Peter M. Whiteley, the curator of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, will lecture on Hopi and Native American culture at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 22, in the UNM Anthropology lecture hall, Rm. 163.
“Why Anthropology Needs More History: Some Hopi & Other Native American Cases,” will be presented by Whiteley as the topic of the Journal of Anthropological Research (JAR) distinguished lecture. The journal has been published quarterly by UNM since 1945.
Whiteley is a widely respected ethnologist, specializing in Native American cultures of the Southwest, notably Hopi and Rio Grande Pueblos. He has done extensive work for government agencies, providing evidence in legal cases and conducting research as a consultant for the Hopi and other tribes.
Whiteley is the first UNM Ph.D. in anthropology to present the JAR lecture. He earned his masters in anthropology in 1978 and his doctorate in 1982, both from UNM. He also holds bachelors and masters in archeology and anthropology from Cambridge University. Whitely was born in Leicester, England.
He has published four books, most recently “Rethinking Hopi Ethnography” (Smithsonian Institution Press), which won the 1995 Southwest Book Award.
On Friday, April 23 at noon in Anthropology Rm. 178, Whiteley will participate in a seminar; “Applying Ethnology in the Courtroom: Virtues & Vices in Adversarial Research.”
Both events are free and open to the public. The Anthropology Building is located on the UNM campus near Roma Ave. and Redondo Rd.
Contact: Greg Johnson (505) 277-1816
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