Call for submissions: March 2011 African Diaspora Archaeology Newsletter --
The African Diaspora Archaeology Network and Newsletter works to provide a focal point for archaeological and historical studies of African diasporas, with news, current research, information and links to other web resources related to the archaeology and history of descendants of African peoples. Through this engagement with African diasporas, the ADAN seeks to connect an intellectual community that considers the historical processes of racialization, gender, power, and culture operating within and upon African descendant communities. Our quarterly Newsletter issues reach an international readership of at least several thousand for each issue.
Please contact either co-editor Chris Fennell, at [log in to unmask], or Christopher Barton, at [log in to unmask], if you have essays, articles, analysis papers, project reports, announcements, or news updates that you'd like to contribute to the African Diaspora Archaeology Newsletter. The Newsletter is published quarterly, in March, June, September, and December, and is available online at:
http://www.diaspora.uiuc.edu/newsletter.html
The Newsletter also publishes book reviews of titles of interest to our readers from a wide range of academic disciplines. The following titles are available for review at this time --
J. A. Carney and R. N. Rosomoff – In the Shadow of Slavery: Africa's Botanical Legacy in the Atlantic World
T. J. Lockley (Ed.) – Maroon Communities in South Carolina: A Documentary Record
W. Logan and K. Reeves (Eds.) – Places of Pain and Shame: Dealing with Difficult Heritage
L. Smith and N. Akagawa (Eds.) - Intangible Heritage
D. A. Yerxa (Ed.) - Recent Themes in the History of Africa and the Atlantic World
P. C. Mancall (Ed.) - The Atlantic World and Virginia, 1550 - 1624
M. B. Katz-Hyman and K. S. Rice (Eds.) - World of a Slave: Encyclopedia of the Material Life of Slaves in the United States
K. L. Tinker, The Migration of Peoples from the Caribbean to the Bahamas
Reviews should summarize the contents of the volume, consider it in relation to other recent scholarship, and assess its significance relative to the study/interpretation of the material record of the African Diaspora. Reviews are generally 1,000 – 1,200 words in length.
If interested in preparing a review of any of these titles, please contact book review editor John McCarthy, at [log in to unmask] Please indicate why you are interested in the particular title you request. Young professionals who are early in their career are particularly welcome to apply.
Many thanks!
Chris
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Christopher C. Fennell
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Head
Department of Anthropology
University of Illinois
109 Davenport Hall, MC-148
607 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL 61801
http://www.anthro.illinois.edu/faculty/cfennell
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