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We seek an experienced scholar or scholars working in psychological anthropology to take on the leadership of the series. Applicants should submit a CV and letter of interest indicating their vision for the series and editorial experience as soon as possible to Claudia Strauss, SPA President (claudia_strauss@pitzer.edu).  Letters nominating promising candidates are welcome as well.  Finalists will be invited to respond to a series of directed questions on these topics.  Final selection will follow an interview at the upcoming SPA/ACYIG meeting (April 4-7) or over the phone.  Applicants are welcome to contact the current editor, Rebecca Lester (rjlester@wustl.edu) to discuss the current editorial processes.

The ideal candidate should be broadly trained in psychological anthropology or in allied disciplines, have strong administrative and scholarly writing skills, and be committed to meeting publication deadlines. The book reviews editor is generally responsible for the following tasks (in consultation with the editor)

• selecting new book s for review or for review essays that would be of interest to readers of Ethos, given the journal’s mission,
• identifying qualified reviewers and inviting their reviews,
• maintaining correspondence with reviewers as they prepare their review manuscripts for publication and to ensure they are completed in a timely manner,
• editing of the book review manuscripts in consultation with the author(s) and Ethos Editor-in-Chief in preparation for final publication.

The book reviews editor will be working within the ScholarOne manuscript tracking system and must be comfortable working with an online manuscript management system.  We will provide training in the use of this system.

The work load is approximately 2-3 hours per week on average. The Ethos editorial office can reimburse most of the costs associated with book review correspondence and mailings between the book reviews editor and review authors.  All other costs associated with the position should be supported by the book reviews editor’s home institution.

Ethos is an interdisciplinary and international quarterly journal devoted to scholarly articles dealing with the interrelationships between the individual and the sociocultural milieu, between the psychological disciplines and the social disciplines.

Individuals who are interested in filling this position should send a letter of interest and their current CV to Edward Lowe at the editorial office at ethos_sua@soka.edu  and at elowe@soka.edu  for further information.    This position will remain open until filled.

In addition to registering for the conference, there are two optional events for which you may also register at the website. The first is the Saturday Night Banquet featuring presentations of the SPA’s 2013 Lifetime Achievement Awards to Jean Lave and Anthony Wallace. The banquet will be a three-course plated dinner with a cash bar. The second special event is the Friday Night Cocktail Party at the University of California, San Diego to provide an opportunity for conference attendees to socialize and to celebrate the continued contributions of UCSD to psychological anthropology. The cocktail party’s venue has beautiful views of the Pacific Ocean and Downtown San Diego, and will include a range of hot and cold hors d’oeuvre and a cash bar. Buses will provide transportation to and from the conference hotel. On the ride back, attendees will have the opportunity to be dropped off at a number of central spots in downtown San Diego to visit restaurants, bars and cafes if they wish. Space is limited for the Friday night event so please register soon. More details on these two events can be found on the registration website by clicking on “Workshops” right next to “CLICK HERE TO REGISTER” towards the top of the page. Finally, the registration website also provides conference attendees with the possibility of contributing to a fund to be used to support graduate student travel to this Biennial conference. Please consider supporting the next generation of psychological anthropologists. All donations are tax-deductible.

Conference attendees can make reservations for hotel rooms at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay online through Passkey or by calling Hyatt’s Central Registration (1-888-421-1442).  If you call, please indicate that you are attending the “AAA/SPA Biennial Meeting” to receive the reduced conference rates.  The reduced conference rates are: Single, Double and Triple Occupancy: $189; Quadruple Occupancy: $239; and VIP and Waterfront Suites: $239.Reservations must be made by March 13th, 2013 to receive these rates. Conference rates are available to attendees for three days before and after the dates of the conference based on availability.

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With the SPA biennial meeting coming up, you can now book a room at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay online through Passkey or by calling Hyatt’s Central Registration (1-888-421-1442).  If you call, please indicate that you are attending the “AAA/SPA Biennial Meeting” to receive the reduced conference rates.  The reduced conference rates are: Single, Double and Triple Occupancy: $189; Quadruple Occupancy: $239; and VIP and Waterfront Suites: $239. Reservations must be made by March 13th, 2013 to receive these rates. Conference rates are available to attendees for three days before and after the dates of the conference as well. Complementary Internet is available in all hotel rooms and daytime parking is free. Overnight parking is $14 per day. Details on the beautiful Hyatt Regency Mission Bay, including location, activities, and restaurants, can be found here.

Cheryl Mattingly  received the Stirling Prize for Best Published Book in Psychological Anthropology for The Paradox of Hope: Journeys through a Clinical Borderland (University of California Press).

The Condon Prize for Best Student Essay in Psychological Anthropology went to Sara Lewis for her essay “Trauma and the Making of Flexible Minds in the Tibetan Exile Community.” Look for a version of this in an upcoming issue of Ethos!

Douglas Hollan received the Boyer Prize for Contributions to Psychoanalytic Anthropology for his 2012 paper “On the Varieties and Particularities of Cultural Experience.”

Congratulations to Cheryl, Sara, and Doug!

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