Fall 2004 Colloquia Series
and Special Events
PhD Program in Anthropology, CUNY Graduate Center

365 5th Avenue at 34th Street
New York, NY 10016

All colloquia take place on Fridays from 4:15-6:15 p.m.
unless otherwise indicated.
Please check individual events for locations.

28 September (Tuesday) 6:00 p.m.
Special Event

A Reading and Discussion with Neil Smith,
PhD Program in Anthropology, The Graduate Center,
about his award-winning book, American Empire:
Roosevelt's Geographer and the Prelude to Globalization

Co-sponsored by The Library Associates, the PhD Program
in Anthropology, and Continuing Education & Public Programs

The Baisley Powell Elebash Recital Hall
The Graduate Center
Registration required: 212-817-8215

8 October
Alfred Rosenberger
Department of Anthropology & Archaeology
Brooklyn College

"What We Need to Know about New World Monkeys
and Why"
Room C198 (Concourse level)

15 October
In Practice: Torture and Democracy
A public forum co-sponsored by the PhD Program
in Anthropology and the CUNY Center for the Humanities

Panelists:
Talal Asad, PhD Program in Anthropology,
The Graduate Center
E. Valentine Daniel, Department of Anthropology,
Columbia University
Allen Feldman, Culture and Communication,
New York University
Diane Nelson, Department of Anthropology,
Duke University

Moderator:
John Collins, Department of Anthropology, Queens College, CUNY, and Resident Fellow, Andrew Mellon Humanities Seminar on Violence

Room C198 (Concourse level)

2 October
Edward Snajdr
Department of Anthropology
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY

"Human Trafficking: Culture, Myths and Master Narratives"
Room C198 (Concourse level)

29 October
Jillian R. Cavanaugh
Department of Anthropology & Archaeology
Brooklyn College, CUNY

"Language Matters: Ideology and Practice
in a Northern Italian Town"
Room C-198 (Concourse level)

5 November
Russell Sharman
Department of Anthropology & Archaeology
Brooklyn College, CUNY

"Tenants of East Harlem: Fierce Attachments
in a Transient Community"
Room C-198 (Concourse level)

12 November
Robin Root
Department of Anthropology and Sociology
Baruch College, CUNY

"From Minah Karan to AIDS: Women in Malaysia
Bridge the Risks to Development"
Room C198 (Concourse level)

19 November: AAA meetings. No colloquium.

26 November: Thanksgiving recess. No colloquium.

3 December
Murphy Halliburton
Department of Anthropology
Queens College, CUNY

"Inventing Intellectual Property: Ayurvedic Medicine
Encounters the WTO"
Room C198 (Concourse level)

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This departmental publication supplements the official Bulletin of The Graduate School as well as the current Graduate Center Student Handbook and "Announcement of Courses."