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For those in New Mexico, SAR alumnus Jason De León will be speaking at the Los Alamos Public Library this Saturday: laconm.libcal.com/event/17125165
Special Library Event: Author Talk with Jason De León
Register for an Author Talk with Jason De León, the 2024 National Book Award winner and bestselling author. Following his highly regarded appearance at this year’s Santa Fe...
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The Smithsonian/NMAI call for applications for the Betsy James Wyeth Fellowship in Native American Art is now open:
What happens when Native artists return to collections? 7 SAR Native Artist Fellows chose works from our Indian Arts Research Center and reflected on creative practices. Their stories reveal collections as living sources of inspiration, memory, and cultural continuity. pulse.ly/du4tycwmhy
Native Artist Fellowships at the School for Advanced Research Connect Past and Present Art
Native Artist Fellowship at SAR brings artists together to study past Indigenous works and grow their creativity through cultural research.
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Congratulations to incoming SAR Tedlock Fellow Robin Derby, whose book, www.dukeupress.edu/betes-noires, has just been awarded the Caribbean Studies Association's Gordon K. and Sybil Lewis award!
Bêtes Noires: Sorcery as History in the Haitian-Dominican Borderlands
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Congratulations to former SAR Fellow Anand Taneja on the publication of his book, The Gabriel of Madness: Islamic Poetry and Ethics in an Age of Hindu Nationalism. You can order and or/download the free pdf/epub at this link www.ucpress.edu/books/the-ga...
The Gabriel of Madness by Anand Vivek Taneja - Paper
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
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Please join us tonight at 5:30 PM Mountain time for an online or in-person Mellon lecture by anthropologist Claudio Lomnitz, "Massacres and Migrant Disappearances in Mexico": sarweb.org/date/massacr...
Massacres and Migrant Disappearances in Mexico - School for Advanced Research
Mellon Lecture | Anthropologist Claudio Lomnitz examines a series of high-profile massacres that transpired in Mexico just over a decade ago.
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Join us online April 8th for Miguel Girón's forthcoming talk about the history of San Diego and Tijuana: sarweb.org/date/gateway...
Gateway or Barrier?: San Diego, Tijuana, and the Making of the Modern U.S.-Mexico Borderlands - School for Advanced Research
Miguel Girón, Mellon Fellow | How the San Diego–Tijuana region helped define what the U.S.–Mexico border is today. Focusing on the decades between the 1960s and 1990s, Girón will show how city officia...
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Online & in-person TOMORROW March 18 @ 1 pm MT Alexander Maier SAR Paloheimo Fellow on labor migration from rural Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Maier draws on the Islamic concept of rizq, divinely allotted sustenance, to make sense of risk, uncertainty, & responsibility. sarweb.org/date/in-sear...
In Search of Rizq: Migration, Uncertainty, and the Moral Economies of Mobility in Central Asia - School for Advanced Research
Alexander Maier, Paloheimo Fellow | How labor migration from rural Tajikistan and Uzbekistan has become both a moral obligation and a high-stakes gamble. Based on two years of fieldwork, Maier will tr...
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Welcome, SAR's 2026 Eric & Barbara Dobkin Native Artist Fellow: Karen Ann Hoffman (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin). Karen Ann is a Haudenosaunee raised beadwork artist whose work honors deep cultural roots & aesthetics of her people while also pushing the art form forward in contemporary practice.
This series starts tomorrow -- you can join from anywhere!!
Montoya Barker@montoyabarker.bsky.social · 7mo agoIndigenous Collections Care (ICC) FREE Webinar Series between February 3, 2026 - May 5, 2026 in partnership with the Indian Arts Research Center (IARC) at the School for Advanced Research and Gilcrease Museum. Register: gilcrease.org/icc-speaker-...
Behind the scenes with the Indian Arts Research Center! A photography session at the IARC. IARC education assistant Dynette Chavez & IARC collections move assistant Alexandria Hawley photograph & record the measurements of pieces from the education collection. Garnet Pavaetea (Hopi) Bowl, 1968
Today we announce that The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity has been awarded the 2025 J. I. Staley Prize. Congratulations David Wengrow and the late David Graeber @uclarchaeology.bsky.social @davidwengrow.bsky.social sarweb.org/news-2025-st...
The Dawn of Everything Receives 2025 J. I. Staley Prize for Anthropological Excellence - School for Advanced Research
The School for Advanced Research announces The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber and David Wengrow as the 2025 J. I. Staley Prize recipient, recognizing its groundbreaking...
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The application portal for the School for Advanced Research's 2026-27 Residential Fellowships is still open for scholars writing a dissertation or book. Deadline is the beginning of November: sarweb.org/scholars/res...
