in year in operation in th service to a new provider, changed changed new provider, service to a management system the content our website, used to update email server and moved our and affordable a more storage to cloud-based solution, secure more name and changed our domain as part of the communication strategy implementation. the Sections’ disrupted a number of hosted on our server, websites that are security and have moved to strengthen sites. Press for these Word for planned giving, to outline standards which has the potential for increasing and help keep our non-dues revenue membership participation affordable. We have moved our web hosting web hosting have moved our We that a hacking effort detected We updated our fund-raising policies We n n n 55 We thank the many members and thank the many members and We volunteer leaders who make this all to an even possible, and look forward brighter 2016. n n n 2015 were also honored. With also honored. an adept 2015 were Rex and the mix of snark and good cheer, consistently produce Savage Minds crew or four original contributions a three week, generate instructive intellectual commentary, history as well as provocative out feet to the fire and often hold AAA’s of a genuine sense of dedication to the field that we all love. celebrated its 10 web site upgrades, we have digitally web site upgrades, we have digitally making it archives, scanned our office easier to locate important documents of historical interest. a series of workshops on how best on how best a series of workshops on data to incorporate techniques student management into graduate workshops will methods training. The be held in 2016. assessment of ways in which we which we assessment of ways in our accommodation of can improve persons with disabilities. participation is growing, thanks to an thanks to an is growing, participation undertaken effort active recruitment in 2015. In addition to the major work on In addition to the major work on We received an NSF grant to stage an NSF grant to stage received We We have sought an independent independent have sought an We Our Departmental Services Program Services Program Our Departmental n n n n General Administration A number of important back-office completed administrative activities were not necessarily visible in 2015. These are to the membership, but they help us more deliver member services. effectively n n n n consequences, and for organizing an consequences, and for organizing an information sharing/network platform model for that serves as a promising mobilizing and making anthropological widely available to provide expertise more humanitarian assistance. Drs. Alex Golub (University of Hawaii at Manoa), Kerim Friedman (National Dong Hwa University), and their colleagues blog that at Savage Minds, a group Club” program to encourage student to encourage student Club” program participation in the Association and engagement with their local communities. past year. After a thorough database database a thorough After past year. to cull inaccurate records review our membership totals by dropped now back over about 10%, we are 10,000. Most sections began to see in their year-end these gains reflected membership totals. Consortium of Social Science Science Consortium of Social and advocacy education Association’s concerning importance efforts the for social of public sector support and with the National science research, on parallel efforts Humanities Alliance’s behalf of humanities scholarship. with the World Bank about ways in about ways in Bank with the World community anthropology which the to the Bank, its can be of service and its consultants countries, borrower building on safeguards in capacity concerning human rights, free/prior labor practices, informed consent, fair protection. and cultural heritage We have instituted an “Anthropology have instituted an “Anthropology We Membership has grown over the over the Membership has grown We have been active with the been active with the have We We have taken part in consultations in consultations have taken part We n n n n 2015 ANNUAL REPORT2015 ANNUAL REPORT •­ •­ AmericanAnthro.org AmericanAnthro.org Association •­ Association •­ Anthropological Anthropological American American Executive Director Awards with presented individuals were Three at the 2015 Awards Executive Director Annual Meeting for their outstanding service to the field. Abramowitz, University Sharon Dr. for her of Florida, was recognized in the face advocacy efforts tireless of the humanitarian assistance crisis involving Ebola Virus Disease and its devastating health, social, and economic Membership, Career Center, and Center, Membership, Career Development Professional n n n n Annual Meeting Explores “Familiar/Strange” in Denver

Record attendance at business meeting as Israel/Palestine political situation takes center stage

Wednesday evening’s opening event was marked by words of welcome to the Front Range by John Emhoolah, Jr., a respected member of Denver’s Native Snow; wind; brilliant blue skies. The American community. Of the Kiowa and 114th Annual Meeting in Denver was Arapaho tribes of Oklahoma, a combat veteran, and contributor to the passage characterized by a gamut of memorable of the American Indian Religious Freedom weather, but more fully by vibrant Act, Mr. Emhoolah accompanied his intellectual exchange, a well-attended warm welcome with reflections on his residential school experience and opening event and a business meeting efforts made there to eradicate Native marked by record-setting attendance. American languages, making all the more The association’s first gathering in powerful his song and prayer shared in his first language. John Hickenlooper, Denver in over three decades took place Colorado’s governor, followed, offering words of welcome on behalf of state and in the capacious Colorado Convention The 2015 program offered an array of commenting eloquently on the value of Center where Lawrence Argent’s Big sessions on several areas foregrounded social sciences. It was heartening indeed within the broader meeting theme: Blue Bear sculpture provided a focal to hear a state official reflect positively on Indigenous anthropologies; race, violence our discipline’s relevance to the challenges point for selfies and group pictures. and policing; and Middle Eastern issues, and opportunities facing contemporary The curious bear, peering into the with a particular focus on the ongoing governments and citizenry. convention center, oversaw a rich set of refugee crisis and the political situation offerings across the program relating to in Israel/Palestine. Outgoing President the meeting’s “Familiar/Strange” theme. Monica Heller used her Saturday evening With more than 6,000 registrants, Presidential Address to reflect on 1,000+ sessions, 824 roundtable/ anthropology’s imagining of alternative oral sessions, and 3,772 worlds, using the lens of “invented,” paper presentations, there “artificial” languages to underscore the certainly was something for contradictions and unintended effects everyone attending. of our shape-shifting discipline as we “constantly juggle the balance between the shared and the distinct, …the familiar and the strange,” apt words with substantive resonances for our research, pedagogy and professional interactions. ANNUAL MEETING EXPLORES “FAMILIAR/STRANGE” IN DENVER “FAMILIAR/STRANGE” MEETING EXPLORES ANNUAL

