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Documentary Screenings: “Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo and the Search for Identity”
Unfortunately, due to weather conditions, the film maker cannot travel to Atlanta. Both screenings have been cancelled as of 2/11/14. The organizations co-sponsoring these events...Topics- Anthropology
- Film & Media
- For Faculty
- For Graduate Students
- For Students
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Snow Jam 2014: Planning Atlanta, Ryan Gravel, and a Car-Dependent Region
Photo Credit: William Brawley Few people can honestly deny that last week’s snow storm in Atlanta was a metropolitan-wide utter calamity. Reflecting on the event...Topics- African American Studies
- Anthropology
- Business
- Communication
- Criminal Justice
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How a Densely Populated Neighborhood Became Turner Field: A Map Essay
With the unexpected announcement that the Braves will leave the Atlanta neighborhood of Summerhill for suburban Cobb County, many in the city are left to...Topics- African American Studies
- Anthropology
- Communication
- Digital Collections
- For Faculty
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Second Annual Atlanta Studies Symposium
Georgia State University’s Cities Initiative, the Department of Geosciences and Emory University’s Center for Digital Scholarship invite proposals for presentations at the Second Annual Atlanta...Topics- African American Studies
- Anthropology
- Communication
- Criminal Justice
- Economics
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Remind me why I have to get IRB approval for my research…
You’ve probably heard of the shocking ethics violations of the Tuskegee syphilis experiments and medical experiments by Nazi physicians but did you know that in...Topics- African American Studies
- Anthropology
- Books
- Criminal Justice
- Faculty Publications and Research
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What the Bones Tell Us…
Check out this recently-published article by GSU Anthropology Professor Bethany Turner reporting her archaeological research on mid-15th/early-16th century Peruvian sacrificial victims: Turner, B. L., Klaus,...Topics- Anthropology
- Ejournals
- Faculty Publications and Research
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- For Graduate Students
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Religious Studies Professor to Present Talk on Mesoamerican Religions
Dr. Molly Bassett will be giving a talk as a part of the Department of Anthropology’s Colloquium Series, entitled: “Working with Mesoamerican Religions: When is an...Topics- Anthropology
- General
- Religious Studies
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Visiting Distinguished Professor Lecture
The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology presents a lecture by distinguished criminology scholar Dr. Ramiro Martinez,...Topics- Anthropology
- Books
- Criminal Justice
- General
- Public Management & Policy
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Losing One’s Head at the Harvest…
Back in January, the GSU homepage featured a story about Anthropology/Archaeology Professor Christopher Morehart’s discovery of a remains from human sacrifices at an excavation site...Topics- Anthropology
- Ejournals
- Faculty Publications and Research
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- For Graduate Students
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Dr. Daniel Block to Give Talk on “Community Geography, Food Deserts, and the Power of Maps”
Dr. Daniel Block of Chicago State University will give a talk on “Community Geography, Food Deserts, and the Power of Maps” on Tuesday, February 19...Topics- African American Studies
- Anthropology
- Criminal Justice
- Economics
- For Faculty