WORKSHOPS SPONSORED BY THE SOCIETY FOR HUMANISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY, CHICAGO '03
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WORKSHOP: "HOW TO TURN YOUR DISSERTATION INTO A BOOK"
(Workshop #17 in the AAA online listing)
Day & time: Thur.,
Workshop leader: Gary H. Dunham (Editor-in-Chief, U of Nebraska Press)
This workshop emphasizes the differences of genre between a dissertation and a successful book. It also introduces participants to the process manuscripts go through between initial submission and a published book. Emphasis will be on how to prepare a successful manuscript and what to expect in terms of revisions and successive stages in the publishing process.
WORKSHOP: "HOW TO SUBMIT A BOOK PROSPECTUS TO AN ACADEMIC PUBLISHER"
(Workshop #18 in the AAA online listing)
Day & time: Thur.,
Workshop leader: T. David Brent
(Anthropology Editor,
Many contemporary academic publishers prefer that authors initially submit a prospectus rather than complete book manuscript. This workshop guides you through the structure and components of an effective book prospectus. Discussion will include both the content and technical aspects of an appealing prospectus. The workshop also introduces participants to the process and timetable of submitting the prospectus. Finally, we consider how to choose presses to approach about a particular book project.
Getting ready to submit an article to a scholarly journal? We're also offering three dynamite workshops by current and past editors of three major anthropology journals--you'll learn "best practices" from these working-professional workshop leaders:
WORKSHOP: "SUBMITTING YOUR FIRST ARTICLE TO AN ANTHROPOLOGY JOURNAL"
(Workshop #32a in the AAA online listing)
Day & time: Sat.,
Workshop leader: Bruce Grindal (first editor, Anthropology and Humanism)
Submitting your first journal article can be a daunting prospect. Assistant professors may wait too long to submit their first journal article . . . and unknowingly jeopardize prospects for tenure. Learn best practices from the first editor of the journal, Anthropology and Humanism. From advice about writing style, to selecting which journal to which you'll submit your article, to anticipating a realistic time schedule from submission to publication--you'll get invaluable advice from this workshop.
WORKSHOP: "HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR FIRST ARTICLE TO AN ANTHROPOLOGY JOURNAL"
(Workshop #32b in the AAA online listing)
Day & time: Sat.
Workshop leader: Ann Anagnost (editor, Cultural Anthropology)
Submitting your first journal article can be a daunting prospect. Assistant professors may wait too long to submit their first journal article . . . and unknowingly jeopardize prospects for tenure. Learn best practices from the current editor of the journal Cultural Anthropology. From advice about writing style, to selecting which journal to which you'll submit your article, to anticipating a realistic time schedule from submission to publication--you'll get invaluable advice from this workshop.
WORKSHOP: "HOW TO SUBMIT AN ARTICLE TO AN ANTHROPOLOGY JOURNAL"
(Workshop #34 in the AAA online listing)
Day & time: Sat.,
Workshop leader: Fran Mascia-Lees (co-editor, American Anthropologist)
Submitting your first journal article can be a daunting prospect. Learn best practices from this current editor of the journal, American Anthropologist. From advice about writing style, to selecting which journal to which you'll submit your article, to anticipating a realistic time schedule from submission to publication--you'll get invaluable advice from this workshop.
Stuck in the middle of a promising but frustrating bit of writing and not sure which way to take it? Or putting the final touches on an article, talk, or book manuscript and want feedback on how it seems? You'll get lots of ideas and suggestions about honing your writing, using creative techniques from beyond those used in normal academic writing, in these workshops:
WORKSHOP: "WRITING FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC"
(Workshop #26 in the AAA online listing)
Day & time: Fri.
Workshop leader: James McKenna (University of Notre Dame)
Writing for, and speaking to, a popular audience require writing and speaking in an accessible style, and often involve "unlearning" much of what we have been taught as scholars. This type of writing is important if anthropological insight is to reach beyond the academy. This workshop, led by Jim McKenna, respected biological anthropologist and a widely sought-after public speaker, explores the components of popular and accessible writing. Participants are invited to discuss works in progress.
WORKSHOP: "CREATIVE WRITING FOR ANTHROPOLOGISTS"
(Workshop # 31 in the AAA online listing)
Day & time: Sat., 10 am -
Workshop leaders: Alma Gottlieb and Philip Graham (co-authors, Parallel Worlds: An Anthropologist and a Writer Encounter Africa)
This workshop focuses on the anthropological uses of a variety of literary genres such as the short story and other creative writing formats in ethnographically representing the human experience. The workshop leaders are the co-authors of Parallel Worlds: An Anthropologist and a Writer Encounter Africa (winner of the Victor Turner Prize). Participants are encouraged to discuss their own works in progress in any genre.
WORKSHOP: "ETHNOGRAPHIC WRITING"
(Workshop #33 in the AAA online listing)
Day & time: Sat.,
Workshop leader: Ruth Behar (author of Translated Woman)
Ethnography, based on fieldwork, has always been at the core of anthropological activity. But over the last two decades the standards for ethnographic writing have changed immensely. This workshop will explore possible writing strategies used to describe communities in ways that incorporate the standpoint of the investigator, combining approaches from the humanities and social sciences. Participants are encouraged to discuss their own works in progress in any genre.
All these workshops offer advance
registration online through the AAA web site:
http://www.aaanet.org/mtgs/2003/workshops.htm. The regular fee is $40,
with a 50% discounted fee for students (only $20!). If you don't register
ahead of time, you can take your chances to register at the AAA registration
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