6 American Anthropological Association •­ AmericanAnthro.org •­ 2015 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL MEETING EXPLORES “FAMILIAR/STRANGE” IN DENVER Photos courtesy of AAA/Josh Gold Photography 77 The 2015 Meeting also hosted also hosted The 2015 Meeting event, first virtual conference AAA’s in the Digital “Familiar/Strange for Future Building a Future Landscape: Boellstorff Tom Anthropologists.” panelists Haidy elegantly oversaw Patricia G. Lange Alex Golub, Geismar, as they discussed and Thomas Malaby and accessibility, issues of authenticity, in the field of digital scholarly credibility questions Panelists fielded anthropology. attending on-site as well individuals from of individuals who hundreds the as from to attend the event remotely able were via live webcast. , an on- Terminalia Ethnographic art initiative that places going critical with in conversation anthropology art practices, presented contemporary its eighth international exhibition, the in tandem with Aeolian Politics, immersive show Annual Meeting. This a sensory installation based on featured the that explores ethnographic fieldwork wind and place. power and politics of of writing and In the midst of a boom crises brought thinking about ecological climate catastrophes, on by human caused collective the Ethnographic Terminalia Cymene collaborated with anthropologists Rice from Howe and Dominic Boyer University to translate their ethnographic Isthmus of Mexico’s work from into a sensory art exhibition Tehuantepec for the Emmanuel Gallery. advanced to a advanced to a 2015 ANNUAL REPORT2015 ANNUAL REPORT •­ •­ AmericanAnthro.org AmericanAnthro.org Association •­ Association •­ Anthropological Anthropological American American membership-wide vote calls for the AAA membership-wide vote calls for the AAA collaborations with formal from to refrain Israeli academic institutions only and not individual scholars. Impassioned debate and dissent filled filled debate and dissent Impassioned more Annual Meeting as the air at the voted members in attendance than 1,400 placing a resolution in favor of strongly Israeli academic institutions to boycott 10,000+ the organization’s before vote during the members for a final spring ballot of 2016. as much relevant provided “We as we could information to our members we apply and used the same approach utilizing an to everything else, namely framework to understand anthropological is and why what the range of positions said. “We’re people hold them,” Heller encouraged by the turnout and expect our members to continue an informed conversation regarding and respectful the issue.” The resolution Oh What a Web We Wove

The AAA’s web presence was overhauled in 2015, with a new, feature-rich look and feel to the main sites, and a domain name that matches our Twitter handle (@AmericanAnthro). The new, visually appealing website

was designed with the user in At AmericanAnthro.org you can: testing with AAA members, input from mind and features a more intuitive the Committee for the Future of Print nnConnect with AAA to renew your and Electronic Publishing, and diligent navigation structure as well as membership and keep tabs on the monitoring by Publishing Director Oona a mobile device friendly layout. latest organization announcements. Schmid and Executive Director Ed Liebow.

AmericanAnthro.org is also home to nnAdvance your career through the With all of the redevelopments we the new Anthropology Information AAA Career Center and other career- couldn’t help ourselves and refreshed Central, AAA’s research clearinghouse. related resources. the Anthropology News website as well. Under the able supervision of Managing nnParticipate and advocate by Editor Amy Goldenberg and Digital following the work done by AAA Editorial Assistant Elyse Bailey, a swarm of committees and task forces, joining a contributors provide new content weekly. new section or making a donation. This material remains publicly accessible nnStay informed with the latest AAA for four months before being archived press releases as well as updates from in AnthroSource. Its layout is cleaner AAA’s blog and other publications. and more easily navigable, and its use of images is attractive. The refreshed site nnAttend events, like the 2015 Annual features a responsive design, which lets Meeting, Annual Meeting workshops, it adjust automatically to mobile devices AAA webinars and section meetings. and tablets. nnLearn and teach with resources Overall, AAA’s updated web presence designed to educate future provides an improved user experience anthropologists about the field. that allows for better communication The AnthroSource 2.0 portal was also with anthropologists and the general redeveloped by our publishing partner, public, and encourages frequent visits Wiley-Blackwell. Significant input on the and interactivity. features, navigation, and format for this site was provided through user experience OH WHAT A WEB WE WOVE OH WHAT

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In the Association with resources Provide Reduce our carbon footprint and Educate members and authors about authors about Educate members and n n n n n 99 All members continue to receive free 24/7 24/7 free All members continue to receive Print copies of access to AnthroSource. AAA publications will be available for at cost when members join purchase or renew. There are four major reasons why AAA why AAA reasons four major are There needs to transition to digital primary: n n n n n Association Briefs Association media sharing. full-text content within two clicks. eDigests that monthly AnthroSource list all the content that publishes on in a given month. AnthroSource with full-text searching. smart phones and tablets. Altmetric scores and social and social Altmetric scores Easy navigation that gets researchers to to Easy navigation that gets researchers alerts such as Implement electronic Enhanced discoverability of content Enhanced discoverability of content Great new look and feel, including on new look and feel, including on Great n n n n n AnthroSource is a service that offers AAA service that offers is a AnthroSource members and subscribing libraries full-text including: a resources, anthropological database containing digital searchable AAA publications; and future past, present than 300,000 full-text articles from more AAA journals, newsletters, bulletins and monographs in a single place; and 24/7 information research access to scientific the field of anthropology. across the Committee on the Future of Print of Print Future the Committee on the Publishing, headed and Electronic Publications by Deb Nichols; and the by Bernie chaired Oversight Committee, all the publishing Perley; and leaders of together plans sections; all have put values. They all those core which respect for helping steer deserve our gratitude much through our publications program uncharted territory. n n Going Digital In 2015 AAA publications faced a for watershed moment as we prepped a transition to a digital primary strategy. While the transition itself is set to occur in January 2016, this long lead time enabled the AAA to: n n AAA Relaunches AnthroSource In July of 2015, Wiley and AAA with new AnthroSource relaunched including: functionality, n 2015 ANNUAL REPORT2015 ANNUAL REPORT •­ •­ AmericanAnthro.org AmericanAnthro.org Association •­ Association •­ Anthropological Anthropological American American Publications futures has been working A dedicated group of to position AAA well for the future publishing, in alignment with our core accessibility, breadth, values of quality, have been We and sustainability. monitoring our several open access experiments, building five-year plans for each journal title, exploring innovative and technologies to extend our reach efficiencies, our editorial office improve and anticipating what happens at the end of 2017, when the term of our current publishing partnership with Wiley- Blackwell is slated to end. Many of our leaders and members have invested a huge amount of in this process. energy and creativity Communications The Anthropological Committee, headed by Mark Aldenderfer; In February, anthropologists worldwide anthropologists In February, Anthropology celebrated the inaugural acknowledged by AAA, and Created Day. Resolution thanks to by Congressional Rep. Eddie Bernice this Johnson (D-TX), call public attention event was designed to that anthropologists to the important work lives. contribute to our daily innovators and are Anthropologists thinkers who contribute to every creative Day 2015 Anthropology sector of society. than 75 schools, museums and had more organizations worldwide hosting public events highlighting how anthropologists tackle the world’s discover and study, issues. most pressing is a first for the effort “This grassroots Association,” American Anthropological “In Ed Liebow. said Executive Director, skepticism a time when we hear great about science in general, and about is it social science findings in particular, important for our members to showcase their contributions.” Inaugural Anthropology Day Inaugural Anthropology Meet the Staff

