WHITEFORD GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD
IN APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY
The Society for Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology (SLACA) announces
its 2009 Whiteford Graduate Student Award in Applied Anthropology, in honor
of Michael B. Whiteford and Scott Whiteford. Papers submitted to the
award's committee are limited to a maximum length of six thousand words,
including bibliography, have an applied component, and be based on field
research carried out in Latin America, the Caribbean, or among
first-generation migrants from these areas. The papers can be written in
English, Spanish, French or Portuguese and have been submitted to be
presented at the 2009 SLACA Spring meetings in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Marc
17-21. The student should be a member of SLACA.
The award is intended to help two students attend the 2009 SLACA Spring
Meetings, which will be held jointly with the Society for Applied
Anthropology in Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 17 - 21, 2009. The prize
consists of US $200.00 for a student registered in a graduate program in the
U.S.A. or Canada, and US $300 for a student registered in a graduate program
in Latin American or the Caribbean. Scott Whiteford and Michael Whiteford
will present the prize during a SLACA event at the Santa Fe meetings. We
encourage anthropology departments to support students entering the
competition by providing additional conference travel funds.
The Whiteford Graduate Student Award in Applied Anthropology in Latin
America/Caribbean was created through the enduring support of Michael B. and
Scott Whiteford who have donated all of the royalty income from their book
Crossing Currents: Continuity and Change in Latin America to the Society for
Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology since its publication in 1998.
Their contributions have allowed SLACA to support the travel of scholars of
Latin America in presenting their work at the annual meetings of the
American Anthropological Association. We are proud to extend the Whiteford's
generosity to students' emerging scholarship at the annual meetings of the
Society for Applied Anthropology.
Deadline for receiving papers: February 13, 2009.
Please address queries and send papers to Walter E. Little at
wlittle@albany.edu
