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Intellectual Care of Collections
Intellectual Care of Collections
Speakers will share their experiences consulting with communities and implementing protocols for access and management of institutional records, images, and documentation.
The Art(s) of Coping
The Art(s) of Coping
This presentation by Stephen Fox examines the importance of arts, and particularly traditional arts, for health and well-being, discussing the necessity of arts in this tenuous time when arts funding is under attack.
Scholar Colloquia
Scholar Colloquia
Candy Martínez, Mellon Fellow | How Indigenous Zapotec and Mixtec communities in Oaxaca understand emotional distress and healing in the context of inequality, migration, and violence. Drawing on extensive interviews and archival research, Martínez will introduce concepts such as susto or fright, and show how people experience emotions as forces that move through bodies, families, and landscapes.
Rethinking Hewett
Rethinking Hewett
Alicia Romero and Hannah Abelbeck continue the Rethinking Hewett series with a talk examining Hewett’s role in constructing New Mexico’s “tricultural fantasy.” Their discussion explores cultural conflicts in Santa Fe, revealing how decisions about whose histories are celebrated—or silenced—continue to reverberate today.
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2026-27 Seminar Program | Apply by March 1
2026-27 Seminar Program | Apply by March 1
Indigenous Collections Care Series
Indigenous Collections Care Series
Registration now open for 2026 virtual speaker series, curated by the School for Advanced Research and the Gilcrease Museum.
In Context with SAR - Podcast
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In Context with SAR - Podcast
Courses Podcast · Updated Weekly · How do the present and past shape each other? Why does understanding this matter? In Context with SAR tackles the fascinating world of scholarly research through questions like why people left Chaco C…
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Founded in 1907, the School for Advanced Research (SAR) is one of North America’s preeminent independent institutes for the study of anthropology, related social sciences and humanities. SAR is home to the Indian Arts Research Center, one of the nation’s most important Southwest Native American art research collections. Through our scholar residency and artist fellowship programs, public programs and SAR Press, SAR advances intellectual inquiry in order to better understand humankind in an increasingly global and interconnected world. Learn morea about the work of our resident scholars and Native American artists @ sarweb.org
Reflections on Chaco Canyon
Reflections on Chaco Canyon
In a conversation with SAR’s director of communications and public programs, Ruth Van Dyke describes how the Ancestral Puebloan builders in Chaco Canyon tried to create a “sense of place that emphasized Chaco as the center. Chaco was the fulcrum, and you can see this on the landscape.”
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