The SfAA Podcast Archive

Corporate Ethnography: Issues and Challenges (Part 1)

CHAIRS: JORDAN, Brigitte (PARC) and HEPSO, Vidar (Norwegian Tech U)
ABSTRACT: Ethnography in Corporations is a hot topic that we propose to explore in two Panels followed by a Roundtable. In the Panel, expert practitioners discuss some of thefundamental issues they confront in their work on a daily basis. The format consists of spirited exchanges where two interlocutors take on a particular issue from a differentpoint of view, each taking ten minutes for their statement. This will be followed by 10 minutes of audience participatory discussion. These encounters are specifically NOT meantto be confrontations, but are presented in the spirit of positioning complementary approaches within a broader universe of ethnographic methodology and theory. Part I startswith Gluesing juxtaposing Conventional Ethnographic Methods, the kind that are grounded in participant observation, with Technology-Supported Methods as discussed byRiopelle. This is followed by a dialogue between Rijsberman who takes on Ethnography Writ Small, specifically in support of product design, paired with Ensworth who focuseson Ethnography Writ Large as in understanding whole systems. Finally Solomon will tackle Rapid Ethnographic Techniques, engaging with Cefkin who will provide acomplementary viewpoint with The Limits to Speed in Ethnography.
PANELISTS: GLUESING, Julia and RIOPELLE, Kenneth (Wayne St U), RIJSBERMAN, Marijke (Interfacility) and ENSWORTH, Patricia (Harborlight) SOLOMON, Kern (Independent)and CEFKIN, Melissa (IBM)
 
Session took Place in Seattle, WA at the 71 st Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology in March-April 2011

Anthropological Insights into the 2011 Uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East

CHAIR: KING, Diane and SCHULLER, Mark
PANELISTS: GARDNER, Andrew; ILAHIANE, Hsain; KING, Diane; RIGNALL, Karen
Session took Place in Seattle, WA at the 71 st Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology in March-April 2011.

”We Are All Arizona”: Expanding Immigration Enforcement and Political Struggles of Undocumented Immigrants Part 2 (SLACA)

CHAIRS: GOMBERG-MUNOZ, Ruth and NUSSBAUM-BARBERENA, Laura (U IL- Chicago)
DISCUSSANT: HEYMAN, Josiah (UT-El Paso)
Session Participants:QUESADA, James (San Francisco State U)KOVIC Christine (U Houston-Clear Lake)SHARP, Ethan (UT-Pan American)
Session took place in Seattle, WA at the 71st Annual Meeting of the Society for Applies Anthropology in March-April 2011

”We Are All Arizona”: Expanding Immigration Enforcement and Political Struggles of Undocumented Immigrants Part 1 (SLACA)

CHAIRS: GOMBERG-MUNOZ, Ruth and NUSSBAUM-BARBERENA, Laura (U IL- Chicago)
ABSTRACT: Enforcement-oriented immigration programs, the most well-known of which is Arizona's S.B. 1070, have spread rapidly throughout the U.S. interior in recent years.Accelerated immigration enforcement brings serious hardships to undocumented communities and simultaneously galvanizes campaigns for immigrants' rights. In this panel,participants draw on their ethnographic research with undocumented workers and activists to explore the development of two parallel trends: 1) the amplification of punitiveimmigration policies across the United States, and 2) the strategies of political mobilization that undocumented organizers develop in response to accelerated enforcement andthe ongoing struggle for immigration reform legislation.
DISCUSSANT: HEYMAN, Josiah (UT-El Paso)
Session Participants:GOMBERG-MUNOZ, Ruth and NUSSBAUM-BARBERENA, Laura (U IL-Chicago)UNTERBERGER, Alayne (FL Inst for Community Studies)CORRUNKER, Laura (Wayne State U)MARTINEZ, Konane (CSU-San Marcos)
Session took place in Seattle, WA at the 71st Annual Meeting of the Society for Applies Anthropology in March-April 2011

Learning from Sol Tax in 2010 (Part 2)

CHAIR: STAPP, Darby (NW Anth LLC)
PANELISTS: RUBINSTEIN, Robert (Syracuse U), FOLEY, Douglas (UT-Austin), SMITH, Joshua James (U W Ontario), STAPP, Darby (NW Anth LLC)
Session took Place in Seattle, WA at the 71 st Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology in March-April 2011

Learning from Sol Tax in 2010 (Part 1)

