News about SfAA Conference: USF Students excel at National Conference

USF Department of Anthropology Heritage Research Concentration does well at SfAA National Conference in Baltimore – Award Winning Posters! Margaret Allsopp SfAA Student Poster Prize. Elizabeth McCoy Valene Smith Tourism Poster Award. The USF Department of Anthropology was well represented in the area of Heritage Research/Tourism at the SfAA National…

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Homestead Beach Society for Applied Anthropology conference

This past week a poster titled Recreational Segregation: Examining the effects of Jim Crow on the community identity at Homestead Bayfront Beach was submitted to the Society for Applied Anthropology conference in Baltimore. The poster outlined the project’s details, including photos and future aspirations for the study. Next year, this…

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Sulphur Springs Project Introduction

The Sulphur Springs Heritage project is part of an ongoing commitment by the University of South Florida designed to address the rising interest in, and need for, heritage management by communities, civic organizations, and other groups focused on preserving the past as a key cultural resource.  My name is Margaret…

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Sulphur Springs–Society for Applied Anthropology conference 2012: Student Poster Competition Winner

I submitted a poster to the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) 2012 annual meeting that includes research from the Sulphur Springs and Nicodemus, Kansas communities. My poster was chosen as the Student Poster Competition Winner at the SfAA conference. The title of the poster was “Gaining the Attention of Youth…

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Sulphur Springs Service Learning Project 2011 Part Five

At the last sharing session with the youth and elders, one of the youth participants shared photos that he took of his community and his grandmother’s garden.  The youth who participated in the project were not able to access family photos in the short frame so I provided them with…

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Sulphur Springs Service Learning Project 2011 Part Four

During our 3rd sharing session at the Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center (SSMHC), the youth shared their feelings, emotions, and thoughts about their dialogue with elders.  We wrote their ideas on chart paper. When asked why she chose to participate in this project,  Nakesha Buie, one of the youth…

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