Mission Statement and Program Objectives
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For the past century, the University of
Arizona has been the premier institution for the anthropological study of the
Greater Southwest, the region encompassing the modern U.S. Southwest and
adjacent northern Mexico. The Southwest Land, Culture and Society program will
build upon that grand tradition--one created and cultivated by scholarly giants
like Emil Haury and Edward Spicer--by integrating courses and a wide array of
ongoing research into an anthropologically -oriented, interdisciplinary
framework that focuses on human society in the Greater Southwest from earliest
humans to the present. The program will provide undergraduate and graduate
students with a sophisticated understanding of how the many peoples of the
Greater Southwest have interacted with one another and with the region’s dynamic
natural environment over the last 12,000 years.
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The Southwest Land, Culture, and Society
program is intended to serve as a formalized node, interconnecting faculty and
students within the university, while strengthening their linkages to external
communities. It creates an additional context for interdepartmental
interaction, data sharing, and intellectual cross-fertilization. By serving as
a clearinghouse for Southwestern anthropological scholarship, the program
broadens opportunities for integrating students into research that best fits
their aspirations and benefits from their skills. The program also provides a
visible point of contact for constituencies outside the university seeking
expertise and outreach in anthropologically-oriented Southwestern issues.
Faculty participants can better meet these needs by involving students in active
regional research and sponsoring direct involvement through internships.
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Contact Information
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Dr. Paul R. Fish, Program Coordinator
Arizona State Museum, Rm. 221
University of Arizona
P.O. Box 210026, Tucson, AZ 85721-0026
phone (520)621-2556
pfish@email.arizona.edu
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