Upcoming Events
28th Meeting of the Brazilian Anthropological Association: Contemporary Anthropological Challenges July 2-5, 2012, Sao Paulo
More info is available online. English/Spanish versions are available: enter and click at the flags.
WCAA 2012 biennial meeting, Delhi
The WCAA 2012 biennial meeting will be hosted in Delhi by IAA & IAS 31/3-1/4. It will be followed by a symposium on anthropology of global issues hosted by IAA, IAS & ASA; and then the ASA conference from 3-6th April. Registration will open shortly. The WCAA panel will take place on the 4th.
ASA2012: Arts and aesthetics in a globalising world, Delhi, 3-6th April 2012
The ASA will hold its annual conference in Delhi - registration will open shortly.
RAI conference: Anthropology in the World, British Museum, London, 8th-10th June 2012
The RAI will hold a conference aimed at gaining a better understanding of how and where anthropology is influential. The call for panels closes 16th January.
EASA2012: Uncertainty and disquiet, Nanterre, Paris, 10-13th July 2012
The EASA biennial will be held in Nanterre, and registration will open in February.
IUAES 2013: Evolving Humanity, Emerging Worlds, Manchester, 5-10th August 2013
The IUAES congress 2013 call for panels is open and will close 31st January. A very wide-ranging conference: there is scope for all to present their work.
Institute of anthropology, gender and african studies, University of Nairobi, in collaboration with the Pan-African Anthropological Association (PAAA)
August 2012, Nairobi, Kenya
Theme: Africa, anthropology and MDGs
A decade ago, over 119 Heads of State and Government met in New York and examined the state of the world. The meeting identified key goals, the Millennium Development Goals, and set 2015 as the benchmark to reverse and eliminate disparities. Ten years later, Africa has made little progress towards achieving the targets. In fact, Africa has remained worse off than it was in 2000. For example, maternal and child mortality has become worse than it was in 1999. The Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies, University of Nairobi in collaboration with the Pan-African Anthropological Association (PAAA) is organising a conference to deliberate on these issues. The conference will bring together Anthropologists and policy makers to explore the challenges Africa is facing in making progress towards the set MDG targets. In particular, emphasis will be laid on the Role of Anthropology in addressing or alleviating the challenges.
Therefore, we invite papers from anthropologists and policy makers. This conference will stimulate discussions on MDGs and the place of Africa in the context of the MDGs. In keeping with the theme papers will address the following themes:
- Maternal and Child Health: Socio-cultural dimensions of Maternal and child health in Africa; Anthropology of fertility reduction and child health; culture, family planning and population policies; changing marriage patterns and maternal health, health and socio-economic consequences of adolescent fertility.
- Gender Disparities and Women's Empowerment: The Gender ideology in contemporary African setting; Gender-power relations in a dynamic socio-political African environment, Female Genital Cutting; The politics and economics of body image in Africa; Sexuality and sexual identity in Africa.
- HIV, Malaria and Other Diseases: The cultural context of HIV in Africa; The Socio-cultural context of malaria prevention; Health as social context; Culture and health-seeking in Africa; Plural healthcare systems.
- Environmental Sustainability and Natural Resources Management: The politics of natural resources and environmental management; Indigenous knowledge and the management of natural resources; Participation of indigenous peoples in the management of terrestrial and marine resources; Anthropological perspectives on climate change and biodiversity loss in
Africa; Biodiversity and its importance to local communities.
- Poverty and Hunger: Causes of extreme poverty in Africa; The socio-economic aspects of food production in Africa; Redefining the culture of food production, distribution and consumption; Anthropological perspectives of food security in Africa; Social welfare and poverty in Africa.
For further information or submission of papers, contact Denis Shilabukha the Conference Coordinator at: dkhamati(at)yahoo.com or Prof. Isaac Nyamongo at inyamongo(at)uonbi.ac.ke.
Deadline for submission of abstracts is 29/02/2012. The abstracts should be no more than 200 words and
in English. The abstracts will be reviewed and the authors of
accepted abstracts will be notified by 30th March 2012.
Send your abstracts to Organizing Committee: paaa2012@uonbi.ac.ke
The 40th Annual Meeting of the Israeli Anthropological Association
The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, 3-4 July 2012
"Culture?" Anthropological Perspectives
"Culture?" is the theme of the 40th Meeting of the Israeli Anthropological Association.
The IAA invites proposals for sessions -- and, in special cases, for single presentations -- that engage with the theme "Culture?" from anthropological perspectives, on the basis of ethnographic research. We invite debate on the place, usages, meanings, inventions, changes and politics of "culture" in the contemporary world, in diverse anthropological research-fields, in applied anthropology, and in the interfaces between cultural anthropology, other branches of anthropology, other academic disciplines, and public discourse.
See the association's website www.isranthro.org