Natalie Konopinski Anne Kelsey is the joined the AAA staff American in October 2015 as Anthropological the Managing Editor Association’s new of Anthropology marketing and News. In this communications manager. Anne Kimberly Carter capacity she joined the AAA staff manages the manages the in August 2015 as development and production of AN association’s social media, advertising, the Membership and anthropology-news.org. communications and marketing activities, and will help strengthen member Coordinator. In this Prior to joining the AAA Natalie worked engagement and public outreach on AAA role she is as a development editor for SAGE/CQ publications and programs. responsible for Press. Here she supervised projects on the providing exceptional political science and communication lists, Before joining AAA, Anne served as customer service, processing membership guiding books through the publishing communications coordinator at the dues and ensuring the integrity of the process, from initial proposal to final Society for Neuroscience, facilitating membership database and website. completion. She also worked closely with the organization’s media relations and Kimberly has over 10 years of experience eLearning colleagues to integrate digital communications efforts as well as public working in the membership department and print content. engagement with scientific content from the society’s journals. Anne also worked in for non-profit associations such as the Natalie received her MA (Hons), MSc the public affairs office at the Smithsonian Meals on Wheels Association of America, and PhD in from Institution’s National Museum of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society as the University of Edinburgh, UK. Her Natural History. well as the National Hospice and Palliative dissertation explored the ways in which Care Organization. Before joining AAA, security is deployed, lived and performed Anne has a Bachelor of Arts in Kimberly played a vital role as the lead by private security guards and middle anthropology from The College of data entry processor at the American class Jewish Israelis in Tel Aviv. She has William & Mary, and completed a master’s Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. taught anthropology at the University of degree in public relations and corporate An Alexandria, Virginia native, Kimberly Edinburgh and served as a visiting scholar communication from Georgetown enjoys exploring the neighboring cities at the School of Conflict Analysis and University in December. Resolution at George Mason University. with her two growing boys. She is a Her time outside of work is happily Her scholarly publications include Doing freelance bartender in her spare time occupied tending to the whims of her Anthropological Research: A Practical and enjoys traveling, karaoke and a two-year-old rescue mutt, Joe. His Royal Guide (2013), and articles in Etnofoor and great read. Highness Joseph Napoleon enjoys going Anthropology Matters. for long walks, ruthlessly murdering When not at the office, Natalie enjoys stuffed toys, and trying to start fights he rowing, hiking, photography, browsing can’t win with much larger dogs. fiction at Kramer Books, and a very dry martini. MEET THE STAFF

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American Anthropologist Exceptional Violence: Embodied Exceptional Violence: Embodied (2011, Duke). and co-produced Thomas also co-directed the documentary film, Bad Friday: Rastafari After Coral Gardens, which the violence in Jamaica through chronicles eyes of its most iconic community. Thomas is familiar with the AA editorial having served as a member of process, and as co-editor of the editorial board Section. Thomas the Visual Anthropology Citizenship in Transnational Jamaica Citizenship in Transnational of Pennsylvania, and core faculty in faculty in of Pennsylvania, and core and Sexuality, in Gender, the Program Studies. She has authored Women’s and co-edited a number of books including Before joining AAA, Jeff served in public in public served Jeff joining AAA, Before for the Council on capacities relations Conservancy The Nature Foundations, has also worked and Peace Corps. He with international Bozell, firms including and Edelman Public Kenyon & Eckhardt, Relations Worldwide. he State University, A graduate of Arizona going into worked as a journalist before from and has won awards public affairs of America the Public Relations Society Association. He and the New Jersey Press in several also has had articles featured & Leisure, publications, including Travel Cineaste, American Cowboy, and the Denver Post. and his wife, Elizabeth, who is Jeff the Peace Corps Country currently for the Caribbean, have two Director hours, Jeff teenage daughters. In his off enjoys a good bottle of wine, playing his loudly when no one and singing guitar, else is around. Dr. Deborah Thomas Deborah Thomas Dr. joined Martin joined Jeff (U Penn) was (U Penn) was selected to serve as of the editor-in-chief American Anthropological (AAA) Association’s flagship journal, the AAA staff in in the AAA staff 2015 as the March of director communications and In this public affairs. responsible he is role the for directing 2015 ANNUAL REPORT2015 ANNUAL REPORT •­ •­ AmericanAnthro.org AmericanAnthro.org Association •­ Association •­ Anthropological Anthropological American American Deborah Thomas Appointed Deborah Thomas Editor-in-Chief of (AA) effective American Anthropologist (AA) effective July 1, 2016. was moved The AAA Executive Board to make this appointment early to help facilitate the dynamic ideas that won her this distinction. of Anthropology Thomas is Professor and Africana Studies at the University association’s media outreach, public public media outreach, association’s education and government programs. relations veteran, A 25-year communications a wealth of public relations brings Jeff experience to the table having worked for private and government the non-profit, sectors as well as community-based His extensive travel and cross- groups. living overseas, cultural skills acquired the South Pacific to the Caribbean, from deal of value to will also add a great the organization. In Memoriam

Suzanne Mattingly passed away on December 15, 2015 at the age of 59. Suzanne had served as controller for the American Anthropological Association since 1989. She was responsible for much of the behind the scenes financial and facilities machinery that make the Association’s operations hum. She managed the Association’s accounting functions, prepared financial statements and reports, and worked with our auditors every year to assure that our finances were properly documented. Suzanne also worked with Section treasurers, ever generous with her time in assisting them to understand Association accounting and financial policies and procedures. In the office, Suzanne supervised most aspects of facility management. She was absolutely instrumental in helping the Association move its headquarters three times in 26 years, first from the old townhouse in When news of her death reached the She was born in Washington, D.C., and D.C. to northern Virginia, and then to two wider anthropology community, we received her Bachelor’s Degree from the subsequent locations in Arlington. Over received an outpouring of condolences University of Maryland in College Park. the course of her tenure, the office built a and fond memories. Suzanne was always She is preceded in death by her father, network of computers and a sophisticated available, ever patient in explaining Virgil (Buster) Mattingly and survived by phone system, whose maintenance and the need for accuracy, precision and her mother, Charlene (Mac) Mattingly, upgrades Suzanne supervised. Suzanne documentation to preserve the integrity her sister Beverly Mattingly, her brother also supported the Committee on Gender of AAA’s financial accounts, and always Jeff and sister-in-law Cindi Mattingly and Equity in Anthropology, which embraces on the lookout for ways to enhance AAA’s niece Rachel and nephew “J” Mattingly. a set of issues about which she was administrative efficiency and effectiveness. She was a longtime (PAW) Partnership for passionate in her own quiet way. Animal Welfare volunteer and a friend to animals. IN MEMORIAM

