Dear List,
The journal Papers from the Institute of Archaeology (newly open access http://pia-journal.co.uk) is planning to publish a forum section on the Human Terrain System in the next volume (No. 20, due out in the Autumn). If anyone is especially interested in this, they should contact the editor, Iain Shearer, at [log in to unmask] This follows the forum in the current volume that has attracted a large amount of attention, on relations between archaeologists and the military in Iraq.
Best,
Brian
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From: Umberto Albarella <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, 28 January, 2010 7:10:27
Subject: [ARCH-JUSTICE] Fwd: ACTION ALERT: Sign the Anthropologists' Statement on the Human Terrain System!
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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:31:46 -0800
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Subject: ACTION ALERT: Sign the Anthropologists' Statement on the Human
Terrain System!
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Dear Fellow Anthropologists,
The US Congress is currently evaluating and considering the expansion of the
Pentagon's Human Terrain System (HTS) program, in which anthropologists have
been recruited to assist with counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan
and Iraq. Please join us in expressing our firm opposition to the program
and any expansion by agreeing to add your signature to the attached
"Anthropologists' Statement on the Human Terrain System Program." Modeled
after a well-publicized 2008 statement written by economists to oppose the
Bush administration's first TARP program, this statement aims to clearly and
concisely state the factual grounds for our opposition.
Unlike our previous year-long effort to compile signatures for the Network
of Concerned Anthropologists' "Pledge of Non-participation in
Counterinsurgency," we want to collect the signatures of as many
professional anthropologists *as soon as possible *so that our voice can be
heard in the debate about HTS.
To add your name to the statement, please EMAIL your NAME, TITLE, and
AFFILIATION to [log in to unmask] Include the subject line
"Anthropologists' Statement."
Please encourage other professional anthropologists to sign as well. Thank
you very much for your support.
Sincerely,
The Network of Concerned Anthropologists Steering Committee
(Catherine Besteman, Andrew Bickford, Greg Feldman, Gustaaf Houtman, Roberto
Gonzalez, Hugh Gusterson, Jean Jackson, Kanhong Lin, Catherine Lutz, David
Price, David Vine)
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University of Sheffield
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http://www.shef.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/albarella.html
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