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February 17: “Displaced and Barely Visible: An Archaeologist Looks at Homelessness”
Anthropology professor Larry Zimmerman says: Archaeology is about how people get, use, and dispose of material culture, not just about life in the distant past. Doing an archaeology of “ten minutes ago” may actually provide clues that can improve the lives of homeless people “living rough.”
Indy's homeless in the news
Indianapolis police plan to clear its streets of homeless people for the Super Bowl, angering advocates who want to see money for the million-dollar event help those without a place to live. Read the story.
When: Friday February 17, 4:30 pm
Where: Campus Center Room: 268 420 University Blvd.
Free and open to all. RSVP: libarsvp@iupui.edu with Zimmerman talk in the subject line.
February 21: Mexico Mexico’s border with Central America, as well as the border it shares with the U.S., has been a pathway for people, goods, crime and contraband in both directions. How can Mexico address these transborder challenges? What is the future of Mexico’s relations with its northern and southern neighbors? How will Mexico’s foreign relations affect its domestic politics?
February 24: “Difference, Desire, and Small Things: The Archaeology of Victorian Bric-a-Brac” Professor Paul Mullins, Anthropology prof at IUPUI says: Parlors throughout the 19th-century Atlantic World were flooded with modest decorative goods like figurines, and a vast range of American and British homes were filled with ceramic animals, famous people, and artistic motifs. This discussion examines these goods from a range of households often considered “outside” consumer society.
