UA's BARA Looks Back at 52 Years

Janis Leibold
Sept. 24, 2004


The Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology will celebrate 52 years by hosting a reunion Oct. 8-10 at the Four Points by Sheraton/University Plaza in Tucson
1900 E. Speedway. The University and Tucson Community are invited.

Senior and junior anthropologists will support the reunion's theme, "Retracing The Journey," by discussing how the Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology (BARA) has helped forge the field of applied anthropology.

Art Gallaher, from the University of Kentucky, will deliver the keynote address, "A Vision for Applied Anthropology," on Friday, Oct. 8, at 4 p.m. The conference reunion also will feature poster sessions, lectures and a series of roundtable discussions.

Research Anthropologist Richard Stoffle will moderate a roundtable on tradition and interaction with Native American communities, current interaction and anthropology from a Native American perspective. BARA Associate Director James Greenberg will moderate a panel on BARA's tradition in environmental anthropology, its current program and a partner's perspective. Thomas Weaver, anthropology professor emeritus; Carlos Vélez-Ibáñez, former director; and Josiah Heyman, professor at the University of Texas at El Paso, will discuss "BARA on the Border: Past, Present and Future."

Other topics planned for the reunion include anthropology in education, justice, the global community, gender and development.

The University of Arizona Foundation, dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS), department of anthropology, SBS Development Office and BARA staff are supporting the BARA reunion.

For more information, contact Maria Rodriguez at 621-6285.

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