In Memoriam

SALSA Members: In Memoriam

  • KENNETH IAIN TAYLOR In memoriam: 1934-2019
    Juan Alvaro Echeverri9:42 pmJanuary 13th, 2020
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    KENNETH IAIN TAYLOR In memoriam: 1934-2019

    (By Janet Chernela) When Kenneth Iain Taylor died on April 2, 2019, it called attention to an often overlooked, but important, chapter in the…

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  • PATRICK MENGET In Memoriam: 1942-2019
    Glenn Shepard2:13 amJanuary 13th, 2020
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    PATRICK MENGET In Memoriam: 1942-2019

    Patrick Menget, a student of Claude Lévi-Strauss and the first ethnographer to work with the then-recently contacted Ikpeng people of the Xingu region of…

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  • Stephen Nugent In Memoriam: 1950-2018 (11.13.18 )
    Glenn Shepard2:43 pmDecember 26th, 2019
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    Stephen Nugent In Memoriam: 1950-2018 (11.13.18 )

    (By Miguel Alexiades)I was very sad to learn that our colleague Stephen Nugent passed away on November 13.  Many will know Steve for his pioneering…

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  • Dominique Buchillet In Memoriam: 1951-2018
    Glenn Shepard7:13 pmDecember 26th, 2019
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    Dominique Buchillet In Memoriam: 1951-2018

    Dominique Buchillet, esteemed scholar and ardent Amerindian rights’ activist, passed away on June 9, 2018, at the age of 67. Dominique earned her Ph.D…

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  • BILL VICKERS MEMORIAL SESSION
    Glenn Shepard8:24 pmJanuary 13th, 2020
    Conference Organizers

    BILL VICKERS MEMORIAL SESSION

    Memorial session for William T. (Bill) Vickers at SALSA 2017 Conference in Lima William (Bill) Vickers (1942-2016), esteemed anthropologist, friend, and mentor, passed away on...

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