William T. Vickers 1942-2016: In Memoriam By Janet Chernela It is with great sadness that we report the death of William T. Vickers on Sept. 15, 2016. Bill, as he was known, was a leading scholar of native Lowland South America, a valued mentor, friend, spouse, colleague, and...
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Terence ("Terry") Turner In Memoriam: 1935-2015 Visiting Professor of Anthropology [at Cornell University], Terence Sheldon Turner, emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of Chicago, died Nov. 7, 2015, at Cayuga Medical Center of a brain hemorrhage. He was 79. “Terry was a truly eminent anthropologist and...
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Steven (Steve) Rubenstein In Memoriam: 1962-2012 It is with great sadness that we report the death of our dear colleague, Steve Rubenstein, Steve died March 8, 2012, in his home in Liverpool, where he had been living since 2006. Steve was a Reader in Latin American...
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Neil Whitehead In Memoriam: 1956-2012 Our hearts are heavy with the news of the passing of Neil Whitehead, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an inspiring colleague, mentor, and friend. Neil passed away in Madison after a bout with illness. He was well-known...
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Ken Kensinger In Memoriam: 1931-2010 Dear Salsa members: Sara and I are deeply saddened by news of Ken Kensinger's death. Rarely do such ample doses of kindness, gentle wit, and sharp intelligence occur in one individual. Take a bunch of cantankerous, underemployed, yet vain academics, put...
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Kennet M. Kensinger Obituary by Philippe Erikson Read Philippe Erikson's obituary of Kenneth Kensinger (in French): Kenneth M. Kensinger (1931-2010), Journal de la Société des Américanistes, 2011, 97-2, pp. 388-396. It includes a fairly exhaustive bibliography of his publications, plus major reviews of his books....
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