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> Gesendet:     Dienstag, 3. Oktober 2000 10:15
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> Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2000 21:48:55 -1000
> From: Richard Rohde <rohde@hawaii.edu>
> To: uhanth-l@hawaii.edu
> Subject: chronology of da kine: more than enough stuff
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> From: Bradd Shore <antbs@emory.edu>
> Reply-To: Society for Psychological Anthropology List
>     <SPA@LISTSERV.CC.EMORY.EDU> 
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> Dear SPA Colleagues:  I am sure many of you are getting quite tired of
> receiving these news stories. Most like many of you have received some of
> them from other sources.  Still, I think that in view of the seriousness
> of the charges, and their potential implications for our field, and in
> light of what will surely be the growing politicization of the controversy
> as it mushrooms further and further from the "facts of the case," it is
> important for all of us to know as much about this story-- from all
> sides-- as possible so we can frame our opinions and responses responsibly
> and knowledgably.
> 
> So I am passing along a series of links sent to me by our colleague
> Carmella Moore that contain a whole lot of information and documents about
> the case, from both sides.  At some point when we have absorbed this
> stuff, we might want to use the Listserve as a sounding board for coming
> to a reasonable set of conclusions together about what is fact and what is
> not in this troubling case.
> 
> One comment from me.  It is interesting to reflect on the structural
> relations between the Mead-Freeman controversy and this one.  This one
> could be read as a classic structural inversion of the Samoan one, just as
> the Yanomama have been used in a "mythic" sense as the counter-argument to
> the Samoans.  Structuralism may yet have its day in court.
> 
> Thanks to Carmella for this material.  Bradd
> 
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> Subject: [evol-psych] (Update) Tierney, Chagnon and Neel: The story
> so far
>  
>  Colleagues,
>  
> This is an update of the guide to the key statements and news reports
> dealing with 'Darkness in El Dorado' by Patrick Tierney. This will be the
> last of these summaries.  I can only hope that the bizarre events we have
> witnessed over the last ten days or so will bring some lasting benefit to
> the Yanomama- and other vulnerable groups.
>  
> For now perhaps we should try to keep J. M . Barrie's advice in
> mind:
>  
>  'Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.'
>  
>  Permission is granted for redistribution of this email.
>  
>  Regards
>  
>  Ian Pitchford <Ian.Pitchford@scientist.com  
> Centre for Psychotherapeutic Studies
>  http://www.shef.ac.uk/~psysc/
>  School of Health and Related Research
>  University of Sheffield, S10 2TA, UK
> http://www.human-nature.com/darwin/index.html  
> _____
>  
>  MEDIA
>  
>  The Chronicle of Higher Education
>  
>  September 28, 2000
>  
>  Anthropology Confronts Misconduct Allegations
>  Thursday, September 28, at noon, U.S. Eastern time
>  
>  How serious are the new allegations about misconduct by anthropologists
> who studied the Yanomami, an Amazon tribe? How should anthropologists
> respond to these allegations? How can anthropologists ensure that they do
> not harm the people they study?  people they study?
>  
>  This is a transcript of a live discussion on Thursday, September
> 28.
>  
>  Full text:
> 
> http://www.chronicle.com/colloquylive/transcripts/2000/09/20000928wat
> kins.htm
> 
>  ______
>  
>  The Chronicle of Higher Education picks up the story
>  
>  Scholars Fear That Alleged Misdeeds by Amazon Anthropologists Will Taint
> Entire Discipline      September 20, 2000
>  
>  Full text:
>  http://chronicle.com/free/2000/09/2000092001n.htm
>  
>  
>  The Guardian picks up the story
>  
>  Scientist 'killed Amazon Indians to test race theory'
>  September 23, 2000
>  
>  Full text:
> 
> http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4067128,00.
> html
>  
>   The BBC picks up the story
>  September 23, 200
>  
>  Amazon geneticist 'killed hundreds'
>  
>  Full text:
> 
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_938000/938915.stm
>  
>  
>  Salon picks up the story
>  September 28, 2000
>  
>  Macho anthropology
>  Did scientists start a deadly epidemic to prove that humanity is innately
> violent -- or are they victims of politics?
>  
>  Full text:
>  http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2000/09/28/yanomamo/index.html
>  
>  
>  The New York Times picks up the story
>  September 28, 2000
>  
>  Book Seeks to Indict Anthropologists Who Studied Brazil Indians
>  
>  Full text:
>  http://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/28/science/28ANTH.html
>  
>  
>  Science picks up the story
>  September 29, 2000      
>  Misconduct Alleged in Yanomamo Studies
>  
>  Full text, pay per view:
>  http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/289/5488/2251
>  
>  ABC News picks up the story:
>  September 29, 2000
>  
>  Book: Expedition Sparked Epidemic in Yanomami Tribe
>  
>  Full text:
> 
> http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/yanomami_book000929.
> html
>  
>  More from Sam Katz on the Neel/Chagnon allegations
>  September 28, 2000
>  
>  "Once again, I cannot comment on Neel's style, goals or objectives,
>  but the use of Edmonston B vaccine in an attempt to halt an
> epidemic was a justifiable, proven and valid approach. In no way could it
>  initiate or exacerbate an epidemic. Continued circulation of these
>  charges is not only unwarranted, but truly egregious."
>  
>  Full text:
>  http://www.egroups.com/message/evolutionary-psychology/7458
>     Professor Terry Turner responds to Dr. Katz
>  September 28, 2000
>  
>  Dear Dr. Katz,
>  
>  Thank you for your message concerning the Edmonston B vaccine. Now
>  that I have had a chance to research the matter myself, I am in complete
> agreement with you.
>  
>  Full text:
>  http://www.egroups.com/message/evolutionary-psychology/7470
>  
>  _____
>           Napoleon A. Chagnon's website:
>  
>  Ancillary material:
>  
>  Chagnon's letter to James V. Neel and Marcel Roche sent 12/2/96
>  
>  The curious exception Susan Lindee mentioned about Jim Neel's precaution
> to pay special attention to his 1968 field notes on the measles epidemic
> is probably his reaction to my letter below, and he wisely viewed it as an
> "insurance policy" for his family, friends, and professional associates.
>  
>  Full text:
>  http://www.anth.ucsb.edu/chagnon2.html     
>  
>  Peter Biella
>  Department of Anthropology
>  San Francisco State University
>  September 19,  2000
>  
>  "Many people have asked me about the recent email-borne
>  Chagnon-Asch scandal, concerning measles, concubines and faking data in
> the Yanomamo films.  I want to send out a preliminary response.  I
>  intend to publish a more complete version of these arguments -
>  coauthored with Gary Seaman  - in Anthropology News, the
>  AAA's newsletter.  I can only speak about the Ax Fight film -
> having studied it and documents concerning its history for several years.
> The other aspects of the email scandal do not concern Asch or The Ax
> Fight."
>  
>  Full text:
>  http://www.egroups.com/message/evolutionary-psychology/7419
>  _____
>   
>  University of Michigan statement re Chagnon and Neel
>  September 27, 2000
>  
>  "We believe that Mr. Tierney has not consulted important original source
> material that was readily available for review. Analysis of that material
> and other material from persons familiar with the expeditions, the measles
>  outbreak and the measles vaccine refutes the allegations."
>  
>  Full text:
>  http://www.umich.edu/~urel/darkness.html
>  
>  ______
>  
>  Randolph Nesse, University of Michigan
>  September 28, 2000
>  
>  "You will be interested in this message from the University of Michigan
> Provost, Nancy Cantor, regarding the Neel/Chagnon charges. She invited us
> to share it will colleagues. The associated web address provides more
> detailed information. We humans find it so difficult to be objective.  I
> am proud to be a part of a University that quickly gets down to the hard
> work of finding and sifting the facts to figure out what is true.  If the
> book itself presents solid evidence for misbehavior, I am confident that
> too will be presented unflinchingly."
>  
>  Full text:
>  http://www.egroups.com/message/evolutionary-psychology/7464
>  
>  _____
>  
>  
>  Dr. Peter Aaby on the surprising benefits of measles immunisation
>  September 29, 2000
>  
>  Measles immunisation appears to have substantial health benefits
>  above and beyond protection from measles.  In this article, Dr. Peter
> Aaby is interviewed on the topic by Dr Norman Swan:
>  
>  Full text:
>  http://www.egroups.com/message/evolutionary-psychology/7471
> 
>     ______
>  
>  
>  Measles expert on the Neel/Chagnon allegations
>  
>  Dr. Samuel Katz, co-developer of the measles vaccine:
>  September 24, 2000
>  
>  "In summary measles vaccine viruses (Edmonston B, Moraten, Edmonston
> Zagreb, and any other descendents of Edmonston) have never been shown to
> be transmissible from a vaccine recipient to a susceptible contact. Except
> for the rare instances noted above they have not been responsible for
> deaths despite the administration of hundreds of millions of doses
> throughout the world."
