<div dir="ltr">Good morning Anth Majors!<div><br></div><div>Please see below for information on field schools at Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex, England (Queen's University accredited); Paleoindian Hell Gap site in eastern Wyoming; Isla Mujeres, Mexico.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Kind regards,</div><div><br>Stacy<br><div class="gmail_quote">
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From: Marjorie Hopkins [mailto:<a href="mailto:mhopkins@uoguelph.ca">mhopkins@uoguelph.ca</a>]<br>
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2014 7:28 AM<br>
Subject: Reminder: Earn Credits in a Castle<br>
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Good Morning<br>
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On behalf of Dr. Steven Bednarski, I would like to remind any interested students or faculty about the information session led by Lynn Sadlowski, a representative from the Bader International Study Centre. She will be coming to UWaterloo to promote a great opportunity for undergraduate students to get accredited courses from Queen's University, while studying at Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex, England.<br>
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The school offers a variety of courses, including a hands-on archaeology field school. The school has also recently provided a supportive atmosphere for graduate work, as an integral part of an international research collaboration centred on the castle.<br>
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The talk will take place tomorrow in Saint Jerome's University 3016.</b><br>
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Please forward this to any students and colleagues who may be interested.<br>
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Hope to see you all there!<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
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Marjorie Hopkins<br>
Research Assistant<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Attached is an announcement for the Anthropology
Department’s at the University of Wyoming, Advanced Archaeological Field
Studies course for the summer of 2014. The course will take place at the
Paleoindian Hell Gap site in eastern Wyoming from July 2 to August 10. Please
see the attached announcement and visit the web site for more information (<b><span style="color:rgb(94,0,47)"><a href="http://www.uwyo.edu/anthropology/fieldschool/advancedfieldschool2013.html">http://www.uwyo.edu/anthropology/fieldschool/advancedfieldschool2013.html</a>).
</span></b>Please share with undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and
advisor’s.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Marcel Kornfeld and Mary Lou Larson, Instructors</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Department of Anthropology</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Department 3431</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1000 E. University Avenue</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Laramie, WY 82071</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 307-766-5136</p><p class="MsoNormal">----------------------------------------------------------</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="">Greetings,</p><p class=""> </p><p class="">My name is Todd Pierce and I am the Director at the Isla
Mujeres Ethnographic Field School (on the small Caribbean island, Isla Mujeres,
Mexico). </p><p class="">You can learn about our program on our site <a href="http://www.AnthroFieldSchool.com">www.AnthroFieldSchool.com</a> and on
our Facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Islamujeresethnographicfieldschool">https://www.facebook.com/Islamujeresethnographicfieldschool</a></p><p class=""> </p><p class="">We hope you can pass the information about our Field
School on to your students who may be interested. </p><p class="">We are currently accepting enrollment to our summer 2014
Field School sessions.</p><p class=""> </p><p class="">We are offering two 6 week Advanced Methods sessions and
two 3 week Practicum Sessions for students to choose from. The Practicum
sessions also offer a medical anthropology focus for those students interested
(one focus will be on teen pregnancy and HIV prevention, the other will be on
health, nutrition and diabetes). Our 6 week advanved methods students are also
encouraged to participate in these two medical anthropology practicums. </p><p class=""> </p><p class="">Ethnographic Field School is a great resource for any
student of Anthropology, from beginner students to those more advanced in their
studies. Many disciplines study issues of Culture and the Environment,
political economy, or other cultural studies programs, like Latin American
studies, not just Anthropologists -- and anthropology is not the only
discipline that utilizes Ethnographic Field Research techniques.</p><p class=""> </p><p class="">Much of the Field School description below pertains to
the 6 week long Advanced Methods session, though some aspects of this carry
over to the 3 week long Practicum sessions as well. </p><p class=""> </p><p class="">We encourage Undergraduate and Graduate students from the
fields of Anthropology, Sociology, Environmental Sciences, Marine Biology,
Forestry, fine art, music (we actually highlight local island artists on our
facebook page) and other fields who are interested in learning Ethnographic
Field Research Methods and techniques to attend the Isla Mujeres Ethnographic
Field School.</p><p class=""> </p><p class="">For example, a student might major in Marine Biology and
