http://www.hamilton.edu/news/ News From Hamilton en-us http://www.hamilton.edu/news/hamilton-represented-at-neaa-conference http://www.hamilton.edu/news/hamilton-represented-at-neaa-conference Associate Professor of Anthropology Chaise LaDousa and Hamilton seniors Paige Cross and Anna Zahm presented papers at the Northeastern Anthropological Association Conference. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:00:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/researchers-study-relationship-between-language-and-citizenship http://www.hamilton.edu/news/researchers-study-relationship-between-language-and-citizenship Learning English is one of the most daunting tasks for newly arriving immigrants in the United States, and it can be a task that is accompanied by little support. Anna Zahm’13, Grace Parker Zielinski ’14 and Melissa Segura ’14, have spent their summers working to combat this problem by providing much-needed assistance to English language adult students at the Utica access site for the Madison-Oneida Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES). Sun, 12 Aug 2012 02:12:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/oxford-university-press-publishes-ladousa-s-article http://www.hamilton.edu/news/oxford-university-press-publishes-ladousa-s-article Associate Professor of Anthropology Chaise LaDousa’s article “On Mother and Other Tongues: Sociolinguistics, Schools, and Language Ideology in North India” has been included in the new edition of Making Sense of Language: Readings in Culture and Communication. Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:01:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/deans-scholary-achievement-awards-presented-to-six-faculty-mmembers http://www.hamilton.edu/news/deans-scholary-achievement-awards-presented-to-six-faculty-mmembers Six members of the Hamilton faculty were recognized for their research and creative successes with the Dean’s Scholarly Achievement Awards, presented by Dean of Faculty Patrick Reynolds at Class & Charter Day on Friday, May 4. The Awards recognize individual accomplishments, but reflect a richness and depth of scholarship and creative activity across the entire faculty.  The awards were made in three categories: Career Achievement, Early Career Achievement and Notable Year Achievement. Fri, 04 May 2012 13:23:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/ladousa-book-featured-in-em-insidehighered-em http://www.hamilton.edu/news/ladousa-book-featured-in-em-insidehighered-em House Signs and Collegiate Fun, a book written by Associate Professor of Anthropology Chaise LaDousa, was the subject of an article in Monday’s issue of InsideHigherEd which included an interview with the author.  While in a visiting teaching position at Miami University of Ohio, LaDousa and his students analyzed the origins and meanings of house signs, complete with numerous interviews with residents of named off-campus houses. Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:43:34 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/students-explore-new-literacies-for-an-old-city http://www.hamilton.edu/news/students-explore-new-literacies-for-an-old-city Technological literacy is an invaluable personal skill in the information age, one that can open doors and allow individuals to escape the cyclical pattern of urban poverty. Chip Larsen ’13, Ana Baldrige ’12 and Paige Cross ’13 are spending their summer as Levitt Fellows with Associate Professor of Anthropology Chaise LaDousa on a project called “New Literacies for an Old City,” a reference to the social and economic landscape in the city of Utica. Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:51:00 EST