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Anthropology News Stories Mary Margaret Overbey, AAA Addresses Ethnography and Ethics (Sept 2004 AN) Marjorie A Speers, Human Research Accreditation Relevant to Anthropology (Sept 2004 AN) A statement of value from the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs of organizations conducting voluntary self-assessment in a climate where the government could require it. Rena S Lederman, Bureaucratic Oversight of Human Research and Disciplinary Diversity: IRB Review of Oral History and Anthropology (May 2004 AN) Anthropologists should be supporting—not opposing—efforts to limit what even some federal insiders are calling IRB “mission creep.” Michael F Brown, Owning Culture: Anthropology and Its Intellectual Properties (Apr 2004 AN) Struggles over intellectual property rights have subtly reshaped everyday practive in anthropology as well as in other scientific and humanistic disciplines. Susan Hughes, Discussing Human Research Protections (Apr 2004 AN) The Office of Human Research Protections is opening up the possibility of psychological and social harm being caused to individuals who participate in oral history projects. Stuart Plattner, Human Subjects Protections and Anthropology (Feb 2004 AN) The DHHS stated that oral histories no longer fall under IRBs—how does this affect cultural anthropology research? Helen McGough, IRBs and Ethnographers: Why Can’t We All Just Get Along? (Feb 2004 AN), outlines areas exemplifying the lack of fit between ethnographers’ and IRBs’ perceptions of how ethnographic field work is and ought to be conducted. Edward M Bruner, Ethnographic Practice and Human Subjects Review (Jan 2004 AN) Since their conception, IRBs have increased in bureaucracy and continue to have contention with ethnographies. Some solutions to the chilling effect of IRB surveillance are offered. Jan 2004 p10.htm Stacy Lathrop, IRB Woes: What Can We Do about Them? (Feb 2003 AN), discusses some of the pitfalls of the developing IRB process, as well as governmental and AAHRP proposals to ensure IRBs efficacy instead of hindrance. Stacy Lathrop, Update on Human Research Oversight Proposals (Oct 2001 AN) An update of activities associated with the protection of human research participants involving the National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAS), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) and the National Acadamies. Mary Margaret Overby, A National System for Protecting Human Subjects? (Mar 2001 AN) An explanation of timely issues in human subjects’ protection, how proposed actions may affect anthropology and how the AAA is engaged in these various activities. Stuart Plattner, National Bioethics Advisory Commission (Mar 2001 AN) An outline of the procedures involved in human subjects oversight and a discussion of current changes, including a glossary of acronyms and terms. |
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