12 American Anthropological Association •­ AmericanAnthro.org •­ 2015 ANNUAL REPORT ASSOCIATION SPOTLIGHT 1313 AAA Summer InternsAAA Summer Association Spotlight Association 2015 ANNUAL REPORT2015 ANNUAL REPORT •­ •­ AmericanAnthro.org AmericanAnthro.org Association •­ Association •­ Anthropological Anthropological American American Emily is a recent graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder where she majored she majored graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder where Emily is a recent through She graduated Magna cum laude in Geology. and minored in Anthropology set a program, She proposed hunting in underwater archaeology. on treasure research for persons/organizations who wish to up and maintained by the various coastal states, hunters in the would train potential treasure obtain their salvage license. This program the loss of in the hope of preventing ethics and methods of underwater archaeology material and historical culture. with a minor She majors in Archaeology Katelyn is a senior at The College of Wooster. she lived in a Maragoli Katelyn has held an internship in Kenya where in Art History. of tradition and perception on women’s research village performing anthropological Hope Field School on the island of modernization. She has participated in Betty’s Hope sugar she assisted in the excavation of the slave quarters on Betty’s Antigua where sub- researching in Tunisia plantation. In addition, this past year she studied abroad Saharan migration to North Africa. Katelyn is also very active on campus. She participates in several clubs and community service organizations. AAA completed its fifth successful Summer Internship Program in 2015. Thanks Thanks in 2015. Internship Program AAA completed its fifth successful Summer to provide we were once again able to the generous support of our members, and first-year graduate juniors and seniors, opportunities for undergraduate After an extremely D.C. Washington, in students to work at esteemed institutions were named as Emily Haver and Katelyn Schoenike competitive selection process, interns. this year’s 2015 AAA Photo Contest Award Winners

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1. Aztec Dancers Prepare at Teotihuacan 7. Watermelon Harvest Pyramids Photographer: Emilia Guevara Photographer: Stephanie Kohl Wicomico County, Maryland, August 2015. This photo was taken outside of Mexico City at Migrant workers are seen here taking a break from the pyramids at Teotihuacan. I had no idea that harvesting watermelon on Maryland’s Eastern there would be Aztec dancers at the site that day. Shore. These workers are part of the Eastern I was amazed to see 1,000 Aztec dancers in full Coast Migrant Stream, a migration pattern that regalia performing at the base of the Pyramid of has workers picking crops from state to state. The the Moon. I was drawn not only to the colorful East Coast Stream generally begins in Florida and costumes but also to the unique headdresses travels up to Ohio, New York and Maine. many of the dancers wore. This one in particular 8. Genderbent Darth Maul drew my attention because of the mountain lion Photographer: Matthew Hale and raven on his headdress. I caught this tender 10 moment between two dancers applying makeup Cosplay is a portmanteau of costume and role- to prepare for their dance that day. play. It denotes a performance art in which fans design, fabricate, and wear costumes in order to 2. End by Day imitate iconic pop culture characters. For many, Photographer: Peter Lee the objective of cosplaying is to create costumes Salinas Grande, Nicaragua, July 2015. and props that are virtually indistinguishable from those featured in a given intellectual property. This 3. Drying Cocoa is not the case in crossplay, a subgenre of cosplay Photographer: Gina Santi in which fans reimagine iconic characters with During the colonial period, large slave populations gender identities that are different from how they were brought from Africa and the Caribbean to are portrayed in their source material. cultivate the trees that produce the cocoa pods, which are the basis for the manufacturing of 9. Continuity chocolate. The oil boom in Venezuela in the 1910s Photographer: John Ben Soileau led to a decline in the crop’s economic importance A young man with a machete in hand stops to as agricultural workers began to migrate to urban pose atop his newly burnt garden, where he centers in search of a better quality of life. Many and his are planting various crops as the Afro-descendant communities remained in the rainy season approaches. This village in Brazil is region and continue to grow high quality cacao to politically and legally recognized as a quilombola this day in an attempt to develop its national and (community of descendants of fugitive African international economic potential with the help of slaves). However, the land seen here was also a government credits to small producers. mission settlement in the early 1700s, and prior it was a large indigenous settlement. The continuous 4. Young Fulani Singer Preparing for the human occupation of this specific place for at least Cure Salée the past 2,000 years has created highly fertile soil Photographer: Alisson Heller (terra preta da Amazônia), which is today used for This adolescent Fulani prepares for the annual swidden gardens. Cure Salée, or “Festival of the Nomads,” which is a gathering of the Tuareg and Wodaabe peoples 10. Blue Wall in northern Niger marking the end of the rainy Photographer: Carol Hayman season. Gathered with her brothers, sisters, and Ayacucho, Peru. A woman stands by a blue wall cousins, this girl is dressed by her father and uncle with graffiti. in elaborate makeup and costume. 11. A Day of the Dead Face 5. 1,200 Years of Devotion Photographer: Terry Stocker Photographer: Briana Young The right side of the face represents life; the Set amidst open farmland is Tibet’s very first left represents death. The face was created by a monastery, Samye. Samye Monastery is over 1,200 young boy on a remote Mexican mountaintop. He years old, and the layout of its grounds is famous informed me that he “sculpted” the face for the 1 for the sacred mandala design, where the central Day of the Dead, represented nearly everywhere in temple symbolizes the legendary Mount Meru, the Mexico except on “his” mountain. center of the universe. It’s a popular pilgrimage 12. Menire Biok: Celebrating the Feminine destination for Tibetan Buddhists, some of whom Photographer: Glenn Shepard travel on foot for weeks to reach it. Kayapó women from Brazil spend hours painting 6. The Afternoon Catch their children with elaborate body decorations Photographer: Anne Pisnor in black genipa dye and crushed red annatto for A young Tsimane man taking part in a barbasco in their frequent and spectacular festivals. This girl 2014. A barbasco is a community event (lowland is preparing for the Menire Biok women’s festival Bolivia) where the river is dammed and fish during which female roles are highlighted. stunned with poison are extracted from tree roots. The stunned fish are shot with this specific type of close-range arrow when they rise to the surface.

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Carrie C. Heitman, Vanessa Esther Martinez-Renuncio and Aaron Thornburg, were selected to serve as 2015 AAA Leadership Fellows. The AAA Leadership Fellows program is designed to provide a unique opportunity for anthropologists early in their careers to learn about AAA and leadership opportunities and to encourage future leadership in the Association.

