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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SALSA Statements on the Belo Monte Dam Project The membership of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America (SALSA), a professional association of scholars specializing in Lowland South America, wishes to express its concern regarding the proposed Belo Monte hydroelectric project in the Amazonian...
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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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SALSA Statement on Belo Monte In solidarity with ABA, the Brazilian Anthropology Association, SALSA's first public action statement was this letter, sent to the President of Brazil and Brazilian government agencies: Agosto de 2010 Presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Casa Civil da Presidência da República Palácio do Planalto, 4o...
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