“‘Drinking Flower Wine’ in Taipei Hostess Clubs: Male Fantasy, National Authenticity, and Timelessness.”

The Department of Anthropology is hiring a new Assistant Professor in the Folklore and Public Culture program. The third candidate to visit the campus is Paul Festa, currently teaching anthropology in Hong Kong.

Monday, February 4, 12pm

E. P. Schoch building – EPS 1.128
University of Texas at Austin

Professor Festa’s talk is titled, “‘Drinking Flower Wine’ in Taipei Hostess Clubs: Male Fantasy, National Authenticity, and Timelessness.” He will speak with interested graduate students after the talk.

“Night Shifts: Moral, Economic, and Cultural Politics of Turkish Belly Dance Across the Fins-de-Siècle.”

The Department of Anthropology is hiring a new Assistant Professor in the Folklore and Public Culture program. The second candidate to visit the campus is Oyku Portuoglu-Cook.

Friday, February 1, 12pm
E. P. Schoch building – EPS 1.128
University of Texas at Austin

Professor Portuoglu-Cook’s talk is titled, “Night Shifts: Moral, Economic, and Cultural Politics of Turkish Belly Dance Across the Fins-de-Siècle.” She will speak with interested graduate students after the talk.

“Card Me When I’m Dead”: Identification Papers and the Pursuit of the Good Afterlife in China”

The Department of Anthropology is hiring a new Assistant Professor in the Folklore and Public Culture program. The first candidate to visit the campus is Julie Y. Chu, currently an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the Wellesley College.

Friday, January 18, 12-2pm
E. P. Schoch building – EPS 1.128
University of Texas at Austin

Professor Chu’s talk is titled, “Card Me When I’m Dead”: Identification Papers and the Pursuit of the Good Afterlife in China.” She will speak with interested graduate students after the talk.