Carrie C. Heitman Originally from San Aaron Thornburg is is an assistant Sebastian, Puerto an assistant professor of Rico, Vanessa professor of anthropology at the Martinez-Renuncio anthropology at University of is a trained cultural Eastern Oregon Nebraska–Lincoln and medical University. He earned (UNL) and a faculty anthropologist a Bachelor of Arts fellow at the Center whose research degree in for Digital Research specializes in how social inequities impact anthropology from The University of in the Humanities. Prior to starting at UNL in 2013, she was an American Council of access to medical care and educational Florida, a Master’s of Philosophy in Learned Societies New Faculty Fellow in opportunities. In 2014, she completed her Linguistics at Trinity College Dublin in the department of anthropology at PhD in anthropology at the University of Ireland, and a PhD in cultural Northwestern University. She holds a PhD Massachusetts, Amherst. Dr. Martinez- anthropology with a Graduate Certificate in anthropology from the University of Renuncio currently holds three positions in Education Policy Research at Virginia. Dr. Heitman has helped oversee at Holyoke Community College: associate Duke University. the building of the Chaco Research professor of anthropology, sociology/ Along with fellow anthropologists Mariela Archive and her research continues to anthropology department coordinator and Nuñez-Janes (U North Texas) and Angela explore how digital technologies can help honors program coordinator. She is an Booker (UC San Diego), Thornburg has us better understand human complexity. experienced diversity consultant and edited a collection of essays titled Deep Her publications include articles on college administrator with leadership and Stories: Practicing, Teaching, and Learning religion/ritual, architecture, , training experiences including, but not Anthropology with Digital Stories, which gender and social inequality, methods limited to, a year-long 2011–12 is under license to publish with De of data integration and the application Leadership Institute for Political and Public Gruyter Open. He has additional interests of relational databases in anthropology. Impact, a 2013 Social Justice (Conflict) in social science research ethics and the Heitman’s most recent publications Mediation training, and a 2014 New ethnography of public policy. include an edited volume entitled Chaco Organizing Institute (NOI) training on Revisited (2015), co-edited with Steve student leadership and Plog and published by the University of community organizing. Arizona Press.

Members since 1965 Congratulations! Jon W. Anderson Paul Hockings Angelo R. Orona Distinguished Members Ben G. Blount Brigitte Jordan Harriet J. Ottenheimer Muriel Dimen David K. Jordan The American Anthropological Association would like to congratulate the newly inducted James C. Faris Robert M. Laughlin Gretel H. Pelto distinguished class of members. Launched Robert E. Fry Grant Edwin McCall Roger Sanjek in 2012, this designation recognizes those who W. Penn Handwerker Lewis C. Messenger, Jr Thomas Weaver have reached the milestone of 50 years (or more) as an AAA member. A new class is To see the full list of distinguished members and to read the inducted every September. submitted bios go to:

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16 American Anthropological Association •­ AmericanAnthro.org •­ 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 AAA AWARD WINNERS essays are some of some of Huffington Post essays are perspective to a public audience on a host audience on a host perspective to a public his posted works of social issues. Through site, Stoller has on the Huffington Post of anthropology the relevance increased new media. to a wider public through His by an academic the most widely read and cover a range of issues including the Ebola crisis, cultural crises that recent events in Ferguson in the around revolved 2014, the political climate in the United States and the importance of academia His work is so highly just to name a few. the that he received globally regarded coveted Anders Retzius Gold Medal from the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography. Stoller is constantly attempting to thwart gets in the the “bad rap” anthropology wider public and asserting the importance perspective for of an anthropological understanding a variety of social issues. of Paul The humility and approachability Stoller is legendary as he continues to mentor a number of anthropologists us to question the merits and and forces accessibility of our work. In short, the work of Paul Stoller in the media makes His traditional relevant. anthropology work in the field deserves praise, but to extend the it is his consistent efforts his work in of our field through reach his contemporary media and through that use of social media that this award significant. He continues much more not only in the to make an impression discipline, but most importantly to those who would seek to make the can make contributions that anthropology less to understanding the world around He is a champion of our field relevant. and our perspective. 1717 Paul Stoller. The 2015 recipient The 2015 recipient For decades Paul For decades Paul Stoller has been one of the leading in cultural figures of the Anthropology of the Anthropology in the Media Award was the driving force behind major grants behind major grants the driving force Foundation and the Ford the from to support National Science Foundation education project public the Association’s in a traveling exhibit, on race, culminating website, and a book, an award-winning So Different? RACE: Are We line Moses extends a distinguished high involved in of anthropologists anti-racist scholarship and profile, and abiding concern Her deep advocacy. with public dissemination of findings this scholarship builds upon the from interventions of . Her approach is comparative and historical, melding of anthropology. all areas insights from Anthropology in the Media Award Anthropology anthropology having published a vast having published a vast anthropology amount of ethnographic monographs Africa and articles on his work in West African immigrants and amongst West in the United States. He was nominated accomplishments, not only for his career but for the significant spotlight he for the field in the last has created his widely read several years through columns for the Huffington Post and the he has embodied public anthropology His work has his career. throughout to countless anthropologists inspired engage sensory aspects of ethnographic and pursue a shared research like his mentor Jean Rouch. anthropology In the last several years Stoller has made to it a mission to extend anthropology a wider public audience by extolling the virtues of accessible writing and communicating an anthropological

2015 AAA Award Winners Award 2015 AAA Yolanda T. Moses T. Yolanda was the 2015 was the 2015 of the Franz recipient for Boas Award Exemplary Service to Anthropology. Moses is a public intellectual who has 2015 ANNUAL REPORT2015 ANNUAL REPORT •­ •­ AmericanAnthro.org AmericanAnthro.org Association •­ Association •­ Anthropological Anthropological American American Franz Boas Award for Exemplary Franz Boas Award Service to Anthropology served the profession, higher education higher education served the profession, and the wider community in a range of a vital ways, manifest in her many roles: scholar and educator; a skilled respected voice leader and administrator; a strong for social justice; and an advocate for social change. She is especially known for the development of public policies of inequality and the effects that reduce enhance diversity in institutions, including universities and corporations. As she living in are “We has stated elsewhere, ‘fundamentalisms’ a world of growing the role such issues as religion, around of women, racial and ethnic identity, and civil rights in both the North and the South (globally speaking). Our discipline, and the work that we do, can add fresh insights and nuanced perspectives to in our those debates in our classrooms, in our communities, in NGOs, research, and in our governments.” With respect to these and other concerns, she has and to address always used anthropology and to educate ameliorate social problems wider publics. Moses infuses her work with combined and activism, anthropology insights from applying the former to better the a human condition. When she identifies or issue, her immediate reaction problem it. For is to assess how best to address other disciplines, and anthropology, and writing on the public, her research “race” and human diversity have been consideration of pivotal in reawakening what we thought we knew about the concept and its consequences. She was 2015 AAA Award Winners (continued)

