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This vote passed. ____________________________________________________________________________ From sugar!menudo.uh.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!uunet!bounce-back Sat Apr 25 08:43:33 CDT 1992 Article: 2055 of news.announce.newgroups Xref: sugar news.announce.newgroups:2055 news.groups:47196 sci.research:2319 sci.archaeology:2360 sci.lang:13731 soc.culture.misc:1395 bionet.general:2475 sci.misc:5551 sci.bio:6702 sci.psychology:7830 sci.philosophy:36 sci.econ:8163 rec.backcountry:15105 Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,sci.research,sci.archaeology,sci.lang,soc.culture.misc,bionet.general,sci.misc,sci.bio,sci.psychology,sci.philosophy,sci.econ,rec.backcountry Path: sugar!menudo.uh.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!uunet!bounce-back From: claird@NeoSoft.com (Cameron Laird) Subject: CFV: sci.anthropology Message-ID: <1992Apr24.144010.29513@uunet.uu.net> Followup-To: poster Sender: tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence) Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900 Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1992 14:40:10 GMT Approved: tale@uunet.uu.net Lines: 127 This is a Call For Votes on a newsgroup for discussion of the science of anthropology. NAME: sci.anthropology STATUS: unmoderated (repeat: *not* moderated) CHARTER: sci.anthropology is a worldwide forum for the comprehensive interests of professionals in and students of the science of anthropology. This includes the four conventional categories of archaeologic, biologic, linguistic, and socio-cultural anthropology, along with the wealth of more specialized sub- disciplines, and all professional concerns. The subject matter of anthropology certainly overlaps that discussed in sci.econ, sci.archaeology, sci.bio, and a variety of other newsgroups. The aim of sci.anthropology is to enrich these discussions, not compete with them. The particular role of sci.anthropology is to synthesize, bringing together a. biologic and psychologic domains, b. scientific and humanistic modes, c. neophyte and experienced participants, and d. data from diverse cultures and species, for example. Always, the unifying perspective and tone of sci.anthropology will be that of contemporary academic anthro- pology. sci.anthropology specifically invites contributions in all languages, from those with all levels of formal education. An Appendix, below, offers examples of questions that might usefully arise in sci.anthropology. VOTING: All votes must be e-mailed directly to: claird@Neosoft.com. The voting period will run from Friday, 24 April 1992 through Friday, 18 May 1992. Votes posted to the net, or forwarded by a third party, will not be accepted. Each valid vote will state explicitly, in the subject line or in the first line of the message, "I vote YES for sci.anthropology," or "I vote NO against sci.anthropology." You may include comments, such as, "but I would prefer ..." or, "but I would vote differently if ...", *after* a clear state- ment of your vote. The vote-taker will explicitly confirm receipt of each vote, both in return email and in summary reports to news.groups. APPENDIX: examples Anthropology is an inclusive discipline, one in which it is legitimate to ask: A. methodology: 1. Is there a good paper to use when taking notes in tropical climates? Does one hold up particularly well there? 2. What is a useful combination of microcomputer software and hardware to record parish vital statistics in the field (in my case, electri- city is reliable only a few hours a day)? 3. What is the difference between anthropology and sociology? [This quickly becomes tiresome after a few years of hearing it discussed, but it is one of the questions newcomers to anthro- pology need to ask themselves.] B. ethnology 1. Which cultures regarded lyme grass (seeds) as a culinary item? 2. Has anyone written an ethnography of the Sendero Luminoso? Does it investigate the feminized militarism some observers have claimed prevails? C. bioanthropology (physical anthropology, ethology, ...) 1. What do others think about the latest results of investigator N on brain lateralization and linguistic behavior? 2. Senior scholar K gave a neat talk on our campus last night. She says she has three different kinds of evidence structuring the interaction between tool use and handedness in primates; specifically, ... D. archaeology 1. What archeologic evidence is there for long- distance sea-trade along the Pre-Columbian Pacific Coast of Central America? 2. On the radio this morning, I thought I heard something about a new find that was supposed to bear on the monotheism of Moses. Anyone know more about the story? E. linguistics 1. My consanguines argued at our last family reunion about how to say "route"; is it OK to ask in this newsgroup how to find out more on this subject? [Possible answer: it's OK to ask, but sci.lang or alt.usage.english might be better suited to point the questioner to the *Dictionary of Ameri- can Regional English* and other sources.] 2. What's the current canonical reference for a summary of the "Eskimos have six hundred words for snow" confusion? E. professional concerns 1. My university doesn't "credit" publications in overseas journals; how can I improve my tenure dossier? 2. The department of anthropology at the principal college in country C has the reputation of fomenting dissent. Thugs have caused damage G; we call on scholars around the world to petition our government to take action R. 3. Anyone know which conference will next host a session on forensic entomology? -- Cameron Laird +1 713-579-4613 claird@Neosoft.com (claird%Neosoft.com@uunet.uu.net) cl@lgc.com (cl%lgc.com@uunet.uu.net) +1 713-996-8546