CHAIR: STAPP, Darby (NW Anth LLC)
ABSTRACT: Sol Tax contributed in many ways to anthropology and its application to society from the 1930s through the 1960s. His organization of international conferences andpublications, his attention to American Indian issues, and his development of "action anthropology" created a discipline more sensitive to the people. Times have changed,however. American anthropology has become less international, most applied anthropologists work outside the university, and most applied research is never published orincorporated into method and theory. Reflecting upon Sol Tax's vision for anthropology and his accomplishments, session participants will explore ways that appliedanthropology might change to be more effective in the future.
PANELISTS: RUBINSTEIN, Robert (Syracuse U); FOLEY, Douglas (UT-Austin) SMITH, Joshua James (U W Ontario) WAHRHAFTIG, Albert L. (Sonoma State U) ABLON, Joan (UC-SanFrancisco, Emerita)
 
Session took Place in Seattle, WA at the 71 st Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology in March-April 2011

Urban Food Systems: Culture and Security

CHAIR: HIMMELFARB, David (U Georgia)
Session Participants:DOSEMAGEN, Shannon (Independent) and HASSMAN, Monique (UW-Milwaukee) "I Can Get through Anything with Satsumas". Agriculture, Landscape, and Productions ofKnowledgeJEWELL, Benjamin and GARTIN, Meredith (Arizona State U) Classroom and Community Collaborations: Seeking Influence in Urban Food System ResearchHIMMELFARB, David and FLY, Jessie (U Georgia) Making Culture Count: Measuring Food Security in Vietnam and UgandaHERNANDEZ PRUHS, Krisha J. (Cal Poly U-Pomona) Emergence of a Community in the City: Milagro Allegro Garden
Session took Place in Seattle, WA at the 71 st Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology in March-April 2011.

Addressing New Frontiers of Applied Anthropology

CHAIR: HYLAND, Stanley E. (U Memphis)
Session Participants:BENNETT, Elaine (Saint Vincent Coll) Pedagogy and Service in Promoting Applied Anthropology in the Classroom, Academy and CommunityHYLAND, Stanley E. (U Memphis) Building Relationships Past and Future: The Discipline, Practitioners and The CommunitySHANNON, Richard (Pusan Nat'l U) Excluded from the Family Table: How Western Anthropology Ignores Non-Western Foreign Aid Donors and Their DevelopmentTOWNSEND, Colin (U S Carolina-Columbia) The Anthropology of Science and Lay Public Knowledge of ScienceWILSON, Tamar Diana (U Missouri-St. Louis) Arizona's 2010 Anti-Immigrant Legislation, Pro-Immigrant Listserves, and the Applied Anthropologist
Session took Place in Seattle, WA at the 71 st Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology in March-April 2011.

Becoming an Applied Anthropologist: Diverse Training Models with a Common Goal

CHAIRS: PETTS, Jamie (Oregon State U) and ROMERO-DAZA, Nancy (U S Florida)
ABSTRACT: With the growing recognition for the value of Applied Anthropology in the United States, there has been an increase in the number of training programs with anapplied focus. Such programs adopt different models of training to address the specific needs of their student body, including the establishment of interdisciplinary dual degreeprograms, the provision of on-line curricula, and the requirement for community-based internships, among others. This panel discussion brings together MA and PhD studentsfrom five applied anthropology departments to address the ways in which their individual programs have contributed to their formation as future applied anthropologists.
Roundtable Participants:CARDEW KERSEY, Jen (Sapient)BANNON, Megan (Sapient)GEFLER, Sharon (CSU-Long Beach)NOBLE, Charlotte (U S Florida)GOTTIER, Nicole (U Memphis)PETTS, Jamie (Oregon State U)
Session took Place in Seattle, WA at the 71 st Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology in March-April 2011.

Managing and Mismanaging Labor Migration Part 3: Policy in Perspective (SAR Plenary)

CHAIRS: GRIFFITH, David (E Carolina U) and AUSTIN, Diane (U Arizona)
Session Participants:GRIFFITH, David and CONTRERAS, Ricardo B. (E Carolina U)SMART, Josephine (U Calgary)ROCHA PERALTA, Juvencio (Association of Mexicans in North Carolina), GRIFFITH, David, and CONTRERAS, Ricardo (E Carolina U)
Session took Place in Seattle, WA at the 71 st Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology in March-April 2011.