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Future Publics, Current Engagements 2013 ANNUAL REPORT Future Publics, Current Engagements Advancing Knowledge, Solving Human Problems. EXECUTIVE BOARD AND COMMITTEES AAA 2013 Linguistic Seat Section Assembly Committee on Executive Board Niko Besnier EB #2 Gender Equity in (2011–14) Ida Susser Anthropology President (2010–13) M. Gabriela Torres Leith Mullings University of (2011–13) Amsterdam Hunter College of the City University Committee for The Graduate Center Minority Seat of New York Human Rights of the City University Ana L. Aparicio Eric Johnson of New York (2010–13) AAA Treasurer-Ex Officio Committee on President-Elect/Vice Northwestern Edmund T. Hamann Labor Relations President University (2012–15) Sharryn Kasmir Monica Heller (2011–13) Practicing/ University of Professional Seat Nebraska, Lincoln Committee on University of Toronto, Alisse Waterston Minority Issues in Ontario Institute for (2010–13) AAA Committees Anthropology Studies in Education Shalini Shankar John Jay College and Chairs of the City University Secretary Committee on of New York 2013 Annual Margaret Buckner Meeting Program Practicing, Applied (2012–15) and Public Interest Student Seat Chair Missouri State Anthropology Karen G. Williams Alaka Wali University Keri Brondo (2012–15) Dana-Ain Davis The Graduate Center Committee on Section Assembly Anthropological of the City University Public Policy Convenor Communications of New York Suzanne Heurtin- Alex W. Barker Committee (2012–14) Roberts Undesignated #1 Alisse Waterston University of Missouri Gregory Button Cheryl Mwaria (2012–15) Association Archaeology Seat Operations Committee Hofstra University Sandra Lopez Varela Committee on World (2011–14) Susan Gillespie Anthropologies Undesignated #2 Facultad de Filosofía Bela Feldman-Bianco Susan D. Gillespie y Letras, Universidad Audit Committee Carla Guerron (2010–13) Nacional Autónoma Cheryl Mwaria Montero de México University of Florida Awards Committee Finance Committee Undesignated #3 Biological Seat Frances Mascia-Lees Edmund Hamman David Himmelgreen Frances Mascia-Lees (2011–14) (2011–14) Committee on Ethics Nominations University of Rutgers University Lise Dobrin Committee South Florida Margaret Buckner Undesignated #4 Committee on the Cultural Seat Rayna Rapp Future of Print Resource A. Lynn Bolles (2012–15) and Electronic Development (2012–15) New York University Publishing Committee University of Maryland Deborah Nichols Linda Whiteford Section Assembly EB #1 Karen Nakamura (2012–15) Yale University 2013 ANNUAL REPORT Future Publics, Current Engagements CONTENTS Executive Board and Committees inside front cover Statement of Purposes 2 Letter from the Association Leadership 3 Future Publics, Current Engagements 4 Member Profile: Sandra Lopez Varela 5 Association Briefs 6 A Word From the Executive Director 8 2013 AAA Photo Contest Award Winners 10 Staff Updates 12 Association Spotlight 13 2013 AAA Award Winners 14 New Anthropology in Public Policy Award 17 Statement of Financial Position 18 Statement of Activities 19 2013 AAA Section Award Winners 20 AAA Staff and Publications inside back cover 2013 Donor Recognition inside back cover Statement of Purposes of the American Anthropological Association The purposes of the Association shall be to advance anthropology as the science that studies humankind in all its aspects through archaeological, biological, ethnological, and linguistic research; and to further the professional interests of American anthropologists, including the dissemination of anthropological knowledge and its use to solve human problems. Taken from the Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws, amended and restated in October 1983, of the American Anthropological Association. Letter from the Association Leadership s the President and Executive Director, we are pleased to report that the Association undertook several major initiatives in 2013 to improve the membership experience, reach out to potential members and sister organizations, and expand the visibility of the discipline both domestically and internationally. We’ve also made significant strides in diversifying our membership and have a number of task forces, committees and subcommittees working to improve the association and gain a greater level of engagement. AOur Association continues to grow at a with the generous support of the Wenner-Gren manageable pace, especially among students Foundation and Northwestern University. We and international members. In 2013, we reached signed a formal Memorandum of Understanding a record 12,000 members. We continue to with the Smithsonian to collaborate on a related emphasize the important role that the Association initiative, “Our American Journey.” plays in professional development and career We have reached out to sister organizations, advancement. 