indeed, forensic anthro is well established, and generally involves skills from physical anthro and archaeology as well as a detective's sense of culture and meaning. What Scheper-Hughes is doing with the organ-trade wouldn't qualify as forensic anthro though... more like a cross between investigative journalism and anthropology, with a heavy dose of advocacy for the poor and dispossesed (of kidneys). She even hired/worked with an investigative journalist to do some of this work. What's sad about it is that anthropology is so poorly understood in the US that the FBI simply ignored her very excellent evidence. alas..
ck On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 11:13 PM, Sumant Srivathsan <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > This list has several anthropologists lurking on it. Do you see a > "Forensic > > Anthropology" specialty developing? :) > > > > Udhay > > > > > > > http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/07/24/2009-07-24_seven_year_quest_to_end_rosenbaum_evil_work_pays_off.html > > > > I daresay it already exists as a specialty. The American Association of > Forensic Sciences recognizes physical anthropology as one of the > disciplines > applicable in a forensic setting. Findings are not legally admissible as > evidence, though. > > -- > Sumant Srivathsan > http://sumants.blogspot.com >
