The SfAA Podcast Archive
The SfAA Podcast Project is a student-led initiative to provide audio records of sessions from the Annual Meetings to the public, free of charge. We strive to include a broad range of interests from diverse perspectives with the intent of extending conversations throughout the years. Our ultimate goal is to make these dialogues accessible to a global audience. This is the podcast feed dedicated to the archive of the SfAA Podcast, from years 2007 to 2024.
Episodes

Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Transforming Higher Education: Opportunities for and Challenges to Structural and Cultural Change (Higher Ed TIG)
CHAIR: BRIODY, Elizabeth (Cultural Keys LLC)
DONALDSON, Joe (U Missouri) and GRAHAM, Steven (U Missouri System) Bending Or Breaking?: Leaders’ Perceptions of Value Tensions within the Academy
BRIODY, Elizabeth (Cultural Keys LLC),
WIRTZ, Elizabeth and BERGER, Edward (Purdue U) Cultural Barriers to Transformation in Higher Education TOWNSEND, Martha (U Missouri) Tenure and Promotion Practices in Higher Education: A Case Study Informed by Applied Anthropology
SCHALGE, Susan and PAJUNEN, Matthew (MNSU) Known Unknowns: Meta-education as Framework of Frameworks
MARKOWITZ, Lisa (U Louisville) Transdisciplinary Research, Holism, and Institution Building
ABSTRACT: (None provided)
Session took place at the Society for Applied Anthropology • 78th Annual Meeting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 3-7, 2018

Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Transforming Higher Education: Opportunities for and Challenges to Structural and Cultural Change (Higher Ed TIG)
CHAIR: BRIODY, Elizabeth (Cultural Keys LLC)
DONALDSON, Joe (U Missouri) and GRAHAM, Steven (U Missouri System) Bending Or Breaking?: Leaders’ Perceptions of Value Tensions within the Academy
BRIODY, Elizabeth (Cultural Keys LLC),
WIRTZ, Elizabeth and BERGER, Edward (Purdue U) Cultural Barriers to Transformation in Higher Education TOWNSEND, Martha (U Missouri) Tenure and Promotion Practices in Higher Education: A Case Study Informed by Applied Anthropology
SCHALGE, Susan and PAJUNEN, Matthew (MNSU) Known Unknowns: Meta-education as Framework of Frameworks
MARKOWITZ, Lisa (U Louisville) Transdisciplinary Research, Holism, and Institution Building
ABSTRACT: (None provided)
Session took place at the Society for Applied Anthropology • 78th Annual Meeting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 3-7, 2018

Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Transforming Higher Education: Opportunities for and Challenges to Structural and Cultural Change (Higher Ed TIG)
CHAIR: BRIODY, Elizabeth (Cultural Keys LLC)
DONALDSON, Joe (U Missouri) and GRAHAM, Steven (U Missouri System) Bending Or Breaking?: Leaders’ Perceptions of Value Tensions within the Academy
BRIODY, Elizabeth (Cultural Keys LLC),
WIRTZ, Elizabeth and BERGER, Edward (Purdue U) Cultural Barriers to Transformation in Higher Education TOWNSEND, Martha (U Missouri) Tenure and Promotion Practices in Higher Education: A Case Study Informed by Applied Anthropology
SCHALGE, Susan and PAJUNEN, Matthew (MNSU) Known Unknowns: Meta-education as Framework of Frameworks
MARKOWITZ, Lisa (U Louisville) Transdisciplinary Research, Holism, and Institution Building
ABSTRACT: (None provided)
Session took place at the Society for Applied Anthropology • 78th Annual Meeting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 3-7, 2018

Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Transforming Higher Education: Opportunities for and Challenges to Structural and Cultural Change (Higher Ed TIG)
CHAIR: BRIODY, Elizabeth (Cultural Keys LLC)
DONALDSON, Joe (U Missouri) and GRAHAM, Steven (U Missouri System) Bending Or Breaking?: Leaders’ Perceptions of Value Tensions within the Academy
BRIODY, Elizabeth (Cultural Keys LLC),
WIRTZ, Elizabeth and BERGER, Edward (Purdue U) Cultural Barriers to Transformation in Higher Education TOWNSEND, Martha (U Missouri) Tenure and Promotion Practices in Higher Education: A Case Study Informed by Applied Anthropology
SCHALGE, Susan and PAJUNEN, Matthew (MNSU) Known Unknowns: Meta-education as Framework of Frameworks
MARKOWITZ, Lisa (U Louisville) Transdisciplinary Research, Holism, and Institution Building
ABSTRACT: (None provided)
Session took place at the Society for Applied Anthropology • 78th Annual Meeting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 3-7, 2018

Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Transforming Higher Education: Opportunities for and Challenges to Structural and Cultural Change (Higher Ed TIG)
CHAIR: BRIODY, Elizabeth (Cultural Keys LLC)
DONALDSON, Joe (U Missouri) and GRAHAM, Steven (U Missouri System) Bending Or Breaking?: Leaders’ Perceptions of Value Tensions within the Academy
BRIODY, Elizabeth (Cultural Keys LLC),
WIRTZ, Elizabeth and BERGER, Edward (Purdue U) Cultural Barriers to Transformation in Higher Education TOWNSEND, Martha (U Missouri) Tenure and Promotion Practices in Higher Education: A Case Study Informed by Applied Anthropology
SCHALGE, Susan and PAJUNEN, Matthew (MNSU) Known Unknowns: Meta-education as Framework of Frameworks
MARKOWITZ, Lisa (U Louisville) Transdisciplinary Research, Holism, and Institution Building
ABSTRACT: (None provided)
Session took place at the Society for Applied Anthropology • 78th Annual Meeting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 3-7, 2018

Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Enhancing the Presence of African Americans in Anthropology (Higher Ed TIG)
CHAIRS: WHITEHEAD, T.L. (UMD), WATKINS, Rachel (American U), and TURE, Kalfani (Yale U) ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTS: WHITEHEAD, T.L. (UMD), WATKINS, Rachel (American U)
ABSTRACT;
WHITEHEAD, T.L. (UMD), WATKINS, Rachel (American U), and TURE, Kalfani (Yale U) Enhancing the Presence of African Americans in Anthropology. This session is a component of a research effort that is temporarily being led by T.L. Whitehead, in association with the AAA, the ABA (Association of Black Anthropologists), and WAPA (the Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists), on the continuing scarcity of African Americans in Anthropology. The project builds on a 2014 interview of Karen Brodkin in the blog Savage Minds, where Brodkin, using evidence from a 2013 online survey of the scarcity of African Americans (AAs) in most anthropology departments, commented that “Anthropology: It’s still white public space.”
Session took place at the Society for Applied Anthropology • 78th Annual Meeting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 3-7, 2018

Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Enhancing the Presence of African Americans in Anthropology (Higher Ed TIG)
CHAIRS: WHITEHEAD, T.L. (UMD), WATKINS, Rachel (American U), and TURE, Kalfani (Yale U) ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTS: WHITEHEAD, T.L. (UMD), WATKINS, Rachel (American U)
ABSTRACT;
WHITEHEAD, T.L. (UMD), WATKINS, Rachel (American U), and TURE, Kalfani (Yale U) Enhancing the Presence of African Americans in Anthropology. This session is a component of a research effort that is temporarily being led by T.L. Whitehead, in association with the AAA, the ABA (Association of Black Anthropologists), and WAPA (the Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists), on the continuing scarcity of African Americans in Anthropology. The project builds on a 2014 interview of Karen Brodkin in the blog Savage Minds, where Brodkin, using evidence from a 2013 online survey of the scarcity of African Americans (AAs) in most anthropology departments, commented that “Anthropology: It’s still white public space.”
Session took place at the Society for Applied Anthropology • 78th Annual Meeting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 3-7, 2018

Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Enhancing the Presence of African Americans in Anthropology (Higher Ed TIG)
CHAIRS: WHITEHEAD, T.L. (UMD), WATKINS, Rachel (American U), and TURE, Kalfani (Yale U) ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTS: WHITEHEAD, T.L. (UMD), WATKINS, Rachel (American U)
ABSTRACT;
WHITEHEAD, T.L. (UMD), WATKINS, Rachel (American U), and TURE, Kalfani (Yale U) Enhancing the Presence of African Americans in Anthropology. This session is a component of a research effort that is temporarily being led by T.L. Whitehead, in association with the AAA, the ABA (Association of Black Anthropologists), and WAPA (the Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists), on the continuing scarcity of African Americans in Anthropology. The project builds on a 2014 interview of Karen Brodkin in the blog Savage Minds, where Brodkin, using evidence from a 2013 online survey of the scarcity of African Americans (AAs) in most anthropology departments, commented that “Anthropology: It’s still white public space.”
Session took place at the Society for Applied Anthropology • 78th Annual Meeting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 3-7, 2018

Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Contemporary Refugee Issues: Anthropological Contributions to Understanding Problems and Developing Solutions, Part I - Identifying the Issues
CHAIR: BAER, Roberta (USF)
BOMBOKA, Linda (USF) Exploring Reproductive Health of Congolese Refugees through the Perspectives of Providers, Caregivers, and Community Advocates in Tampa Bay, Florida
OBURE, Renice and MAHONEY, Dillon (USF) Lost in Transition: Restructuring of Gender, Family, and Power Relations among Congolese Refugees in Tampa
KLINGLER, Gretchen and COHEN, Jeffrey H. (OH State U) More Than Babel: Iraqi Women’s Narratives of Migration and Settlement
SIVÉN, Jacqueline (USF) Providing Services in a Time of Uncertainty: Narratives of Refugee-Serving Professionals
ABSTRACT:
BAER, Roberta (USF) Contemporary Refugee Issues: Anthropological Contributions to Understanding Problems and Developing Solutions, Part I - Identifying the Issues. This session addresses issues for contemporary refugees in the United States. We focus on anthropological contributions to identifying the issues involved.
Session took place at the Society for Applied Anthropology • 78th Annual Meeting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 3-7, 2018

Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Contemporary Refugee Issues: Anthropological Contributions to Understanding Problems and Developing Solutions, Part I - Identifying the Issues
CHAIR: BAER, Roberta (USF)
BOMBOKA, Linda (USF) Exploring Reproductive Health of Congolese Refugees through the Perspectives of Providers, Caregivers, and Community Advocates in Tampa Bay, Florida
OBURE, Renice and MAHONEY, Dillon (USF) Lost in Transition: Restructuring of Gender, Family, and Power Relations among Congolese Refugees in Tampa
KLINGLER, Gretchen and COHEN, Jeffrey H. (OH State U) More Than Babel: Iraqi Women’s Narratives of Migration and Settlement
SIVÉN, Jacqueline (USF) Providing Services in a Time of Uncertainty: Narratives of Refugee-Serving Professionals
ABSTRACT:
BAER, Roberta (USF) Contemporary Refugee Issues: Anthropological Contributions to Understanding Problems and Developing Solutions, Part I - Identifying the Issues. This session addresses issues for contemporary refugees in the United States. We focus on anthropological contributions to identifying the issues involved.
Session took place at the Society for Applied Anthropology • 78th Annual Meeting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 3-7, 2018

Welcome to the Archive
We are excited to bring you into the SfAA podcast archives! This has been the next big evolution of the SfAA Podcast project where we work to bring the SfAA experience to the global population of anthropologists and anthro-curious.
The SfAA Podcast Project originated from a conversation at the 2005 Annual Meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where a student was debating which panel to attend. Her then-boyfriend suggested listening to a recording of one of the panels afterwards, but SfAA did not offer recordings at that time.
The following year, the student discussed the idea with her advisor, who supported it and helped pitch it to the SfAA Executive Director. With their support, the student managed to podcast her first seven sessions in 2007 with the help of two friends.
Since then, the Podcast Project has expanded its core team and offered annual meeting attendance to volunteers. The project has also built a global following, with its podcasts being used worldwide.
We hope you enjoy!