Further to the Anthropology debate.... Published in today's Sydney Morning Herald "Uncorroborated" I refer to an incident first reported by Dr Tim O'Meara (Anthropology program - University of Melbourne) in a letter published in the Herald (July 10) and cited in two recent articles published in The Courier- Mail by Ron Brunton (July 10) and Michael Duffy (July 17). Dr O'Meara said in his letter that he had recently interviewed a postgraduate student in anthropology at the University of Queensland who reported that in his consulting work "he and his colleagues commonly fabricated and distorted evidence and otherwise did whatever was necessary to ensure that their Aboriginal clients won". The anthropology department at the University of Queensland has contacted Dr O'Meara and his colleagues at the University of Melbourne to identify the student. In an e-mail response on July 14, Dr O'Meara acknowledges his inability, without further checking, to do this but says his colleagues Dr Monica Minnegal, Dr Mary Patterson and perhaps Dr Just and Dr Lewis (all in anthropology, University of Melbourne) would be able to verify his account. In an e-mail letter to us dated July 20 they acknowledged that "none of us can recall any conversation with Dr O'Meara in which he reported that someone associated with the University of Queensland had discussed improper conduct" and therefore were unable to either confirm or deny Dr O'Meara's account. We wish then to clarify the point that to date the claims made by Dr O'Meara, and repeated by Duffy and Brunton, are uncorroborated. A/Prof Laurence Goldman, Chairperson, Anthropology Section, University of Queensland, Brisbane. ------------------------------------------------------- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/
