Englishes, Spanishes and more – using Language data in the US Census

David Kraiker of the US Census Bureau presents a talk “Understanding US Census Language Data: A Primer for Students” on  Wednesday Dec 7th  2-3:15 pm in CH 64. It’s open to the public so feel free to invite friends interested in languages in the US and how to think about cultural and linguistic diversity in informed, data-driven ways. If time permits, our speaker will also talk about Federal jobs for social sciences and humanities majors.

Want to know what’s happening with Anthropology on campus?

Come by for a drop in meet and greet for Anthropology majors and minors on October 25th, Tuesday, from 4-5 pm in Jubilee Hall 561. Dr. Jacob Weger, the newly hired Lecturer in the Environmental Studies program who, as an Anthropologist, is homed in our Department, will also be around. Drop by for be tea, cocoa and munchies as well news about Anthropology research and internship opportunities in the Spring. Friends are welcome, too; just share the flyer!

Lambda Alpha – National Anthropology Honor Society 2022 Induction Ceremony

New members will be inducted to Lambda Alpha the Anthropology Honor Society on May 11, 2022, 11:30 am at the Honors Program Conference Room, Fahy 307. This is the first induction ceremony since the Covid 19 pandemic and we welcome the opportunity to celebrate student achievements in person!

The Seton Hall University chapter Delta of New Jersey was founded in 2006 as a student-led initiative. Consisting of nine founding members, Anthropology students who were also pursuing majors in allied fields such as Sociology, Environmental Studies, Diplomacy, Political Science, and Social Work. These founding members’ efforts continue to enrich the program and reflect the profoundly interdisciplinary draw of four-field Anthropology as a solid foundation in the liberal arts tradition. This year’s inductees similarly reflect our students’ broad vision of a well-rounded education and represent Anthropology majors, minors and those pursuing their primary or secondary majors/minors in Criminal Justice, Biochemistry and Archaeology.

Since its founding, the Seton Hall Chapter of Lambda Alpha has held a joint biannual induction ceremony with the Sociology Honor Society, Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD).

For details, contact the LA Anthropology faculty sponsor, Dr. Cherubim Quizon (cherubim.quizon@shu.edu) or the AKD Sociology faculty sponsor, Dr. Anthony Haynor (anthony.haynor@shu.edu).

 

[CANCELLED] Veteran advocate for Mindanao Indigenous Peoples rights and interreligious dialogue to speak

Event has been cancelled as of 10 March 2020. Contact organizers for additional information.

Prof. Karl Gaspar, a Redemptorist brother and decades-long advocate for Mindanao’s Indigenous Peoples rights and interreligious dialogue will speak at Seton Hall University on March 25, 2020 at 2 pm EST, AS 109 South Orange Campus.  

From the perspective of Mindanao’s indigenous people, Dr. Gaspar will be examining the role of Philippine Catholicism, one that spans Spanish rule, the Philippine Revolution in 1896, the subsequent period of American colonial rule and Protestant missionary work in the first half of the 20th century. He will reflect on how these have shaped current theological, pastoral and anthropological concerns for the Church vis a vis Mindanao’s indigenous peoples, a consideration that takes into account Vatican II, the work of Base Ecclesial Communities (BECs) and the call to action arising from Pope Francis’ Laudato Si.

Prof. Gaspar teaches at the Ateneo de Davao University and at St. Alphonsius Theological and Mission Institute (SATMI).

This program was made possible by the New York Southeast Asian Network (NYSEAN,) and Seton Hall University programs in Anthropology, Diplomacy and Religion. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Anthropology Program (973) 761-9170.

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A Discussion of African American Language (AAL)

 

On November 20, 2019, the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work hosted a guest lecture by linguistic anthropologist Dr. Jennifer Delfino from the City University of New York. In it, Dr. Delfino discussed her research on language and its varieties, specifically African American Language (AAL), as well as what linguistic anthropologists do.

Read about the student Q&A  by clicking on the flyer here!

 

 

 

Anthropology Honor Society

Lambda Alpha, The National Anthropological Honor Society

Bi-annually, eligible students are inducted into Lambda Alpha (LA), the National Anthropology Honor Society. Anthropology majors and minors who have achieved excellence in the pursuit of their anthropological studies at Seton Hall are invited to join the Seton Hall chapter. When appropriate, the honor society advisor nominates a Seton Hall chapter member for the national LA award for distinguished undergraduate research. During the induction ceremony, a program alumnus who best illustrates the principles of the anthropological worldview in his or her professional life is invited to speak to new members. In 2019, the Lambda Alpha alumna speaker was Angela Ashman (B.A. Anthropology, Seton Hall class of ’15, M.A. in Anthropology, New School for Social Research class of ’17), account executive at Education First in their Cultural Care division in Cambridge, MA.

Lambda Alpha inductees and Anthropology professors in 2019 (L-R): Dr. Peter Savastano, Adam Varoqua (ANTH & PSYCH double major), Amanda Hartman (ANTH major, CRIM minor), Gabriella D’Amodio (SOBS major, ANTH minor), Mary Fragante (SOBT major, ANTH minor), Liam McDermott (ANTH major), Dr. Cherubim Quizon.

 

 

 

Why Study Anthropology?

Anthropology concerns itself with the entire range of human activities and achievements: past, present and future. In this era of rapid globalization, it has become increasingly important to understand the world, how humans adapt to and transform their natural and social environments, and how we relate to one another. An understanding of the institutional, cultural and social causes of global problems and solutions can be meaningfully explored through the lens of anthropology. The anthropology program at Seton Hall provides students with the tools to analyze and understand the complex, increasingly pluralistic and rapidly changing world in which we find ourselves in the twenty-first century. Human rights and social justice, environmental challenges, power relations between countries and cultures and a heightened awareness of inequality in terms of race ethnicity, gender, sexuality, access to the world’s resources as well as solutions to these inequalities, are all issues about which anthropology concerns itself.

A major or minor in anthropology provides students with uniquely holistic foundation in the liberal arts, the social sciences, the biological sciences and the humanities. Students receive a well rounded education with many opportunities for specialization in a number of different areas drawn from anthropology’s holistic approach to the study of human beings and their relationship to the non-human world of living beings and the environment. Many of our graduates find work in the public sector at governmental institutions, cultural institutions and social service organizations which address a number of pressing issues in these economically and politically troubled times. The private sector is also a rich source of employment for anthropology majors. Most international corporations hire students trained in ethnographic research to work in their product development and marketing departments as well as in their public relations and outreach departments. With a major or minor in anthropology our graduates have also gone on to study anthropology at the graduate level, diplomatic relations, business, law and law enforcement, medicine, and education. In an increasingly pluralistic world, employers find it both essential and attractive that their prospective employees be capable of navigating their way through the diversity of the world’s cultural, social and political realities with skill and ease.