SAR 2023 Spring Meeting: Religious Assemblages
University of Victoria Victoria, CanadaA signature contribution of the Society for the Anthropology of Religion, and the anthropology of religion more generally, has been to reveal both the overt and covert ways in which religious practice both informs and can be conjoined to myriad other domains of social life. From James Frazer’s interrogation of the pagan roots of Christianity to […]
2023 SEA Annual Meeting — Wellbeing And The Common Good
Norris University Center, Northwestern University , United StatesIn our third year of a global pandemic, we are stretched thin, suffering touches us all, and our wells of empathy seem to be running dry. And yet, despite this suffering many of us are also paying closer attention to our own well-being and to the well-being of those around us. In this spirit of […]
Deadline: 2023 Victor Turner Prize in Ethnographic Writing Contest Entry
Victor Turner Prize in Ethnographic Writing The Society for Humanistic Anthropology (SHA) announces the annual juried competition for the Victor Turner Prize in Ethnographic Writing. The late Victor Turner devoted his career to seeking an accessible language that would reopen anthropology to the human subject, and the competition recognizes the innovative books that further this […]
2023 AAA Department Leaders Summer Institute
OnlineRegistration for the 2023 Department Leaders Summer Institute, Advocating for Your Department and Our Field, is now open. Click here to register now! The Department Leaders Summer Institute provides an opportunity for department leaders to have face-to-face conversations about the various challenges of administering a department and to share successful practices for dealing with these challenges. AAA DSP Partners […]
2023 Anthropology Photo Contest
OnlineWe’re now accepting submissions for the 2023 Anthropology Photo Contest! The deadline to submit your photos is August 9th, 2023. Anthropologists work all around the world in a diverse range […]
Anthropology Live: Discussing “Decolonizing Anthropology: Global Perspectives”
OnlineJoin us for a thought-provoking webinar on what it means to decolonize anthropology in different contexts around the world. This event brings together Dr. Gretchen Stolte, Dr. Gustavo Lins Ribeiro, […]
The Job of the Future: Digital Anthropology Meets Data Science
Abstract This panel will discuss how digital anthropologists can use data science to help us better understand people and communities in the “Phygital” world, and why this growing field is a critical “Job of the Future” across the public and private sector. This panel discussion–featuring experts from digital anthropology, data science, journalism, social media and […]