Harnessing Indeterminacy: The Technopolitics of Hydrocarbon Prospects
A drillship in the sea. Resource: Unsplash. Amidst an international crisis sparked by the scandalous confessions of a mafia boss and a …
Recruiting: APLA Junior-Senior Mentoring
We are now recruiting mentors and mentees for the APLA Junior-Senior Mentor Program!
Digital, Online & Remote Ethnography – Reading List (Selection)
A selection of texts and other resources on digital, online and remote ethnography, compiled by Philipp Budka. Books, Book Chapters, Journal Articles …
Statement and Resources
The Association for Political and Legal Anthropology (APLA) condemns the recent reprehensible killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, David McAtee, …
AAA Annual Meeting 2020 CFPs
The 2020 AAA Annual Meeting, will be held November 18 – November 22 in St. Louis, Missouri. If you are looking for panelists …
APLA at the AAAs: Early Career Mentoring
APLA is hosting a series of events for individuals who are attending the joint meeting of the American Anthropological Association and the …
Freetown – tangible progress, by Mats Utas
Kushe-o (hello) – entering Eastern parts of Freetown in the late afternoon New roads and through fares, broadened streets, less traffic congestion, …
#AcademicTwitter: A How-To Guide for Anthropologists
[Footnotes is excited to present a guest post by Jules Weiss. Jules Weiss (they/them pronouns) is a 2nd year MA student in …
AAA/CASCA 2019 Annual Meeting CFPs
Abstracts for the AAA Annual Meeting must be submitted by 3 p.m. EST on April 10th. If you are looking for panelists for your …
Decanonizing Anthropology
Reworking the History of Social Theory for 21st Century Anthropology: A Syllabus Project Authors: Rebecca Renee Buell, Samuel Burns, Zhuo Chen, Lisa …
Call For Papers – DeLillo and Environments: American Literature Association 2019
There is an exciting upcoming opportunity for Americanists, Environmental Humanities specialists, and scholars of Don DeLillo. From May 23-26 the American Literature …
Disciplinary Violence
#MeToo is an opening for change—but can anthropologists look beyond the media moment to confront sexual violence and transform the discipline? Those …
#AnthroForward Post-Election Resources
On December 7th the AAA asked our members to join us in a live discussion on Twitter to share post-election resources and suggest …
That Almost Finished Journal Article: AAA 2016 Workshop Highlight
We asked Annual Meeting workshop organizers to give our blog readers a sneak peek at the events they have planned for AAA …
Theory and Praxis in Decolonizing the National Historic Preservation Act: AAA 2016 Workshop Highlight
We asked Annual Meeting workshop organizers to give our blog readers a sneak peek at the events they have planned for AAA …
Teaching AAA 2016: “The Authority of Number: On Evidence in Statecraft”
This is the sixth post in our blog series designed to help you link your teaching with the 2016 Annual Meeting theme, Evidence, Accident, …
Teaching AAA 2016: Experts on Trial
This is the second post in our blog series designed to help you link your teaching with the 2016 Annual Meeting theme, Evidence, …
Teaching AAA 2016: Indexes and Icons
TEACHING THE 2016 AAA ANNUAL MEETING THEME: EVIDENCE, ACCIDENT, DISCOVERY Have you considered linking your teaching with the 2016 Annual Meeting theme, …
Applied Careers for Anthropologists: Job Search Strategies and Tips at the AAA Annual Meeting
Dr. Fatimah Williams Castro gives AAA blog readers the inside scoop on her professional development workshop at the 2015 Annual Meeting. NAPA Workshop: …
AAA Appoints Jeff Martin as New Director of Communications and Public Affairs
The American Anthropological Association (AAA) has appointed Jeff Martin, a communications veteran with more than 25 years experience in the field, as …
Webinar Wednesday March 18: Applied Anthropology in the National Parks
As the National Park Service (NPS) approaches its centennial in 2016, the NPS Cultural Anthropology and Archeology Programs continue to engage in …