2013 was the third year of our signing an agreement with the African Studies successful summer internship program. Thanks Leith Mullings Association to plan a collaborative meeting in President (2012–13) to member donations, this program offered three 2015, and helping organize a virtual seminar with DC-based internship opportunities this past year. In the Canadian Anthropology Society, the European addition, the Annual Meeting continues its success; Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA), and meeting attendance in Chicago was the largest in the Associação Brasiliera de Antropologia (ABA). the association’s history. We have planned joint symposia with the Linguistic This past year, the Association has strengthened Society of America, and the American Association its efforts to be more proactive in disseminating for Applied Linguistics. anthropological knowledge, increasing the In 2013, we enthusiastically welcomed the Society Edward Liebow Association’s visibility in scholarly and public Executive Director for Economic Anthropology to the Association, and debates and providing members additional also completed the formation of a new section, channels through which they can communicate. the Association for the Anthropology of Policy. Led by the Executive Board and Association staff, With these two new sections, we now have 40, members had their opinion/editorial works and displaying the breadth and diversity of intellectual essays printed in a number of general outlets, interests that mark our discipline. including the New York Times, the Washington Post, and our growing social media. We released Finally, AAA the Publishing Department further statements on issues related to marriage equality, expanded its efforts to disseminate anthropological gun violence, and the Voting Rights Act. The knowledge. Open Anthropology was launched, Association was instrumental in raising awareness presenting an open access compilation of articles on Capitol Hill about the importance of continued previously published in our portfolio. Organized funding for anthropological research and around contemporary themes, 2013 issues protecting the peer review process in allocating focused on marriage and family arrangements, research support by federal agencies like the and on violence. AAA and its section, the Society National Science Foundation. To contribute to for Cultural Anthropology, decided to convert its the protection of cultural heritage sites in the highly-ranked journal, Cultural Anthropology, into United States and around the globe, a Task Force an open-access title starting in 2014. on Cultural Heritage was formed. We established This year’s Annual Report draws on the theme procedures for members to use the Association’s of the 2013 Annual Meeting, Future Publics, United Nations NGO credentials, and we were Current Engagements. As you review this invited to be a UNESCO partner. report, we ask that you consider the strides the Building on the past success of the public association has made in engaging new publics, education initiative, RACE: Are We So Different?, advancing knowledge of the human condition, and AAA made substantive progress on planning a contributing this knowledge to tackling the world’s second initiative, Migration and Displacement, most pressing problems. Leith Mullings Edward Liebow President (2012–13) Executive Director Future Publics, Current Engagements Protecting Cultural Heritage and Social Science Research s one of the world’s premier funders of fundamental research and education, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is an agency of central importance to the discipline of anthropology. According to AAA research, one particular division of the agency, the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) has awarded tens of millions of dollars in grants to anthropologists over the past several years. Unfortunately, last year the agency was the focus ideas for cost-cutting measures, and view videos Aof increased Congressional scrutiny, with several of selected submissions being discussed while initiatives aimed at either challenging the peer Congress is in session. Recently, the Majority review process or seeking citizen review panels to Leader launched a new initiative designed to identify grants of a “questionable nature.” identify and target cuts to the NSF. Sadly, the new website asks citizens to search the NSF grants The majority staff in the House Committee on database to highlight grants to be questioned, and Science, Space and Technology created draft suggests keywords such as “success, culture, social legislation (the so-called “High Quality Research norm, museum and stimulus” to identify them. Act”) early in 2013 that would have required the Director of the NSF to certify that prior
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