Martin’s in-class approach is best The New Arab Man makes a summarized by the advice she gives her groundbreaking contribution the study graduate students when they begin to of masculinity and health by focusing on teach…”Powerpoints are the enemy.” Her men’s reproductive health and men’s use upper-division courses always cap with of reproductive health technologies within more than 40 students and her Summer the context of primarily Islamic cultures AAA/Oxford Teaching Award Human Skeletal Biology “Bootcamp”—a of the Middle East (and of Middle Eastern for Excellence in Undergraduate class meeting for four hours four times men who have immigrated to the United Teaching of Anthropology a week has always had a waitlist each States). Particularly at a time of great summer since 2010. Overall, the number global tension in relation to associations Debra Martin was of anthropology undergraduate majors at between Islam, masculinity and terrorism, the recipient of the UNLV has nearly tripled since she arrived this is a book that is incredibly timely, and 2015 AAA/Oxford in 2006. that acts to combat gross stereotypes and Teaching Award for deeply rooted stigmas that are all-too- Excellence in frequent in contemporary debates about Undergraduate Robert B. Textor and Family these issues. Teaching Prize for Excellence in Anticipatory Anthropology of Anthropology. A major strength of The New Arab Man is how sensitively it manages to link Martin has crafted a pedagogical Marcia C. Inhorn the issues it is examining in relation to approach that has left an indelible mark was this year’s masculinity and assisted reproduction in classrooms across the country where recipient of the to the broader religious, political and her hands-on, supportive-yet-challenging Robert B. Textor and historical context. Equally important, it approach inspires students regularly. Family Prize for never fails to show how and why these Martin has created programs at numerous Excellence in contexts matter in the lives of real people. institutions that have gotten students into Anticipatory the field where they’ve learned to apply Anthropology. The quality of the ethnographic anthropological concepts, approaches and Inhorn is currently the William K. Lanman description makes The New Arab Man a questions outside of the “Ivory Tower.” Jr. Professor of Anthropology and stellar example of medical anthropology’s International Affairs in the Department of unique contribution to addressing major Dan Rather once noted that a dream Anthropology and The Whitney and Betty medical issues through rigorous cross- begins “with a teacher who believes in MacMillan Center for International and cultural analysis and deep humanistic you, who tugs, and pushes and leads you Area Studies at Yale University. She is a understanding. It is a prime example of to the next plateau, sometimes poking specialist on Middle Eastern gender and ethnographic writing at its best by an you with a sharp stick called truth.” This health issues, who for more than 30 years anthropologist who is at the top of quote captures Martin’s approach in the has conducted pioneering research on the her game. classroom perfectly. Students in Martin’s social impact of infertility and assisted class can expect to be reminded that reproductive technologies in Egypt, exploring topics like violence, inequality, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, and and violence against women are complex. Arab America. The Robert B. Textor and Students rarely, if ever, will memorize Family Prize was awarded primarily for concepts or terminology in a typical rote Inhorn’s book, The New Arab Man: fashion. Even when teaching introduction Emergent Masculinities, Technologies, and to biological anthropology, Martin avoids Islam in the Middle East (Princeton scantron-based testing. Instead, she University Press, 2012). employs in-class activities, discussion groups, hands-on projects, reflection papers, the Socratic Method and research projects to engage students. 2015 AAA AWARD WINNERS

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A Woman Scorned: Acquaintance Scorned: Acquaintance A Woman Dr. Sanday is the author of a number Sanday is the author of a number Dr. works including breaking of ground “The Socio-Cultural Context of Rape,” which established the paradigm for and context of explaining the occurrence rape crossculturally. books, Fraternity Gang Rape: Sanday’s Dr. Sex, Brotherhood and Privilege on Campus and , have also been highly Rape on Trial influential in the field of Public Interest inspiring new generations of Anthropology, feminist student activists. different forms of cultural resistance forms of cultural resistance different serves She currently and adaptation. Fellow within the as a Bellwether at the Department Anthropology been given and has Tulsa University of guest to teach several the opportunity anthropology introductory in lectures a short- receiving courses in addition to position at term teaching fellowship the spring term of Augustana College for a Doctoral received 2016. Alicia recently the Grant from Dissertation Improvement to support National Science Foundation and writing of the associated research “Living among her dissertation entitled Enslaved Africans Presidents and Kings: Coping with Risk in Service to the Elite.” Alicia is the first person of color to in Museum graduate with a master’s the Science and Management from and anticipates being University of Tulsa the first African American to graduate the from with a doctorate in anthropology in the fall of 2016. University of Tulsa 1919 was was Alicia Odewale the recipient of the of the the recipient AAA 2015–2016 Minority Dissertation Fellowship. This annual fellowship of $10,000 is intended to encourage In addition to honoring scholars who work In addition to honoring scholars who work to end discrimination against women has the CoGEA Award in anthropology, individuals who have helped to recognized bring about significant shifts in intellectual their anthropological paradigms through lives. on women’s research “Since the 1970s Peggy has spoken out discriminated in favor of those who are U Penn Sanday’s against,” said Dr. Sandra Barnes. “She believed colleague Dr. should make that anthropologists strongly and in the public sphere their voices heard that they should contribute to the collective good of their society.” AAA Minority Dissertation AAA Minority Fellowship members of ethnic minorities to complete to complete members of ethnic minorities thereby in anthropology, doctoral degrees and diversity in the discipline increasing of concern on issues research promoting among minority populations. Alicia is a PhD Candidate in the department at the Anthropology Oklahoma in Tulsa, University of Tulsa with a concentration in archaeology. include interests research Her specific African Diaspora historical archaeology, studies, human behavioral ecology and Caribbean risk management theory, and investigations into archaeology,

