DigDeep(inactive) Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 Thanks! As for your comment on the state of Anthropology, it is both amazing and our undoing. However, that's a conversation that needs beer and a group of anthropologists. Wherever you end up, I'm sure you and your new cohort will touch on this in full! Those are the best times in grad school, in my opinion.
danaofdoom Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 Very cool! Forced displacement and language. Interesting stuff. Good luck! Awesome. I have a friend who works on Pre-Columbia ceramics via Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) sourcing in order to discern trade patterns in the Northern Highland, Ecuador. So, kinda similar?! maybe? ha My ultimate research interests are associated with Homo sapiens dispersal patterns. Most of my research has focused on the initial colonization of the Americas (14.5 - 13ka). My masters thesis is at a early site in North America, but it is strictly methodological. I'm correlating stratigraphy through a variety of methods, chiefly through geochemistry (i.e., chemostratigraphy) using portable x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (pXRF). For doctoral studies I'm shifting more towards the initial colonization of Europe (200-40ka), and working in the Mediterranean (no specific area yet, but probably Crete). Shifting away from geochemistry, I am looking forward to focusing more on human behavior, specifically the origin of modern human behavior and how it has waxed and waned through time. To quantify that I am focusing on lithics. Sorry to be long winded - I'm a professional procrastinator. Your friend's research sounds like it's a little more complicated than mine, actually. But this is only an undergraduate thesis so that's not surprising. I had all of a month to work with my materials before I started writing my paper. Your research sounds really cool. I have always been sort of curious about human migration patterns. We're a really wide-spread species! And the technology you're using sounds super cool. I can't wait to get to grad school and get my hands on some high tech archaeology tools.
danaofdoom Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 Thanks! As for your comment on the state of Anthropology, it is both amazing and our undoing. However, that's a conversation that needs beer and a group of anthropologists. Wherever you end up, I'm sure you and your new cohort will touch on this in full! Those are the best times in grad school, in my opinion. Haha. The best part of being in anthropology is drinking beer and chatting with other anthropologists. DigDeep(inactive) and daykid 2
sarab Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 Haha. The best part of being in anthropology is drinking beer and chatting with other anthropologists. I don't really drink (too many medications), so it'll have to be chatting and drinking coffee instead.
jellyfish1 Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) You all are doing really interesting work! Sarab (and/or other linguistics people)- my girlfriend studied languages in college and is fluent in Russian, German, French, English, and Mandarin. She's looking for work right now, but eventually wants to go to grad school for something, but she's not sure what. I suggested linguistic anthropology because it seems to fit her interests. Do you have any articles/books you recommend for an intro to the subject or something? You can pm me if that's easier. Also, to add to the conversation, I'm a historical archaeologist working in the mid-Atlantic region. I want to study the trash deposits of civil war era brothels and look at the material culture of 19th century prostitution. I also use mapping and GIS to study historic neighborhoods etc. I'm particularly interested in gender theory/queer theory in archaeology. Edited February 16, 2014 by archaeostudent1231 daykid 1
DigDeep(inactive) Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 Your friend's research sounds like it's a little more complicated than mine, actually. But this is only an undergraduate thesis so that's not surprising. I had all of a month to work with my materials before I started writing my paper. Your research sounds really cool. I have always been sort of curious about human migration patterns. We're a really wide-spread species! And the technology you're using sounds super cool. I can't wait to get to grad school and get my hands on some high tech archaeology tools. Thanks! Yes, that is a great thing about grad school. Don't forget, if your dept. does not have a specialist or a particular analytical technique you are interested in, geosciences probably does - ask them Haha. The best part of being in anthropology is drinking beer and chatting with other anthropologists. Darn skippy! I don't really drink (too many medications), so it'll have to be chatting and drinking coffee instead. Totally fine! Also, to add to the conversation, I'm a historical archaeologist working in the mid-Atlantic region. I want to study the trash deposits of civil war era brothels and look at the material culture of 19th century prostitution. I also use mapping and GIS to study historic neighborhoods etc. I'm particularly interested in gender theory/queer theory in archaeology. You would fit in quite well at Oregon State University!
danaofdoom Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 I don't really drink (too many medications), so it'll have to be chatting and drinking coffee instead. Well, the socializing part is the important part anyway.
danaofdoom Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 Thanks! Yes, that is a great thing about grad school. Don't forget, if your dept. does not have a specialist or a particular analytical technique you are interested in, geosciences probably does - ask them You're so right. The Anthro department at my school is always working with our GIS lab, and a lot of the Anthro majors get internships there and go on to work in GIS.
