2023: Anthropological Orientations: Ways of Being Interdisciplinary

Southern Anthropological Society
56th Annual Meeting
9-11 March 2023
Valdosta, Georgia

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Schedule
2023
Thursday, March 9th
3:30 PM

Registration

Conference Organizers

VSU University Center, Lobby

3:30 PM - 6:00 PM

4:00 PM

Interdisciplinary Inquiries

Jenny Evans, Valdosta State University
Glenda Swan, Valdosta State University
Charles Kicey, Valdosta State University
Denise Reid, Valdosta State University
Shelly Yankovskyy, Valdosta State University
Rudy Prine, Valdosta State University
Phillip Storey, Valdosta State University

VSU University Center, Cypress Room

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

6:00 PM

Reception

Conference Attendees

VSU University Center, Lobby

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Friday, March 10th
7:30 AM

Breakfast

Conference Attendees

VSU University Center

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

7:30 AM

Registration

Conference Organizers

VSU University Center

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

8:30 AM

Enduring Legacies

Rory Fallmer, Davidson College
Maximilian X. Conrad, University of Mississippi
Donald Thieme, Valdosta State University
Thomas Hochschild Jr., Valdosta State University
Lorna Alvarez-Rivera, Valdosta State University

VSU University Center, Magnolia Room 1

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

8:30 AM

Evolution and the Evironment

Brian Ring, Valdosta State University
Sandra Stevens, Valdosta State University
Dillon Wheeler, Lee University
Catherine Bowers, Valdosta State University

VSU University Center, Magnolia Room 2

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

10:00 AM

Posters

Sommer Martin, Illinois State University
Shelby Putt, Illinois State University
Crystal Miller, Valdosta State University
Ari Saucier, Valdosta State University

VSU University Center, Lobby

10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

10:00 AM

Rethinking the Canon: Genealogies for the Present in American Anthropology

Charlotte Jones, Louisiana State University
Kashif Rustamani, Louisiana State University
Latasha Valenzuela-Hernandez, Louisiana State University
Danielle L. Honeycutt, Louisiana State University
Tiffany R. Smith, Louisiana State University
Jacopo Aldrighetti, Louisiana State University
Helen A. Regis, Louisiana State University

VSU University Center, Lobby

10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

10:30 AM

Identity, Heritage, and Place

Abby Wightman, Mary Baldwin University
William Westermeyer, University of South Carolina
Lennin Caro, Camino Research Institute
Fred Knowles, Valdosta State University

VSU University Center, Magnolia Room 1

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

10:30 AM

Religious Experience and Community

Antonia Ingram-Basby, Louisiana State University
Dixie Haggard, Valdosta State University
Jennifer Scott, University of West Georgia
Rodney Hughes, Louisiana State University
Emily Moon, University of West Georgia

VSU University Center, Magnolia Room 2

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM

Executive Board Meeting

Executive Board Members

Live Oak Conference Room

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

1:15 PM

Diverse Forms of Human Expression

Charles Steven Ellis, Valdosta State University
Ari Saucier, Valdosta State University
Dana Dawson, University of Alabama at Birmingham

VSU University Center, Magnolia Room 2

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

1:15 PM

Health and Access to Health Services

Md Asaduzzaman, Arizona State University
Chloe Younce, Christopher Newport University
Ellis Logan, Valdosta State University

VSU University Center, Magnolia Room 1

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

2:15 PM

Roundtable: "What Can I Do with My Degree?” How Anthropology Shapes Our Interdisciplinary Lives

Matthew Newsom, Southern Utah University
Melissa Coleman, Advocacy Wealth Management
Mandy Anderson, University of West Florida
Russ Anderson, 2050 Consortium
Natasha Fast, Grassroots Coffee Roasters

VSU University Center, Magnolia Room 1

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

3:15 PM

Break

Conference Attendees

VSU University Center, Magnolia Room 1

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM

Workshop: Hands-On Workshop Using the Biology of Human Skin Colors to Contradict Racial Categorization

Leslie Sandra Jones, Valdosta State University

VSU University Center, Magnolia Room 1

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

3:30 PM

Workshop: Object-Based Costume History Research Class Activity and how it relates to Material Culture

Chalise Ludlow, Valdosta State University

VSU University Center, Magnolia Room 2

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

5:00 PM

Membership Meeting

Conference Attendees

VSU University Center, Magnolia Room 1

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

6:15 PM

Reception and Awards Ceremony

Conference Attendees

Georgia Beer Company, 109 S Briggs St, Valdosta, GA 31601

6:15 PM - 7:30 PM

Saturday, March 11th
7:30 AM

Breakfast

Conference Attendees

VSU University Center

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

8:30 AM

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Anne Price, Valdosta State University
Shelly Yankovskyy, Valdosta State University
Ieasa Custer, Christopher Newport University
Nicole Woolridge, Valdosta State University
Drew Campbell, Valdosta State University

VSU University Center, Magnolia Room 1

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

8:30 AM

Situating COVID in a Local Context

Ashley McGraw, University of South Carolina
Kiley E. Molinari, Francis Marion University
Shyra LaGarde, Valdosta State University
Marjorie M. Snipes, University of West Georgia

VSU University Center, Magnolia Room 2

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

10:00 AM

Inequity in the Human Experience

Tanisha Goldsboro, Valdosta State University
Kaitlyn Sisco, University of Mississippi
Jodie Boisvert, Florida Atlantic University
Obina Amuneke, Valdosta State University

VSU University Center, Magnolia Room 2

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

10:00 AM

“Masking “Indian,” Identity, and the African Turn: Journeying with the Spirit of Fi Yi Yi and the Mandingo Warriors

Jeffrey David Ehrenreich, University of New Orleans

VSU University Center, Theater

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

10:00 AM

Waters of Life

Celeste Ray, Sewanee: The University of the South
Emma Hollifield, Sewanee: The University of the South
Nicholas Clate, Sewanee: The University of the South
William Johnson, Sewanee: The University of the South
J. T. Michel, Sewanee: The University of the South

VSU University Center, Magnolia Room 1

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

11:30 AM

Gender Identity and Expression

Sumiya Mahmud, Arizona State University, Tempe
Elizabeth Rivera, Valdosta State University
Anne Price, Valdosta State University
Ellis Logan, Valdosta State University
Nashie Wesley, Valdosta State University
Esther Darko, Valdosta State University

VSU University Center, Magnolia Room 2

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

11:30 AM

Resistance and Activism

Marcos Mendoza, University of Mississippi
Mandy Muise, Davidson College
Matthews C. Samson, Davidson College
Cheyenne Bennett, New South Associates

VSU University Center, Magnolia Room 1

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM

Film Screening: College Football Tailgating at LSU

Kashif Rustamani, Louisiana State University

VSU University Center, Theater

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

1:00 PM

Roundtable: Shared Stories: The Impact that Anthropology Has Had on Your Life.

Richard Schmertzing, Valdosta State University
Jeffrey D. Ehrenreich, University of New Orleans

VSU University Center, Magnolia Room 1

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM