Megan McGuinness is currently residing in La Grande, Oregon. She graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno with an MA Anthropology, and BS in Anthropology / Sociology with a minor in Native American Studies from Eastern Oregon University. When she is not walking pluvial lake shorelines, she is painting pictures of landscapes seen during archaeological projects. Megan believes. . .
2023 Plenary Session: Beyond Boundaries Bend sits in the heart of Oregon, where the Great Basin, Columbia Plateau, and Pacific Northwest come together. The people who have lived in the area since time immemorial defy easy assignment to one of these culture areas. Instead, their traditional lifeways feature elements drawn from each region, emphasizing that the Great Basin has always been part of a broad social and economic fabric. In recognition of this fact, the theme of this year’s Plenary Session is Beyond Boundaries. Our carefully curated set of presentations highlights recent work that crosscuts geographic boundaries, like those which intersect near this year’s conference location, but also methodological, political, temporal, and theoretical boundaries. We hope that the plenary presentations will collectively inspire attendees to reflect on their own work and consider how they might move beyond boundaries to conduct more innovative, collaborative, and relevant research as our field continues to evolve.
The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History is the official partner of the 38th Great Basin Anthropological Conference. The Museum has committed generous financial and logistical support for this year’s GBAC and Museum staff have volunteered their time and efforts to make it a great one. For more information, please visit https://natural-history.uoregon.edu/
2023 GBAC Planning Committee would like to announce that the submission deadline will be extended to Friday, September 8th at 4pm (PST). Please login and submit papers and posters at your earliest convenience on the Presentations page of our website: GBAC 2023 Presentation Submissions