Resident Scholars - School for Advanced Research
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Happening tomorrow! In Santa Fe? Join us for short introductory presentations by our incoming cohort of Resident Scholars and stay after for an informal reception too. Wed Sept 24, 3:00 pm MT (We aren't live-streaming this one, so join us in person!) sarweb.org/date/residen...
Resident Scholar 'Table of Contents' Presentation - School for Advanced Research
Meet the 2025–2026 cohort of Resident Scholars at SAR. Each scholar will offer a short presentation introducing their current research, followed by a reception.
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The application portal for the School for Advanced Research's 2026-27 Residential Fellowships is now open for scholars writing a dissertation or book. Deadline is the beginning of November: sarweb.org/scholars/res...
Resident Scholars - School for Advanced Research
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Catch the livestream! Shelly C. Lowe, Institute of American Indian Arts president, & historian Patricia Limerick share stories & insights on how wit, absurdity, & laughter fortify resilience. Humor & the Humanities Thurs, Sept 18 6:00 pm MT www.youtube.com/watch?v=gThR...
Humor and the Humanities: An Evening of Stories Celebrating Courage, Resilience, and Comedy
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Join us online (Aug 12 @ 2pm MT) for a conversation with anthropologist & author Kirin Narayan & SAR Senior Scholar Frank J. Korom. They’ll explore Cave of My Ancestors—a genre-blending journey through mythology, memory, & devotion rooted in the Ellora caves. Register: sarweb.org/date/book-ta...
Anthropology collections manager job at the AMNH @amnh.org in New York! Additional info: A PhD (or PhD candidacy) is required to apply. Prior training in collections management and databases is essential. This is not a research position. Salary range $93-98k/year. careers.amnh.org/postings/4509
Curatorial Associate
The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, and has as its mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cult...
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Your most curious summer is already in full swing. In Santa Fe? Visit our historic campus for events that blend culture, conversation, and community. There’s still time to join us → explore what’s ahead at sarweb.org/summer-at-sar/!
Summer at SAR | School for Advanced Research
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Virtual Book Talk TOMORROW Author Sarah Kendzior on The Last American Road Trip. "Their determination to see as many [national parks] as possible is a minor act of resistance." —Chicago Review of Books Tuesday, July 8 2:00 pm MT FREE sarweb.org/date/kendzio...
Book Talk: “The Last American Road Trip” | School for Advanced Research
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Exciting news from SAR: A new Getty-funded seminar will challenge extractive museum practices and reimagine how art historians engage with Native art and communities. Launching summer 2026 in Santa Fe. Details → sarweb.org/getty-founda...
Transforming Art Historical Practices Through Collaboration | School for Advanced Research
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Make the most of summer in Santa Fe. Join us on SAR's historic campus for a series of dynamic programs designed to spark curiosity and inspire dialogue. Whether it is your first time here or your fiftieth, you'll be sure to experience something new! sarweb.org/summer-at-sar/
Meet our 2025–2026 Native Artist fellowships: Keith Edaakie (Zuni), Akilah Martinez (Diné), and Karen Ann Hoffman (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin). This year’s artists are merging traditions with urgent contemporary issues, cultural preservation, & cross-cultural expression. sarweb.org/news-2025-na...
Artists Selected for 2025–2026 Native Artist Fellowships | School for Advanced ResearchHybrid
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SAR announces the seven incoming resident scholars who will join us on SAR's campus this fall. sarweb.org/sar-2025-sch... These individuals are contributing to academic discourse and helping reframe public understanding of topics including migration, birth, belonging, and spirituality.
Will we see you in Denver? SAR is headed to the the Society for American Archaeology conference this week. Find us during the events to learn about our scholar programs, what's new with SAR Press, and more!
Happening Tonight! Join us - starting at 6pm MT - from anywhere because we are livestreaming this year's President's Lecture. We're Still Here: Fighting Indigenous Erasure in the Media with journalist Rebecca Nagle. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-ic...
We’re Still Here: Fighting Indigenous Erasure in the Media
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Thank you @thenewmexican.bsky.social for sharing this news with readers today. "The humanities will always be part of us and cannot be diminished by withdrawing a grant." - Morris Foster, SAR president www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
Santa Fe humanities research center loses grant amid Trump cuts
"Your grant’s immediate termination is necessary to safeguard the interests of the federal government,” the cancellation letter said.
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Join us tomorrow online or in person for our next Native Arts Speaker Series event! Classroom Connections: Teaching the Next Generation of Native Artists Wednesday, April 9, 10:30 AM MDT Register: lnkd.in/guaEtf2w Catch the livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPr1...
What's the story with SAR's Garcia Street location? How did the IARC grow over the decades? What is a seminar anyway? Join former SAR President Michael F. Brown for "SAR, 1907-2025: A Brief History of New Mexico’s Oldest Research Center." April 2 / 12:00 pm MT Hosted online ow.ly/1r3450VrYyG