was was Mark Schuller the recipient of the of the the recipient 2015 AAA/SfAA Award. Schuller is Dr. associate professor of anthropology Catastrophes in Context: a Series Catastrophes in Context: a Series 2015 ANNUAL REPORT2015 ANNUAL REPORT •­ •­ AmericanAnthro.org AmericanAnthro.org Association •­ Association •­ Anthropological Anthropological American American The Committee on Gender Equity in Dr. (CoGEA) honored Anthropology Peggy Reeves Sanday (U Penn) with the for her numerous 2015 CoGEA Award contributions to the fight for gender equality. Sanday is a pioneer in the study of Dr. violence, in particular gender-based Sanday’s the study of campus rape. Dr. scholarly contributions over the last 40 years have had an enormous impact on the study of gender inequality cross-cultural and have shaped the way that social the science and society at large address issues of rape and sexual assault. Peggy Sanday Honored for Contributions to Gender Equity in Anthropology to Gender Equity in Sanday Honored for Contributions Peggy AAA/SfAA Margaret Mead Award Margaret AAA/SfAA and NGO leadership and development at development at and NGO leadership and Northern University and affiliate Illinois l’Université at the Faculté d’Ethnologie, on NGOs, d’État d’Haïti. His research and gender in globalization, disasters, the among others, Haiti is supported by, National Science Foundation Senior and CAREER Grant and the Bellagio Center and has been published in two dozen articles. book chapters and peer-reviewed author of two Schuller is the Dr. monographs, including Humanitarian Aftershocks in Haiti (Rutgers, forthcoming) and co-editor of four Shifts: Haiti volumes, including Tectonic since the Earthquake (Kumarian Press, / co-producer 2012). He is co-director of documentary Poto Mitan: Haitian Pillars of the Global Economy Women, (2009). Schuller is co-editor of Berghahn Books’ in Engaged Social Science on Disasters, chair of the Lambi Fund of Haiti, board and active in several solidarity efforts. Financial Report

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION December 31, 2015 (With Summarized Financial Information as of December 31, 2014)

2015 2014 ASSETS

Cash and Cash Equivalents $31,961 $447,157 2015 Sources of AAA Revenue Accounts Receivable 435,761 241,083

■ Membership Dues 37.3% Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets 132,675 228,971 ■ Annual Meeting 28.6% ■ Publications 20.2% Investments 13,782,854 14,225,385 ■ Other Income 6.7% ■ Grants and Contributions 4% Property and Equipment, Net 816,641 750,948 ■ Section Meetings 3.2% Total Assets $15,199,892 $15,893,544

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LIABILITIES

Accounts Payable and $362,031 $755,144 Accrued Expenses Deferred Membership and 852,452 883,434 Subscription Revenue

Deferred Life Member Revenue 148,788 183,625

Deferred Lease Benefit 349,742 347,715

Deferred Tenant Allowance 398,534 449,328

2015 Uses of AAA Revenue Total Liabilities $2,111,547 $2,619,246

■ G&A and Development 35.1% NET ASSETS ■ Publications 18.2% ■ Annual Meeting 17.6% Unrestricted Membership Dues 35.9% ■ Sections 11.3% Annual Meeting 26.2% ■ Government Affairs 6.1% Operating $8,838,056 $9,194,102 ■ Membership 6.1% Publications 19.7% ■ Academic Services 3.2% Sections 3,089,842 2,960,261 ■ Grants and Contributions 10% Public Education 2.4% Total Unrestricted 11,927,898 12,154,363 Other Income 5.8% Section Meetings 2.3% Temporarily Restricted 550,281 524,687 Permanently Restricted 610,166 595,248

Total Net Assets $13,088,345 $13,274,298

Total Liabilities and $15,199,892 $15,893,544 Net Assets

Information has been excerpted from our audited financial report for 2015. For a complete copy of the audited financial statements, please contact the AAA offices at +703.528.1902 FINANCIAL REPORT

