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Western Washington University
515 High Street
Bellingham, WA 98225 USA
Anthropology Department. MS9083
(360) 650-4790. kyoung@cc.wwu.edu

Ph.D. Simon Fraser University: Sociology-Anthropology. 1994.
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SINCE 2000
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, 1996-2000.

TEACHING CURRICULIM

Anthro 103: The Non-Western World
Anthro 104: American Cultural Mosaic
Anthro 201: Introduction to Anthropology
Anthro 301: Development of Anthropology
Anthro 330: Anthropology of Religion
Anthro 351: Family and Kinship
Anthro 353: Sex and Gender Roles in Culture
Anthro 417: Contemporary Issues: Cultural Studies and Cultural Diversity
Anthro 417h: Cross-Cultural Law
Anthro 417z: Islam and conflict in Central Europe
Anthro 456: War and Human Rights
Anthro 457: Anthropology of Death and Dying back to top

SCHOLARLY ENDEAVOR PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Publications: back to top

2007 “Women, Gender, and Virginity Discourses and Practices Among Muslims in Eastern Europe,” Saud Joseph, ed. The Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures. Brill Publishing. ISBN 9004 132473. April.

2005 “Kosovo,” in Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, Dinah L. Shelton, Editor in Chief. New York: Macmillan Reference. Pp. 622-626.

2004 “Everything but the Genocide: Anthropology and the International Criminal Courts and Tribunals,” E-Publication of Selected [refereed] paper presented at the 3rd Global Conference Making Sense of Dying and Death, Vienna, Austria, December 2-4. http://www.inter-disciplinary.net

2004 “Extreme Makeovers and Reciprocal Relations Between the Living and the Dead,” in Dying and Death. London: Rodopi Press. back to top

2003 “Extreme Makeovers and Reciprocal Relations Between the Living and the Dead,” in Dying and Death: Special Topics. E-Publication of Selected [refereed] Papers in Dying and Death, V.2 http://www.inter- disciplinary.net/publishing/idp/eBooks/msoddindex.htm

2001 “ The Former Yugoslavians, ” In Endangered Peoples of Europe. Struggles to Survive and Thrive, Jean Forward, Ed. Greenwood Press. Pp. 186-215.

2000 “ Introduction to Student Papers on Death and Dying, ” Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness. Vol. 11, No.2-3. Sep/Dec.

1995 “ The Imperishable Virginity of Saint Maria Goretti," In, Violence Against Women and Children. Continuum Publishing Company, 1995.

1994 “ Reply to Meeting the Minotaur, ” Anthropology Newsletter. Publication of the American Anthropological Association. V. 25.

1993 "The Imperishable Virginity of Saint Maria Goretti," In, Violence Against Women: The Bloody Footprints, P. Bart, ed. Newbury Park: Sage Publications.

1989 "The Imperishable Virginity of Saint Maria Goretti," Gender and Society. Special Issue: Violence Against Women. V.3, #4. December 1989. pp. 474-482.

1987 "Teaching Anthropology to Military Personnel, ” Northwest Anthropological Research Notes, Vol. 20, No.1, pp. 20-24. back to top


Published Book Reviews
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2003. Oh Terrifying Mother: Sexuality, violence, and Worship of the Goddess Kali, by Sarah Caldwell. Oxford: University Press, 1999. In, Journal of Anthropological Research, vol. 59, pp 417-420. back to top


Related Refereed Professional Papers – Published Abstracts: back to top

2005 “Everything but the Genocide: Anthropology, the ICTY, and Srebrenica,” at the International Scientific Conference Examining the Bosnian Genocide Ten Years After the Betrayal of Srebrenica, Sarajevo, Bosnia, July, 11-17.

2004 “Everything but the Genocide: Anthropology and the International Criminal Courts and Tribunals,” refereed paper presented at the 3rd Global Conference Making Sense of Dying and Death, Vienna, Austria, December 2-4.

2003 “Extreme Makeovers and Reciprocal Relations Between the Living and the Dead,” refereed paper presented at the International Conference on Death and Dying, Paris, France, November 23.

2003 “Rape, Religion, and International Law,” abstract published by CRISIS/MEDIA:The Uncertain States of Reportage. New Delhi, India, January, 2003.

2003 “The Muslim Shar’ia, Mass Rapes, and International Law,” The International Society for Islamic Studies, Leiden, The Netherlands, March 14-17. back to top

2001 “ Miracles On-Line: Cyber Consciousness in Life and Death ” American Anthropological Association. December 2. WA DC.

2000 “ Anthropologist as Madwoman: Translating War and Rape, ” American Anthropological Association. November 29. San Francisco, CA.

2000 “ Anthropologist as ‘ Translator ’ and ‘ Mistranslator ’ Session Chair, American Anthropological Association, November 15, San Francisco, CA.

1999 “ Kosovo Consciousness: Postmetaphysical Identity and Postmodern Warfare. ” American Anthropological Association. November 18. Chicago, IL.

1999 “ Kosovo in Mind, ” Society For Applied Anthropology, April 24, Tucson, AZ. (Also published in audio-tape). back to top

1998 “The Blue Army: Croatian Catholics and Postmetaphysical Weapons.” American Anthropological Association. December 2, Philadelphia, PA.

1998 "Death and Reciprocal Relations With the Dead." Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness, Portland, Oregon, March 18.

1998 “Conscious Death.” Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness, Portland, Oregon. Session Organizer: Papers on Death and Dying, Portland, Oregon, March 18.

1997 "`Mama Died Hungry’: Burial and Reburial Among Croatians." August 17. World Congress on Violence and Human Co-Existence, Dublin, Ireland. back to top

1997 "`Some Slavs are Hard to Die': Death and War Among Croatians." American Anthropology Association, Washington D.C., November 20.