daykid Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 You all are doing really interesting work! Sarab (and/or other linguistics people)- my girlfriend studied languages in college and is fluent in Russian, German, French, English, and Mandarin. She's looking for work right now, but eventually wants to go to grad school for something, but she's not sure what. I suggested linguistic anthropology because it seems to fit her interests. Do you have any articles/books you recommend for an intro to the subject or something? You can pm me if that's easier. Also, to add to the conversation, I'm a historical archaeologist working in the mid-Atlantic region. I want to study the trash deposits of civil war era brothels and look at the material culture of 19th century prostitution. I also use mapping and GIS to study historic neighborhoods etc. I'm particularly interested in gender theory/queer theory in archaeology. Hi Archaeostudent, I too am a linguistic anthropologist. I'm working on the intersection of language, music and social movements in the Southern Cone, broadly speaking. I've been trying to remember some of my favorite introductory readings in ling anth to recommend to your girlfriend. Some of my favorites from my undergrad intro to ling anth class: Vocal Anthropology: From the music of language to the language of song - Feld, Fox, Samuels and Porcello. These guys got me started on the intersection of language and music. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9780470996522.ch14/summary Lip Service on the Fantasy Lines - Kira Hall - This article talks about the empowering of sex line telephone operators through language http://www.colorado.edu/linguistics/faculty/kira_hall/articles/HALL1995.pdf How to do things with words - J.L. Austin http://www.ling.upenn.edu/~rnoyer/courses/103/Austin.pdf Language, Thought and Reality - Benjamin Whorf - this is a book, so more of an investment but definitely worth checking out. You'll hear about and debate the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis a lot as you start into Ling Anth Some others: The object called language and the subject of linguistics - Asif Agha http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~asifagha/publications/Agha_2007a_Language%20And%20Linguistics.pdf Metapragmatic discourse and metapragmatic function - Michael Silverstein http://ebooks.cambridge.org/chapter.jsf?bid=CBO9780511621031&cid=CBO9780511621031A010 Genre, Intertextuality and Social Power - Bauman and Briggs http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1525/jlin.1992.2.2.131/abstract Indexicality - William Hanks http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1525/jlin.1999.9.1-2.124/abstract Thats probably more than enough to get her started. Forsaken in LA 1
daykid Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 Haha. The best part of being in anthropology is drinking beer and chatting with other anthropologists. agreed
jellyfish1 Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 Thanks so much, daykid! I'll pass those on to her. :-)
sarab Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 Thanks so much, daykid! I'll pass those on to her. :-) I had a list in my head last night, but then one of my cats came and cuddled me and made me fall asleep. If you want more, let me know. I don't want to overwhelm you with books or articles, but I think this book is realy great (a bit expensive though): A Companion to Linguistic Anthropology. Ed. by Alessandro Duranti. daykid 1
danaofdoom Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 I got a call from an unfamiliar number today, outside my area code. I was so excited, but it was just my credit card company telling me that I forgot to pay my bill. Oops. johnreggae and novacancy 2
daykid Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 I got a call from an unfamiliar number today, outside my area code. I was so excited, but it was just my credit card company telling me that I forgot to pay my bill. Oops. hahahah wah wah wah. I've answered every telemarketing call for weeks. Yesterday i got roped in to taking a survey. I feel you. danaofdoom 1
DigDeep(inactive) Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 I got a call from an unfamiliar number today, outside my area code. I was so excited, but it was just my credit card company telling me that I forgot to pay my bill. Oops. haha yeah I hear ya. Sprint got me yesterday. I suppose it's a good habit, regardless. Even if the area code is wrong - you never know if the POI has a cell # from a different state. danaofdoom 1
danaofdoom Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 haha yeah I hear ya. Sprint got me yesterday. I suppose it's a good habit, regardless. Even if the area code is wrong - you never know if the POI has a cell # from a different state. I'm glad I answered because otherwise I wouldn't have paid the bill. But still, it was the opposite of what I was hoping for.
sarab Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) Sarab I wanna see your list! Ok! These are the ones I was going to recommend: Language as Culture in U.S. Anthropology by Alessandro Duranti Becoming a Speaker of Culture by Eleanor Ochs (book chapter from Language Acquisition and Language Socialization) Language Ideologies by Schieffelin, Woolard and Kroskrity (book) A Competent Speaker Who Can't Speak - The Social Life of Aphasia by Charles Goodwin Mock Spanish: A Site For The Indexical Reproduction Of Racism In American English by Jane H. Hill How to Talk to Your Brother-in-Law Guugu Yimidhirr by John B. Haviland (book chapter from Languages and Their Speakers, good book in general). Discourse Strategies by John Gumperz (book) Growing Up Bilingual: Puerto Rican Children in New York by Ana Celia Zentella (book) Edited February 16, 2014 by sarab daykid 1
Forsaken in LA Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) Ok! These are the ones I was going to recommend: Language as Culture in U.S. Anthropology by Alessandro Duranti Becoming a Speaker of Culture by Eleanor Ochs (book chapter from Language Acquisition and Language Socialization) Language Ideologies by Schieffelin, Woolard and Kroskrity (book) A Competent Speaker Who Can't Speak - The Social Life of Aphasia by Charles Goodwin Mock Spanish: A Site For The Indexical Reproduction Of Racism In American English by Jane H. Hill How to Talk to Your Brother-in-Law Guugu Yimidhirr by John B. Haviland (book chapter from Languages and Their Speakers, good book in general). Discourse Strategies by John Gumperz (book) Growing Up Bilingual: Puerto Rican Children in New York by Ana Celia Zentella (book) Reads like a syllabus to Charles Goodwin's class. Edited February 16, 2014 by Forsaken in LA
sarab Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) Reads like a syllabus to Charles Goodwin's class. Haha, makes sense! My advisor was one of his students. I did add quite a few that I've just stumbled upon on my own. My university didn't have a linguistic anthropology class until my last semester when I had already met all my anthro requirements and was already writing my thesis. Edit: I got to meet Charles and his wife Candy (Marjorie) at the Chicago AAAs, and they are just so so so sweet! Candy is seriously the sweetest ever. Edited February 16, 2014 by sarab
Forsaken in LA Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 I've taken two classes with him, Talk and Body, and Communication in Education. He may be the best professor I had at UCLA. I felt like clapping after his lectures.
sarab Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 I've taken two classes with him, Talk and Body, and Communication in Education. He may be the best professor I had at UCLA. I felt like clapping after his lectures. That's great! He's not in the anthro department though, right?
Forsaken in LA Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 I dont believe so. Cross listed though.
daykid Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 No one seems to want to be the first to break the silence today. What do we think? Will we hear from Chicago today? Penn? Any place?
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