is interested in the preservation of Whale Sharks. To fully understand this issue
the would need to know not only a bit about their life cycle, migration
patterns and environments, but also the political economy of the context in
which they are endangered. Understanding the tourism that surrounds them, the
guides and fisherman who launch site-seeing and swimming tours for tourists to
be close to them and other issues like the political context of such tourism
and official government efforts to protect (or not) the Whale Sharks, is vital
to seeing the whole picture. Gaining this larger perspective that also focuses
on the daily cultural issues surrounding this animal is what our Field School
can offer.</p><p class=""> </p><p class="">Students will receive a minimum of 40 hours of classroom
ethnographic methods instruction (as well as the theories and ethics related to
ethnographic field research) and conduct a minimum of 80 hours of directed
independent research.</p><p class=""> </p><p class="">Each student will receive a minimum of 9 hours of intense
Spanish Language training, accompanied by over 40 hours of conversational
practice.</p><p class=""> </p><p class="">Students will also receive about 15 hours of Scuba Dive
instruction, with an additional 10 hours of practical experience.</p><p class=""> </p><p class="">The location, the Mexican Caribbean island of Isla
Mujeres, is an ideal location for putting the learned methods into practice
through a focus on culture and environment.</p><p class=""> </p><p class="">Each week students will experience Field Work with their
Local Expert Mentors, along with Excursions, such as taking a Lanchero (small
fishing boat) to the Contoy Island Nature Preserve, swimming in the open
Caribbean Sea with Whale Sharks, touring the Isla Mujeres Tortugranja Turtle
Preserve, diving or snorkeling at the Cancun Subaquatic Museum, and visiting
the Mayan ruins on the island and at Chichén Itzá.</p><p class=""> </p><p class="">The Isla Mujeres Ethnographic Field School provides:</p><p class=""> </p><p class="">• Practical experience in Ethnographic Methods, Research
Design, analysis and ethics through formal training and field research</p><p class=""> </p><p class="">• Engagement in Cross Cultural Processes to gain an
on-the-ground perspective of everyday life through internships with local
native mentors, families and cultural activities</p><p class=""> </p><p class="">• Study in the complex social and political contexts of
the relationship between Culture and Environment in an amazing location that
thrives on eco-tourism and environmental protection</p><p class=""> </p><p class="">• PADI Open Water Dive Certification and Spanish Language
Boot Camp</p><p class=""> </p><p class="">• Informed Career Counseling and Direction by experts to
further your career in the competitive professional and academic field of
Anthropology</p><p class=""> </p><p class=""> </p><p class="">Isla Mujeres is a very small island in the Caribbean,
located about 8 miles off of the coast of Cancun. Spanning about 5 miles long
and a half mile wide at the widest point, Isla Mujeres is a Mexican Caribbean
treasure. Here you will find the remains of an ancient Mayan temple to the
Goddess Ixchel, and although Spanish is the official language, many of the
locals still speak Mayan fluently. The economy of the Isla Mujeres (simply
referred to as 'Isla'” by those who live there) is driven by tourism, followed
by fishing and the Mexican Naval Base on the island. Located 1.5 hours from the
Coba Ruins, 2 hours from the Tulum Ruins, and 2.5 hours from Chichén Itzá, Isla
has a rich Mayan tradition spanning several thousand years, intersecting
interestingly with a history of Pirates as well.</p><p class=""> </p><p class="">We would greatly appreciate it if you could pass the
information about the field school onto your students and others who may be
interested in attending the field school. Our website, <a href="http://www.AnthroFieldSchool.com">www.AnthroFieldSchool.com</a>,
illustrates what the field school is all about and also has an informational
flyer that can be printed to pass out to students or posted to your
department’s bulletin board. Please also see our FaceBook page for updates and
posts of interest: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Islamujeresethnographicfieldschool">https://www.facebook.com/Islamujeresethnographicfieldschool</a></p><p class=""> </p><p class="">The Field School is also a structural base for the
inclusion of other types of ethnographic training. For example, if a professor
wanted to design a field school for her students that focused on community
health, this can be arranged with all of the logistical necessities taken care
of for that special segment of the Field School. Some of the interests we have
already had inquiries about are Latin American Studies, Nursing and Medical
Anthropology.</p><p class=""> </p><p class="">I am available to discuss the course work, research and
overall program directly with the student's academic advisers to answer any
questions they might have, as well as submit any IRB paperwork needed.</p><p class=""> </p><p class="">Sincerely,</p><p class=""> </p><p class="">Todd G. Pierce, Ph.D.</p><p class="">Director</p><p class="">Isla Mujeres Ethnographic Field School</p>
<p class=""> </p><p class=""><a href="mailto:Pierce@AnthroFieldSchool.com">Pierce@AnthroFieldSchool.com</a></p><p class="">202-241-5325 (USA)</p><p class="">998-139-7122 (MX)</p><p class=""><a href="http://www.AnthroFieldSchool.com">www.AnthroFieldSchool.com</a></p>
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