>  
>  Full text:
>  http://www.egroups.com/message/evolutionary-psychology/7341
>  
>  _______
>  
>  
>  Statement from Napoleon A. Chagnon
>  September 22, 2000
>  
>  "The charges can not be sustained by widely known and easily found
> empirical evidence in the scientific anthropological and biomedical
> journals. For example, there is an abundance of easily located biomedical
> research on the effects of the Edmonston B vaccine that indicates several
> things that shoot down Tierney's argument and the claims in the document
> being widely circulated by anthropologists Terence Turner and Leslie
> Sponsel."
>  
>  Full text:
>  http://www.egroups.com/message/evolutionary-psychology/7309
>  
>           ______
>  
>  
>  Dr. Les Sponsel, Ph.D.
>  Professor
>  Former Chair, AAA Committee for Human Rights (1992-96)
>  September 22, 2000
>  
>  "Dr. Turner, myself, and a few other individuals actually read a
>  pre-publication copy of Patrick Tierney's book --- unlike almost everyone
> gossiping about it in cyberspace and now the media.  As a result of our
> careful reading of the book for the editor, Dr. Turner and I felt a
> professional, ethical, and moral obligation to alert top AAA officials to
> read the book ASAP, judge for themselves, and act accordingly when the
>  inevitable inquiries would soon emerge in the media, profession,
> and beyond."
>  
>  Full text:
>  http://www.egroups.com/message/evolutionary-psychology/7338
>  
>  _______
>  
> 
>  Neel's 1968 fieldnotes
>  
>  Susan Lindee (Department of the History and Sociology of Science),
> University of Pennsylvania:  September 21, 2000    
>  "Today I had the opportunity to read James Neel's entire field notes for
> the 1968 work in Venezuela.  I also read archival materials relating to
> his consultations with the Centers for Disease Control in late 1967 in
> preparation for the program in measles immunization he and his colleagues
> planned to undertake.  And I read other correspondence in his papers,
> including correspondence with missionaries, Venezuelan authorities,
> Chagnon, and others. The picture that emerges in these documents is at
> some variance with that presented in a widely circulated email describing
> the arguments in a new book by Patrick Tierney."
>  
>  Full text:
>  http://www.egroups.com/message/evolutionary-psychology/7276
>  
>   ______
>  
>  
>  Raymond Hames
>  Anthropology Department
>  University of Nebraska
>  September 24, 2000
>  
>  "Chagnon's work on the relationship between combat killing and
> reproductive success is simply part of the larger research by
> behavioralecologists on the relationship between cultural success and
> fitness. It is merely one of the TWENTY-ODD studies done that show that
> those who are successful culturally tend to have higher than average
> reproductive success. It is important to realize that what constitutes
> cultural success varies from society to society. For example, Kim Hill and
> associates show for the Ache that good hunters have higher RS than poor
> hunters and Borgehoff Mulder shows that Kipsigis who have large herds have
> higher RS than those who have small herds."
>  
>  Full text:
>  http://www.egroups.com/message/evolutionary-psychology/7333
> _____
>  
>  
>  The CDC and the Edmonston vaccine
>  
>  "What at first appeared to be a minor oversight in the wording of an
> informed consent form has exploded into claims of racial experimentation,
> resulting in significant changes in how CDC research programs are carried
> out".
>  
>  Full text:
>  http://www.egroups.com/message/evolutionary-psychology/7316   
>  _______
>  
>  
>  John Patton
>  Anthropology
>  Washington State University
>  September 21, 2000
>  
>  "The unokai correlation has been scrutinized carefully and no data has
> been presented that has undermined its credibility.  The arguments against
> it have been based on assertion, and not evidence.  The relationship
> between age and reproductive success has been examined.  The data reported
> in Science was broken down into five year age groups and the correlation
> between being an unokai and number of children is significant (p < .05) in
> all age groups not just the older age groups.  The relationship with
> number of wives was significant in all but one age group (31-40 years of
> age, p =..0672).
>  
>  Full text:
>  http://www.egroups.com/message/evolutionary-psychology/7251
> 
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