Portuguese Association of Anthropology

APA's foundation is closely linked to the history of the discipline in Portugal. Ethnology, in connection with folklore, has a long history in Portugal, dating back to the nineteenth century. During the second half of the last century, there was some effort to institute the academic teaching of anthropology, mainly physical, linked to the formation of colonial administrative personnel. However it was only after the end of the dictatorship, in 1974, that sociocultural anthropology became a course in our universisites, attracting young students and scholars. When APA was founded in 1989, Portuguese anthropology was becoming for the first time a lively, self-reproducing field of academic endeavour.

APA's principal aim is to promote anthropology in Portugal, highlighting its relevance as a discipline and facilitating the cooperation and sharing of information among Portuguese anthropologists.

APA's congresses are the largest forum of Portuguese anthropologists. Our Fourth Congress will take place in Lisbon in 2006. Besides these formal meetings, the association supports seminars, conferences and book launches organized by its associates. APA also supports the formation of research networks.

APA publishes a non-periodical Bulletin, which is available electronically. Our principal means of communication is our website, which we invite you to visit.

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Associação Portuguesa de Antropologia

Secretariado
Av. Prof. Aníbal Bettencourt no.9 (Edifício ICS)
1600-189 Lisboa - Portugal

Tel. 21 780 4700 - ICS Geral
Tel. 21 780 4762 - APA