Comments on: More advice on giving conference papers

By: Bree Blakeman

Bree Blakeman — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:49:02 +0000

Funny ’cause it’s true! Fantastic observation. This made me laugh aloud and giggle for some time. Thanks for posting.

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Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:37:11 +0000

I am on fire.

By: John McCreery

John McCreery — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:54:16 +0000

Recent research suggests that Keesing's reference to "ceremonial lectures by distinguished British colleagues" may, unwittingly, have been ethnocentric. See Sperber and Mercier, "Why do humans reason? Arguments for an Argumentative Theory" .

By: Kate Gillogly

Kate Gillogly — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:48:21 +0000

Classic Roger. He sought to be heretical, outrageous, polemical & contentious in his academic relationships and friendships as well! I leave it to others to assess whether he exaggerated the importance of his own work.
For context, I knew Roger in the field in the early 1980s. He helped set up the Kwaio Cultural Centre on Malaita, in the Solomon Islands, and asked Peace Corps to find a married couple who were both anthropologists to work at the Cultural Centre. I will always be grateful to “Kisini” for creating that opportunity for two recent BAs in anthropology. He was, in fact, polemical, contentious, and outrageous, which made him very interesting to talk to about anthropology. And I’m with him … those talks are far more interesting than some of the data-driven talks I’ve been to (and performed, myself).