2023 AAA Department Leaders Summer Institute

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Registration 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

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We’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 of careers, and we want to highlight them. Photographs can be anything you believe relates to your work, in the field, lab, or classroom. In […]

Anthropology Live: Discussing “Decolonizing Anthropology: Global Perspectives”

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Join 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, and Dr. Carolyn Rouse, contributors of the American Ethnologist special forum, "Decolonizing Anthropology: Global Perspectives", to explore the past, present, and future of anthropology. This discussion, moderated […]

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 […]

Anthros on the Public Stage: Interactive Workshop for Public Speaking & Writing

Are you an anthropologist eager to share your research experiences and insights to make a difference in the world? Have you ever wondered how to tell a compelling story that can help people understand each other better and resolve their differences? Would you like to learn some strategies for communicating persuasively with print/digital media? Or […]

Anthros on the Public Stage: Interactive Workshop for Public Speaking & Writing

Are you an anthropologist eager to share your research experiences and insights to make a difference in the world? Have you ever wondered how to tell a compelling story that can help people understand each other better and resolve their differences? Would you like to learn some strategies for communicating persuasively with print/digital media? Or […]

Anthros on the Public Stage: Interactive Workshop for Public Speaking & Writing

Are you an anthropologist eager to share your research experiences and insights to make a difference in the world? Have you ever wondered how to tell a compelling story that can help people understand each other better and resolve their differences? Would you like to learn some strategies for communicating persuasively with print/digital media? Or […]

Anthros on the Public Stage: Interactive Workshop for Public Speaking & Writing

Are you an anthropologist eager to share your research experiences and insights to make a difference in the world? Have you ever wondered how to tell a compelling story that can help people understand each other better and resolve their differences? Would you like to learn some strategies for communicating persuasively with print/digital media? Or […]

Department Climate and Academic Workload in Anthropology Departments

Scholars of intersectional identities face unique challenges in their departments including disproportionate workloads, excessive service assignments, and additional mentorship obligations. Patricia A. Matthew, an English department faculty member at Montclair State University, describes these extra commitments as “invisible labor” - because institutions do not value this labor with the currency they typically use to reward […]

Anthros on the Public Stage: Interactive Workshop for Public Speaking & Writing

Are you an anthropologist eager to share your research experiences and insights to make a difference in the world? Have you ever wondered how to tell a compelling story that can help people understand each other better and resolve their differences? Would you like to learn some strategies for communicating persuasively with print/digital media? Or […]

The REAL AI revolution: the benefits of Chatbot Augmented Instruction

Join Michael Wesch and Elisa (EJ) Sobo for an exciting conversation on how to leverage generative AI for better teaching and learning! Together, they will delve into the challenges presented by large language models and generative AI technologies, offering not only concrete suggestions for classroom practice but also timely reflections on the purpose of higher […]

Anthros on the Public Stage: Interactive Workshop for Public Speaking & Writing

Are you an anthropologist eager to share your research experiences and insights to make a difference in the world? Have you ever wondered how to tell a compelling story that can help people understand each other better and resolve their differences? Would you like to learn some strategies for communicating persuasively with print/digital media? Or […]