Spring 2009

Letter from the Chair
by Susan McKinnon
In a Time of Transition

H.L. Seneviratne Retires
by Susan McKinnon
From Sinhalese Poetry to an Anthropology of Political Engagement

Road Trip
by Anne Bromley (U.Va. Media Relations)
Kath Weston's Book on Bus Travel Reveals Portrait of America

Yarimar Bonilla
by Susan McKinnon
New Faculty Member Explores Caribbean Politics of Memory and Protest

Forgotten Battlefields
by Elizabeth Arkush
Ancient Peruvian Hilltop Fortresses Offer Insights on War

On the Brink
by Maura Singleton
Saving a Language from Extinction

Cuba from the Bottom Up
by Roberto Armengol
After Fidel, Life's Little Struggles Go On

Historical Notes on Brooks Hall
by Jeff Hantman
An Anthropological Analysis of an Origin Myth