CFP: Eating On the Move
We recently received the CFP below for an intriguing looking conference in Rome in September, 2021. This should be of interest to …
CfP: Digital Ethnography: Revisiting Theoretical Concepts and Methodological Approaches
Call for Papers for Panel “Digital Ethnography: Revisiting Theoretical Concepts and Methodological Approaches” at Vienna Anthropology Days (VANDA), 28 Sept. – 1 …
Public Anthropologist Conference – May 8
May 8, 2020 VENUE: BERGEN GLOBAL, JEKTEVIKSBAKKEN 31, BERGEN 12:50 Coffee and welcome 13:00 Introduction, Antonio De Lauri (CMI) 13:15 Costs of …
The 10th Arctic Workshop of the University of Tartu, Estonia ANIMALS OF THE ARCTIC: FROM SYMBIOSIS TO SYMBOLS, 2
12–13 June 2020 Khanty reindeer herder The Arctic is a region that is commonly associated with animals. It is typical for people …
AFHVS/ASFS Conference Deadline Extended!
Note the new deadline for this great conference. Also: SAFN members can register for the conference at member rates! ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED …
#events: Let’s Get Geographical!
They say ‘the early bird catches the worm’. Would you like to catch that worm? Or, perhaps, that worm isn’t so enticing! …
CfP: Engaged media anthropology in the digital age
The EASA Media Anthropology Network is organizing an official network panel at the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) 2020 conference in …
Choreographies of magic and mess: AusSTS in Melbourne and Darwin
As the presenter encouraged the academics in the room to consider what it means for nanotechnology to sell itself as ‘magic’, boots …
(Dis)continuities in cancer care: An ethnographic approximation to practices of disease stratification by Ignacia Arteaga
Background: Disease stratification practices have long been used as a means to produce and make sense of cancer, distinguishing ‘types’, tumour development …
How do you do interdisciplinarity? by Roberta Pala
The AusSTS Interdisciplinary workshop took place at Deakin University, in Melbourne, Australia from the 3rd to the 5th of July 2019. The …
I went to Switzerland and Learned about Transparency
I was very lucky to visit Switzerland last week for the first time. I have a lot of positive things to say …
Launch Conference – Public Anthropologist
With the publication of the first issue of the journal, we are happy to announce that on May 3, 2019 the Chr. Michelsen …
Exploring anthropologies of medicine and health across borders at 4S 2018 by Aadita Chaudhury
This year’s annual meeting for the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) had an intriguing new component: an exhibition on the …
A Report on the 2018 4S Conference in Sydney, Australia by Tessa Leach
What characterises STS in different regions? What kinds of research projects, educational programs, and people are doing STS around the world? What …
Panel: “Digital Visuality” @ VANDA 2018
PANEL “DIGITAL VISUALITY” @ Vienna Anthropology Days (VANDA) 2018 (September 19-22, 2018) Convenors: Elke Mader & Philipp Budka Thursday, 20 September 11:00-17:00 …
The Agroecological Prospect, Cheese Curds and Radishes
David Beriss Last week I attended the joint annual meeting of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society and the Association for …
Paper: Indigenous articulations in the digital age
Budka, P. (2018). Indigenous articulations in the digital age: Reflections on historical developments, activist engagements and mundane practices. Paper at International Communication …
Agitated children, turbulent trajectories: Towards a comparison between Europe and South America – a workshop report by Álvaro Jiménez Molina
This article describes the main discussions and contributions of the first workshop of the International Research Network on Disruptive Behaviours. The workshop …
Panel: The Digital Turn: New Directions in Media Anthropology [Media Anthropology Network]
The EASA Media Media Anthropology Network is organizing a panel at the 15th European Association of Social Anthropologists Biennial Conference in Stockholm, …
Fear and Loathing in Atlanta
Content warning: racism, violence, mention of miscarriage. I was on my way to the airplane that would take me back home, to …
Call for Papers: “Digital Visuality” – Vienna Anthropology Days (VANDA 2018)
VIENNA ANTHROPOLOGY DAYS (VANDA 2018) September 19-22, 2018 Call for Papers Session “Digital Visuality” Prof. Dr. Elke Mader and Dr. Philipp Budka …
SCA2018: An experiment in carbon conscious conferencing and radical access
The Society for Cultural Anthropology is experimenting with a new exciting initiative this year. Next week (19-21 April 2018) the Biennial Meeting …
Global Health Diagnostics: Workshop Summary by Shona Lee
On January 17th, 2018, participants from the UK, Europe, and India gathered in Edinburgh for “Investigating Diagnostic Devices in Global Health”, a …
CfP – Speaking more broadly: Adapting anthropological concepts for a broader audience
Following up on our previous post, AAA in San Jose – Anthropological Concepts for Non-Anthropologists, Jennifer and I would like to take this …