Conference

The Museu Nacional in Rio de Janeiro DisasterThursday 21 February 2019 Venue: Wolfson Room, British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH 2.00pm tea and coffee 2.30pm Welcome Paper 1 3.00-4.00pm: Luiz F. D. DuarteThe National Museum in Rio de Janeiro: its history, its role in Brazilian science, its tragic fire, and some prognostications. […]

Brazilian Anthropology DayFriday 22 February 2019 Venue: Wolfson Room, British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH Provisional Programme 9.30-10.00am: tea and coffee 10.00am Welcome Paper 1 10.15-10.45am: João Pacheco de Oliveira Ethnic territories formation in contemporary Brazil Paper 2 10.45-11.15am: Andréa Zhouri Environmental deregulation, disasters and violence in Brazil: a political ecology approach […]

Social Anthropologies of the Welsh: Past and Present                             A Joint Symposium: 1-2 May 2019 The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, the Learned Society of Wales, the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, and the Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods.  Publication: RAI Country Day Series: Sean Kingston Publishing. This event is […]

RAI Ninth Annual Student Conference Anthropology: Past, Present and Future 11-12 September 2019 10.00 – 16.00 School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, University of Oxford Lecture Theatre, 64 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6PN Programme on Wednesday 11 September 09.30 Registration 10.00 Welcome by Emma Ford (Royal Anthropological Institute) Chair: Keiko Kanno (University of Oxford) 10.15 […]

Prof Michael Banton Day 10 October 2019 at the Royal Anthropological Institute A one-day conference exploring his works and career. There will be no conference fee, and refreshments will be provided on the day, but tickets must be booked. To book tickets please got to https://michaelbanton.eventbrite.co.uk. 9.30 TEA AND COFFEE 9.50 WELCOME 10.00 Dr Christopher […]

The Fifth ‘Folklore and Anthropology in Conversation’ Seminar.Celebrating five years of conversation on ideas of mutual interest to both disciplines. ‘Africa’ Date: Thursday 24 October 2019 Time: 10.00am to 5.00pm Venue: Royal Anthropological Institute, 50 Fitzroy Street, London W1T 5BT There is no conference fee, and refreshments will be provided on the day, but tickets […]

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN Archaeology in Anatolia SOAS, 10th February 2020 The Royal Anthropological Institute, SOAS, Anglo-Turkish Society and the British Institute at Ankara are delighted to announce a one-day symposium: Archaeology in Anatolia Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG 10th February 2020, 9.30am-4.30pm. The aim of this symposium is to […]

LANDSCAPES OF HUMAN EVOLUTION Organisers: James Cole, John McNabb, Matt Grove, and Robert Hosfield Thursday 13 and Friday 14 February 2020 Royal Anthropological Institute, 50 Fitzroy Street, London W1T 5BT There is no conference fee, and refreshments will be provided on the day, but tickets must be booked. To book tickets please go to https://landscapeshuman.eventbrite.co.uk […]

History of Arctic AnthropologyThursday 27 and Friday 28 February 2020 Royal Anthropological Institute, 50 Fitzroy Street, London W1T 5BT There is no conference fee, and refreshments will be provided on the day, but tickets must be booked. To book tickets please go to https://arcticanthropology.eventbrite.co.uk DAY ONE Thursday 27 February 10.00 TEA AND COFFEE 10.20 WELCOME […]

ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Anthropology and Geography: Dialogues Past, Present and Future BRITISH MUSEUM/SOAS/RGS, 14 - 18 September 2020 The Anthropology and Geography: Dialogues Past, Present and Future conference is jointly organised by the RAI, the RGS, the British Academy, the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at SOAS, and the BM’s Department for Africa, Oceania and […]

6th Annual Folklore Society – Royal Anthropological Institute Joint Seminar ‘Creativity during the Covid lockdown: Life and Renewal During the Pandemic’ A Virtual Two-Day Conference Date:  Thursday 7 and Friday 8 October, 2021 Time:  10.00am to 5.00pm There is no conference fee. Register in advance for both days:  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAucuyrqzouGNB6rW6npEi0VjpcRj-uLXsm    Programme Thursday 7 October 10:00 - […]

ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Anthropology and Conservation Virtual Conference 25-29 October 2021 We are very pleased to announce a major interdisciplinary conference on Anthropology and Conservation.  The aim of the conference is simple: it is increasingly recognised that conservation can only be properly achieved with Indigenous Peoples, in full recognition of their rights. It is therefore […]

Mobilising Methods in Medical Anthropology18-21 January 2022 Virtual Conference Scientific committee: Maya Unnithan, Kit Davies, Nadine Beckmann, Clare Chandler, Melissa Parker The RAI and RAI Medical Committee members are delighted to announce the new dates for our conference on ‘Mobilising Methods in Medical Anthropology’. After much deliberation, and following the constantly changing Covid-19 restrictions, we […]

Irish Anthropology Day19 May 2022 Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 63 Merrion Square, Dublin This seminar is dedicated to the anthropology on/of the island of Ireland. Co-organized by the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland and the Department of Anthropology at Maynooth University, together with colleagues in Queens University Belfast, the event […]

Anthropology, AI and the Future of Human Society Virtual Conference 6 -10 June 2022   Anthropology, AI and the Future of Human Society. AI has come to represent multiple causal drivers of change: amongst them artificial intelligence itself, space exploration, bio-tech and other emerging technologies. The implications for human society could hardly be more significant, […]

  TAN INTERIM ONLINE MEETING, 21 - 22 SEPTEMBER 2023 First of a series of online events preceding the Royal Anthropological Institute conference on Anthropology and Education in 25-28 June 2024 Programme Thursday, 21st September 2023, 13.00-16.00 (UTC) 13:00 - 13:25 Introduction by TAN Co-Convenors: Annika Strauss, Giovanna Guslini, Lorenzo Cañas Bottos, Shukti Chaudhuri-Brill13:30 - […]