Tune in to KPFK 90.7 Sunday, Feb. 5 at 12:30 p.m. to hear UCI sociologist David Smith discuss inequality in America as part of the ongoing "Insighters" series.

Live streaming is available.

The Department of Women's Studies, Department of Anthropology and Center for Asian Studies present

Film Screening: "Tales of the Waria"
Introduction by Tom Boellstorff, Anthropology, UCI
Q&A with Kathy Huang, Director & Producer, to follow

Wednesday, Feb 8, 2012
12:00-2:00 p.m.
Humanities Gateway, Room 1010

UCI mentioned:
People now may be sharply divided on religious lines but the Hyderabad of yesteryears presented a successful example of a pluralistic society. Regardless of their religious affiliations everyone participated in the dominant public culture, especially those living in the neighborhoods of the walled City. "The Indo-Muslim practices are not evidence of a cultural synthesis, syncretism or hybridity. Rather they are evidence of a successful plural society," remarked Karen Leonard, professor of anthropology, University of California, Irvine.

In Collective Killing in Rural China During the Cultural Revolution, UCI sociologist Yang Su presents a sobering reminder of the bloodshed that enveloped China more than four decades ago under the rule of the communist country's first leader, Mao Zedong.

From the WSJ:

As editor-in-chief of American Anthropologist since 2007, UCI anthropologist Tom Boellstorff has contributed to the journal's 36 percent increase in 5-year impact factor, 61 percent immediacy index (how quickly articles are cited) increase, and 50.9 percent increase in article influence. In 2011, the publication became the number one most downloaded journal in Wiley-Blackwell's 490 social sciences and humanities repertoire.

Robert Garfias, anthropology professor and world renowned ethnomusicologist, is being recognized for his lifelong contributions to the study of musicians and their musical traditions.

From the Daily Pilot:
The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution commits this nation to promoting the general welfare. In faith language, we would call that the "common good." The federal budget should reflect a commitment to the common good by ensuring that the basic needs of all members of society are met.

For the full story, please visit http://www.dailypilot.com/news/opinion/tn-dpt-1101-mailbag-20111031,0,45....

From the Christian Science Monitor:

The Department of Political Science Colloquium Series and Center for Asian Studies present

“Development of Deliberate Democratic Institutions in China: The Case of Public Hearing Meeting”
with Ning Zhang, Assistant Professor, CalPoly, San Luis Obispo

February 3, 2012
2:00 p.m.
Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517

For further information, please contact Gillian Cummings, gillian.cummings@uci.edu or 949-824-5361.