1996 "Conflict Resolution in Europe." American Anthropology Association, San Francisco, CA. Invited Discussant, Society for the Anthropology of Europe, November 20.

1996 "Soft Rape, Hard anthropology: Views From Beyond the Battlefield," American Anthropology Association, San Francisco, CA, November 24.

1994 "War in the Former Yugoslavia: Views From Beyond the Battlefield," Canadian Anthropology Society, Vancouver, Canada, May 6.

1994 "War in the Former Yugoslavia: Views From Beyond the Battlefield," American Anthropology Association, Atlanta, Georgia, November 30.

1994 "From Slav to Croatian: Emergent Ethnicity in Response to the War," Society for Applied Anthropology, Memphis Tennessee, March 28.

1994 "The Negotiation of Croatian American Ethnic Identity," 45th Northwest

Anthropology Conference, Burnaby, British Colombia, April 18. back to top

1991 "Deacon Matt Makes Net.” Washington Folklife Conference, Seattle, WA. May 15.

1988 "The Cultic Virginity of Maria Goretti." American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ

1998 “Taking Account of Gender: Not just Fishermen's Wives," 12th International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences in Zagreb, Yugoslavia ( Croatia).

1998 "Virgin Martyrs: Saints in a Cultural Context." Northwest Anthropological Conference, Tacoma, WA.

1987 "Not Just Fishermen's Wives." NW Anthropology Conference, Spokane, WA.

1985 "Anthropology for the Military; Teaching Anthropology to Military Personnel." Northwest Anthropological Conference, Spokane, Washington.

"A Comparison of Three Croatian Communities in Northwest Washington," Northwest Anthropological Conference, Spokane, Washington. back to top


Workshops: back to top

2004. Biennial Conference of the International Law Association in Berlin, Germany, August 15-21, participating in workshops on teaching international law, feminism and international law, teaching Islamic law, and the International Tribunals and International Criminal Court.

2003. International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law, The Hague, August 12-16, participating in workshops on the differing approaches to international criminal justice systems, a comparative analysis of criminal law and the criminal justice systems of non-Western legal cultures.

2003. Invited Participant in the Inaugural Session of the International Criminal Court and the Inaugural Ceremony of the first International Criminal Court, in Den Hague, Holland, March 11-12, participating in the convocation and roundtable presentation by the Non-Governmental Organizations in support of the ICC and the United Nation’s sponsored Inaugural of the Judges.

2003. Invited Participant with the Croatian Delegation to the Vatican in Celebration of the Pontiff’s Centennial at the Vatican, Rome, Italy, November 14. back to top


UNIVERSITY SERVICE: INVITED LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS
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2005 Studying Genocide, Contemplating Suicide: Lessons From Bosnia, 2005.” BFR Presentation. October.

2004 Rape, Religion and Islamic Law: from Shari’a to the Hague.” BFR Presentation. October.

2002 “ What Is The Role Of The Military In A World Democracy, ” World Issues Forum, Public Lecture/Discussion Series, Fairhaven College, Tuesday, January 15.

2001 “ The Master Teacher: Large Lecture Classes, ” Invited Presentation for the Professional Development Series Sponsored by the Center for Instructional Innovation. October.

2001 “ Is Peace Possible? ” Invited Public Lecture/Discussion in response to 9/11/01, Western Washington University, Veteran's Day, November 12. Televised. back to top

2001 “ The Anthropology of Good and Evil, ” Continuing Lecture Series (a series of invited lectures advertised to the public and the campus), Western Washington University, March.

1999 “ Graduation: Ritual Semiology and Remembrance, ” Western Washington University, Invited Speaker, Summer Graduation.

1999 “ NATO, Yugoslavia, and Kosovo, ” Western Washington University, Invited Speaker, University/Public Forum in Response to War Against Yugoslavia, May.

1999 “ The Meaning of Evil, ” Western Washington University, Invited Speaker, Student Organized Public Forum, May. back to top

1999 “ Crises in Kosovo, ” Western Washington University, Wilson Library Public Forum, April.

1996 Studies Faculty Colloquium, Invited Speaker, November 15, 1996.
--"Femicide," Redefining Feminism. Women's Studies Public Forum, February 7.
"The Balkans: Mirror and Myth," Invited Speaker, Balkan Awareness Series, Western Washington University, February 22.
-”Views From Beyond the Battlefield," Anthropology Colloquium, November 16.
AIDS: A Human Rights Issue," Invited Speaker, World AIDS Day Panel
Disccussion and Public Forum, Western Washington University, December 3.

1995 "Female Mutilation," Invited Speaker, Women's Studies and Associated Students Public Forum, Western Washington University, February 9.
"Similarities Between the Holocaust and the Current Events in Bosnia," Public Lecture, Presented by Hillel and Nefesh Yehudi of Western Washington University, November 9.

1994 "Anthropology and Gender in War," Invited Speaker, KGMI Radio, August 17.
"War in the Former Yugoslavia," Invited Speaker, Fairhaven College, 1994
“Human Rights Violations-Atrocities Against Women," Invited Speaker Western Washington University, A Bosnian Moment Lecture Series, November 18.

1993 "War in the Former Yugoslavia," Invited Speaker, KGMI Radio, January 14.
"The War Against Women in Bosnia," Invited Speaker, Public Lecture Series, Whatcom Community College. December 2.
"While Yugoslavia Dies: A Croatian-American Analysis," Western Washington University Social Science Round Table, January.

1990 “Women and Religion." Invited Speaker, Conference on Women and Power in Society, Western Washington University, May. back to top

Teaching Curriculum | Refereed Publications | Published Book Reviews
Published Abstracts | Workshops | Invited Lectures & Presentations

Western Washington Univ. | Anthropology Dept.