The Anthropology Newsletter is published on Thursdays. Happy Hour will be held on Friday, September 22, starting at 6 p.m. at the Embassy in downtown Urbana. Nettl gave a brief address to the audience of 7000, which included the main commencement speaker, President Bill Clinton, who was thus introduced to the field of ethnomusicology. Forward Kwenda and Erica Azim will perform Mbira music of the Shona people of Zimbabwe on Friday, September 22, at 8 p.m. in the Music Building auditorium.
Admission is free.
Orientalism, History and Identity in Colonial India and the Pacific , on Friday, September 29, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in 109A Davenport. Andy Orta will serve as discussant. The purpose of this event is to bring together archaeologists on campus and for all of us to become more familiar with archaeological research conducted in different departments. Archaeology graduate students and faculty are invited to present informal or formal talks. We cast our net widely, hoping to gather a mix of storytellers, poets, writers, academics, and other teachers as well as interpretive naturalists and guides.