Ancient iconoclasm in scrambled mosaics at Umayyad palace, al-Sinnabra, modern day Israel, circa 7-8th cent
Each semester, we organize panel discussions and lecture series focused on current themes of anthropological research featuring the research of early career scholars.
Past Events
Addressing Race and Racism in Anthropological Genetics and Genomics
May 19, 2022
This Emerging Scholars roundtable featured Dr. Bárbara Bitarello, Assistant Professor at Bryn Mawr College; Dr. Maria Nieves-Colón, Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota; Dr. Anahí Ruderman, Postdoctoral Scholar at Centro Nacional Patagónico, CONICET; and Alma Solis, Doctoral Candidate at Duke University. The roundtable was moderated by Dr. Jada Benn Torres, Associate Professor at Vanderbilt University.
Ancestry Matters: Lack of Representation of Human Genetic Diversity in Genomic Databases
April 29, 2022
The Department of Anthropology invited Dr. Bárbara Bitarello, Assistant Professor of Biology at Bryn Mawr College, to join our Emerging Scholars Series on genetics and genomics. This presentation focused on discussing the importance of human genetic diversity in genomic databases. The talk was organized by BU’s Professor Christopher Schmitt.
Human Genomics in Latin America: Experiences from Patagonia
April 28, 2022
To continue the Spring 2022 Emerging Scholars presentations on genetics and genomics, the BU Anthropology Department invited Dr. Anahí Ruderman to give a presentation. Dr. Ruderman is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Instituto Patagónico de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas, Centro Nacional Patagónico CONICET (Argentina).
Using Ancient DNA to Revisit the Historical Record of Latin America
April 22, 2022
The Emerging Scholars Presentation Series continues on April 22, 2022. We are joined by Dr. Maria Nieves-Colón, Assistant Professor of Anthropology from the University of Minnesota for a talk called “Using Ancient DNA to Revisit the Historical Record of Latin America”.
Addressing Systemic Racism in Health & Medicine
November 12, 2021
The Department of Anthropology is sponsoring an Emerging Scholars’ Program “Addressing Systemic Racism in Health & Medicine” this fall. In addition to invited scholars presenting their work in two of our medical anthropology courses, the program will include a workshop and a public-facing roundtable in mid-November. Events will be chaired by Professor Dana-Ain Davis, renowned feminist and medical anthropologist from Queens College and The Graduate Center CUNY.
African Diasporas in Latin America and the Caribbean
April 21, 2021, 1–3 pm
This panel discussion showcases the research of early-career scholars who explore, through archaeological research, the histories of African-descendant communities throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. This is the second of two panels of the Historical Archaeology of the African Diaspora in the Americas series sponsored by Boston University, and is opened by keynote speaker Dr. Daniela Balanzátegui of University of Massachusetts Boston.
For more information about our speakers, and to register for the event, go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/african-diasporas-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-tickets-145130259513
Migration Matters: Ethnicity, Race, Labor, and Politics across Borders
April 16–18, 2021
Join our multi-day discussion with early-career scholars who explore issues of human migration around the world and how people experience the social, political, economic, and personal impacts of negotiating space. The symposium opens with a keynote address by Dr. Miriam Ticktin of The New School for Social Research, NYC, and offers 2 days of research talks, panel discussions, graduate student workshops, and a concluding roundtable. This Emerging Scholars Symposium is sponsored by the BU Department of Anthropology, and funded by the BU Office of the Provost and College of Arts & Sciences.
Find out more about our speakers here.
Download the program here.
Register for each day’s events below.
Friday, April 16, 4pm: Keynote lecture
Saturday, April 17, 10:30am: Panel discussion
Sunday, April 18, 10:30am: Panel discussion
Sunday, April 18, 2:30pm: Roundtable discussion
Community-Centered Archaeologies and Public History
March 30, 2021, 2:30–4:30 pm
This panel discussion showcases the research of early-career scholars who contribute to public history of African-descendant communities in the United States through their archaeological research. This is the first of two panels of the Historical Archaeology of the African Diaspora in the Americas series sponsored by Boston University, and is opened by keynote speaker Dr. Alicia Odewale of the University of Tulsa.
For more information about our speakers, and to register for the event, go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-centered-archaeologies-and-public-history-tickets-145115054033
Indigenous Archaeology and Community Engaged Research in the Americas
November 13, 2020
Indigenous Archaeology and Community Engaged Research in the Americas
October 30, 2019
