Named in honour of the esteemed University of Alberta anthropology professor, Dr. Richard Frucht (1958-1980), this lecture series is a major annual event for the Anthropology Department. It began in 1993 and since 2005 has accompanied the Student Conference.
AGAS is honoured to announce that the 2013 Frucht speaker is Dr. Faye Ginsburg, Department of Anthropology, New York University. Dr. Ginsburg is one of the leading social and visual anthropologists in North America, an acknowledged expert in ethnographic film, ethnography of media, indigenous media, social movements in the United States, gender and representation, and disability studies.
The sub-field for the 2013 Lecture Series is sociocultural anthropology with a specific focus on visual anthropology. Visual anthropologists use ethnographic film, photography, digital media, and visual representation to seek understanding of culture, society, and human diversity.
Although the Student Conference orients around each of the four anthropology sub-disciplines and centres on anthropology undergraduate and graduate students, it is an open conference to undergraduate and graduate students from other disciplines who are interested in participating.
Organizers are looking for students to present a paper and/or poster, and film and media. In addition, they are looking for students to participate in a Pecha Kucha night and an anthropology themed 'Student Quiz Bowl'.
Student Conference: Thursday February 28th and Friday March 1st, 2013
Frucht Public Lecture: Wednesday February 27th, 2013
Frucht Department Lecture: Friday March 1st, 2013
Conference attendance and participation is free. Frucht Memorial Lectures are free.
Please direct questions and interests to the Frucht 2013 Organizing Committee at frucht@ualberta.ca
Frucht and Student Conference website