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CALL FOR ANTHROPOLOGIST/POSTGRADUATE STUDENT INTERESTED IN THE ANTHROPOLOGY
OF SCIENCE TO RUN A WORKSHOP for 16-19 YEAR OLDS
The Royal Anthropological Institute, as part of their anthropology in
pre-university education programme, is looking for an
anthropologist/postgraduate student to run a youth workshop (see below for
description) at the British Association's Festival of Science in association
with the Archaeology and Anthropology section. The workshop will take place
in Norwich on Thursday 7th September 2006.
The ideal person will:
-have research interests in one of the themes covered in the workshop
description (e.g. anthropology of science, biotechnology, genetic
engineering, xeno-transplantation, trans-humanism, impact of
life-enhancement technologies on what it means to be human...)
-have an interest in introducing anthropology to young people.
-be able to, with support from the RAI's Education Officer, create an
engaging, interactive workshop, within the general bounds of the description
below, suitable for 16-19 year olds.
Expenses will be covered. For more details, please contact the Royal
Anthropological Institute's Education Officer, Gem Jones, on
[log in to unmask], 020 7387 0455
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION (actual content can be tailored to the organiser's
particular area of interest)
Better humans or not human?
What it really means to be human in the 21st Century!
Anthropology is the study of what it means to be human across different
societies, cultures and histories. Cutting-edge scientific practices like
cloning, animal to human transplantation and genetic engineering pose new
challenges to our understanding of what it means to be a human. Join leading
anthropologists as they grapple with such mind-boggling questions as: How
many animal organ-transplants can you have and still be called 'human?' Can,
and should, humans create their own replacements? Is this next stage is
evolution? This is an interactive workshop designed to challenge your
assumptions about human nature and biology!
90 Minutes
Ages 16-19
Supported by the Royal Anthropological Institute's Young Persons Education
Programme.
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