20 American Anthropological Association •­ AmericanAnthro.org •­ 2015 ANNUAL REPORT FINANCIAL REPORT — — — 60,083 522,567 304,463 120,184 786,356 639,174 174,590 265,342 480,405 158,144 670,439 637,559 1,364,752 1,026,791 $942,087 $292,016 2014 Total 2014 Total (122,677) (202,219) 1,984,232 $416,131 $1,924,149 $1,870,145 $5,208,902 ($221,428) $3,446,098 $5,430,330 $12,858,167 $13,274,298 — — — 60,940 203,682 333,583 158,210 972,161 623,280 180,715 339,625 338,443 133,371 759,154 351,112 1,009,593 $271,903 2015 Total 2015 Total (126,015) (553,930) 1,433,226 1,944,703 $1,864,046 $1,007,107 $1,883,763 ($537,065) ($185,953) $5,002,340 $3,594,702 $5,539,405 $13,088,345 $13,274,298 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2121 14,918 $14,918 $14,918 $14,918 $595,248 $610,166 Permanently Restricted Restricted Permanently — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 16,981 49,481 $49,481 (40,868) $25,594 $524,687 $550,281 ($23,887) ($23,887) Temporarily Restricted Temporarily — — 40,868 60,940 171,783 133,371 333,583 158,210 972,161 623,280 180,715 339,625 338,443 759,154 301,631 1,433,226 1,009,593 $222,422 (126,015) (553,930) 1,944,703 $1,864,046 $1,007,107 $1,883,763 Unrestricted ($528,096) ($226,465) $5,011,309 $3,594,702 $5,539,405 $11,927,898 $12,154,363 Satisfaction of Program Restrictions Satisfaction of Program Revenue and Support Total Publications Annual meeting Sections and Practicing Academic, Career Center Membership Marketing/ Government Affairs, Communications and Media Relations Communications and Media Relations Public Education Services Program Total Management and governance Development Supporting Services Total Total Expenses Total Interest and Dividends Investment Fees Realized Gains on Investments Unrealized (Loss) Gains on Investments STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES STATEMENT 2014) Ended December 31, Year Information for the Summarized Financial 2015 (with 31, Ended December Year the For REVENUE AND SUPPORT Membership Dues Annual Meeting Publications Grants and Contributions Grants Other Income Section Meetings Net Assets Released from Restrictions: Net EXPENSES PROGRAM SERVICES SUPPORTING SERVICES SUPPORTING Change in Net Assets before Assets before Change in Net Investment Income INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSSES/FEES) Total Investment Income, Net Investment Income, Total Change in Net Assets Change in Net Net Assets, Beginning Net Assets, of Year Net Assets, Net Assets, End of Year 2015 ANNUAL REPORT2015 ANNUAL REPORT •­ •­ AmericanAnthro.org AmericanAnthro.org Association •­ Association •­ Anthropological Anthropological American American 2015 ANTHROPOLOGY IN PUBLIC POLICY AWARD education. Asoneofhisnominators “New LatinoDiaspora”forpublic he discussedtheimplicationsof this Nebraska PublicTelevision, inwhich for aPBSdocumentary, broadcast on He wasalsoanexpertcommentator who are nowinschoolMexico. some schoolingintheUnitedStatesand the needsofstudentswhocompleted in Mexicotoassisteducatorsmeeting teaching guidethathasbeendistributed accomplishments, hehelpedtoproduce a enrolled inMexicanschools. Amongother work completedintheUS,before they for studentsseekingfullcredit for a conditionthatwasmajorobstacle authenticated transcriptsfrom theUS, students bringofficially translatedand recently removed itsrequirement that better servetransnationalstudents,and education ministryinitiatedaprogram to and hiscollaborators,Mexico’s federal children inMexico.ThankstoHamann the educationofbinationalmigrant Hamann spentyearsworkingtoimprove and actionwithinthelastfiveyears. course ofgovernmentdecision-making significant, positiveinfluenceonthe individuals whoseworkhashada ). The award honors (UC SantaCruzandtheCenterfor Lincoln) andBarbara RoseJohnston Edmund “Ted” Hamann(UNebraska– Policy Award was givenjointlyto (CoPP) 2015 Anthropology inPublic The CommitteeonPublicPolicy’s 22 of hernominatorshighlightedboth the recognized UnitedNationspolicies.One the implementationofinternationally that hashelpedshapeandencouraged militarism intheMarshallIslands, work human rightsimplicationsofnuclear diversity andtheenvironmental and role ofwaterinsustaining biocultural educating globalleadersaboutthekey development. Otherrecent workincludes hydroelectricinternationally-financed dam immense impoverishmentresulting from explicitly addresses thevaried injuriesand a formalreparation mechanism that and ledtothehistoricadoptionof and otherIFIfinancinginGuatemala, encouraged USrestrictions onWorld Bank a reparations negotiationprocess, Dam inGuatemalahelpedinform consequential damagesoftheChixoy disaster. 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American Ethnological Society Association for Feminist Association of Black Anthropology Anthropologists Prize Yasmin Cho Michelle Zimbalist Rosaldo Book Johnetta B. Cole Student Prize, Honorable Mention Travel Award Sharon Stephens Prize Elise Andaya Kimberley McKinson Audra Simpson Michelle Zimbalist Rosaldo ABA Legacy Scholar Award Sharon Stephens Prize, Book Prize Leith Mullings Honorable Mention Lucinda Ramberg Yolanda Moses Lawrence Ralph Middle East Section Harold K. Schneider Paper Zora Neale Hurston Prize, Undergraduate Book prize Student Travel Award Biological Anthropology Section Honorable Mention Anthropology and Diana Allan Maya Berry Kristiyana Kalcheya Environment Section WW Howells Book Award Mounia El Kotni John S. Allen Student Paper Prize Julian Steward Award Halperin Award Annie K. Wilkinson Noga Malkin Alexa Dietrich John M. Villecco Central States Beth Geglia Dissertation Award Anthropological Society Student Paper Prize, Rappaport Student Paper Prize Mary Elena Wilhoit Jonah Lipton Maron Greenleaf Honorable Mention The Beth Wilder Kelda Jamison Sylvia Forman Student Paper Dillingham Award AES Photo Contest Prize, Undergraduate Matilda Stubbs Society for Humanistic Serena Stein Lily Gutterman National Association of Anthropology CSAS Graduate Student Student Anthropologists Victor Turner Ethnographic Archaeology Division Sylvia Forman Student Paper Competition Emerging Leaders in Writing, 1st Prize Paper Prize, Graduate Sallie Anna Steiner Anthropology Program (ELAP) Lisa Stevenson Patty Jo Watson Emily Channell-Justice Mounia El. Kotni Distinguished Lecture Council for Museum Victor Turner Ethnographic Susan Pollock Writing, 2nd Prize Association for Political Anthropology Carrie Hunter-Tate Choeeta Chakrabarti Lucas Bessire Gordon R. Willey Prize and Legal Anthropology 2015 CMA Michael M. Eleanor Harrison-Buck Annual Graduate Student Ames Award Winner ELAP, Honorable Mention Victor Turner Ethnographic Paper Prize Ethnographic Terminalia Fiona Aruna Panday Writing, 3rd Prize Student Diversity Travel Grants Felix Stein McDonald, Kate Henne Laurence Ralph Tiffany Cain CHT, Honorable Mention Council for Museum Amanda Guzman Annual Graduate Student Amanda J. Reinke Ethnographic Fiction Contest Paper Prize, Runner Up Anthropology Lifetime Hunter Liguore Student Membership Awards Emily Riley Achievement Nadya Prociuk Ruth Phillips Society for Cultural Ethnographic Fiction Contest, Hannah Chazin Annual Graduate Student Anthropology Honorable Mention 2015 CMA Student Travel Award Rachel Horowitz Paper Prize, Finalist Cultural Horizons Prize Dannah Dennis Matthew Canfield Adrian Van Allen Matthew Magnani Charles Briggs Chris Taylor Ethnographic Poetry Prize Anna Schneider Sara Thiam Culture and Agriculture Bateson Prize Bonnie Auslander Elizabeth Konwest Lucas Bessire Netting Graduate Award Tiffany Cain Annual Book Prize Ethnographic Poetry Prize, Andrew Flachs nd Lewis Borck Alex Golub 2 Place Society for East Asian Leslie Aragon Paul Schissel Netting Graduate Award Anthropology Morgan Krause Annual Book Prize, Logan Cochrane Honorable Mention 2015 Francis L.K. Hsu Book Prize Ethnographic Poetry Prize, 2nd Place (tie) AD Grant for Archiving Audra Simpson Rian Thum Joey Chin Digital Data Aaron Ansell Evolutionary Dana Bardolph Anthropology Society 2015 Theodore C. Bestor Prize Leksa Chmielewski Lee Ethnographic Poetry Prize, Ronald Faulseit New Investigator Best Paper rd

Association for Queer 3 Place SECTION AWARD WINNERS 2015 AAA Siyu Chen Jeffrey Glover and Lori Thompson Anthropology Siobhan Mattison Jake Young Adrian Jaeggi Prize Ethnographic Poetry Prize, Lucinda Ramberg Society for Economic Student Best Paper Anthropology Honorable Mention Eleanor Power Lean Zani Ruth Benedict Prize, Harold K. Schneider Paper Honorable Mention Prize, Graduate Winner Special Undergraduate Award Ethnographic Poetry Prize, Bobby Benedicto Christopher Taylor Delaney Glass and Shane Stone Honorable Mention Devi Lockwood Ruth Benedict Prize, Harold K. Schneider Paper Prize, Best Edited Volume General Anthropology Division Graduate, Honorable Mention Linda Rae Bennett and Sharyn Fabio Mattioli Graham Davies Diana Forsythe Prize Gabriella Coleman Harold K. Schneider Paper Kenneth W. Payne Prize Prize, Undergraduate Winner Diana Forsythe Prize, Shunyuan Zhang Anna Merryfield Honorable Mention Kenneth W. Payne Prize, Sharon Kaufman Honorable Mention Erin Durbin-Albrecht GAD Award for Exemplary Cross-Field Scholarship Noah Tamarkin

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