I am just getting finished with five days of conferring at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) in San Francisco, California. I kept remembering this skit by Richard Pryor as I weaved in and out of paper presentations and directed students on their projects conducted on-site at the conference. Hearing students from diverse disciplines gush about the relevancy and liberatory aspects of anthropology brought Pryor's skit to mind. It is a great example of what we talk about in class: relationships between popular culture, research and policy. Shout out to the students of AFRS 310 Fall 08 as well as the amazing theorists and teachers who generously shared their precious time to "build" on important topics in contemporary anthropology with us. Stay tuned for Part 2, for more on this; )
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