March 22: Undergraduate Symposium

Tomorrow is the annual Undergraduate Symposium!

Tuesday, March 22, 2011
1:30pm
MUSC 311/313

1:30 Introductions by Dr. Tina Moffat, Undergrad Director of Anthropology
1:40 Astra Ambrister: The Queen Conch in Bahamian Society
2:00 Lori D’orentenzio: Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis of
European Glass Trade Beads from the Collection.
2:20 Jen Vander Vecht: Crisis of Trade Paper
2:40 Marta Montero: Collective Memory in Anthropology

3:00-3:30 break for posters
Ana-Maria Dragomir: Myth in Romanian Folklore
Katharine Zagar: Performance, Place and the Archaeologist
Mac Armstrong: RBG poster
Kelly Brown: Abu Hureyra: Obsidian EDXRF Chemical Characterization
Analysis
Julie Edwards and Elizabeth Ouellette: McMaster Field School 2010

3:40 Melinda Spry: HIV/ AIDS and Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
4:00 Nathan Garrett: Biopolitics
4:20 Kelly Brown: In Search of an Ethical Archaeology: Politics,
Responsibility and Stewardship

Refreshments will be provided, and you can drop in whenever you like.

See you there!

Undergraduate Research Symposium – Call for Papers!

It’s the best time of the year!

If you’ve written an anthropology paper you’re proud of, and that paper involves original research, you should definitely present at our annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. Faculty, staff, graduate students and undergraduate students gather for an afternoon of presentations.

What would you have to do?

• If presenting a paper, prepare a 10-15 minute presentation on your research.
• It will include your thesis/research questions, steps, research, findings, and conclusion.
• Answer questions from the audience.

If you don’t want to present in front of a group, you are also allowed to turn your paper into a poster. There will be a designated time for viewing posters, and for the authors to answer questions about their research.

Presenting gives you public speaking experience and looks great on your CV.

If you want to submit a paper or a poster, email the abstract to mas@mcmaster.ca.

The submission deadline is February 22, 2011. The Symposium will be held March 22, 2011.

March 30: Undergraduate Research Symposium

Come and enjoy our annual Undergraduate Research Symposium where you can see what your fellow students are up to and learn from your peers.

Participants presenting papers will be giving talks on their research, followed by short question & answer sessions. Posters will also be set up in the room, with the authors available to answer questions.

Food and drink will be provided!

Tuesday, March 30
CNH 607
2:30-5:00

2:30 – Opening remarks by MAS and introductory words from Dr. Moffat
2:50 – Kelly Brown presents
3:10 – Catherine Zagar & Ola Mohammed present
3:30 – Cadell Last presents
3:50 – Christine Saly & Lori D’Ortenzio present
4:10 – Poster session, closing remarks

Each presentation is given 20 minutes for the 10-15 minute presentation and any questions the audience may have. We have extra time in the room in case we run over.