Cultural Anthropology Professor Kathryn Stam and Alumni Present Research Findings at Conferences

Cultural Anthropology Professor Kathryn Stam and Alumni Present Research Findings at Conferences

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023 - 11:08
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Professor of cultural anthropology Dr. Kathryn Stam and SUNY Poly alumna and adjunct professor of anthropology Anna Woodworth participated in the 83rd annual meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology, which took place from March 28 through April 1, 2023, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The team presented a videotaped conversation about their research, "Divorce and Separation among Somali-Bantu Refugees in the U.S." Hawa Juma, SUNY Poly alumna and activist, also contributed to the paper. Support for Woodworth's participation was provided by a UUP Individual Development Award.

Dr. Stam also attended the Association of Social Anthropologists conference called, "An Unwell World: Anthropology in a Speculative Mode," on April 11 to 14, 2023, at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London. There, she presented a talk, "Representation and storytelling from a photo collection of images of resettled refugees taken by refugees themselves."