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Lectures
What is the A. T. Hansen Lecture Series?
The A. T. Hansen Anthropology Lecture Fund enables the Department to bring to campus speakers focusing on the native peoples and cultures of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. While the emphasis of the lectures is broadly anthropological, the series has traditionally sought to bring in native speakers as well as scholar-activists.
The fund is names after Asael T. Hansen, Miami's first professor of anthropology. Prof. Hansen left Miami in 1944 to conduct research among Japanese-American internees at Heart Mountain Relocation Camp in Wyoming. Although he did not return to Miami, he greatly influenced two Miami students, George H. Fathauer ('40) and his wife Johanne Wainwright Fathauer ('42). Prof. Fathauer received his PhD at the University of Chicago and returned to Miami to teach anthropology from 1948-82. In 1990, the Fathauers decided to honor their former mentor by endowing this lectureship.
A. T. Hansen Lectures
Presented by the Department of Anthropology in association with the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian Film +Media Center. The events are sponsored by the A.T. Hansen...
What is Lectures in Contemporary Anthropology (LICA)?
Lectures in Contemporary Anthropology [LICA] began in 1999. The LICA series provides opportunities for academic engagement and discussion of anthropological topics outside the classroom.
LICA Lectures
Soumendra Patnaik, Delhi University is president of the Anthropological Association of India. He is currently a Fullbright Scholar at Virginia Tech.