CONFLICTING INTERESTS? Exploring conservation and human-animal relationships 2 November 2013 10.30 to 17.00 Horniman Museum Garden Pavillion How do different cultural understandings and relationships with animals affect conservation practices? In this interdisciplinary event, anthropologists, biologists and conservationists will demonstrate the interconnections between the lives of people and animals in relation to conservation and ecosystem management. […]
ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE / BRITISH MUSEUM ANTHROPOLOGY LIBRARY AND RESEARCH CENTREAnthropology and Photography British Museum, Clore Centre, 29-31 May 2014 The Royal Anthropological Institute is pleased to announce that a conference ‘Anthropology and Photography’ will take place at the British Museum, Clore Centre, in conjunction with the museum’s Anthropology Library and Research Centre. The aim […]
Who are 'we'? Reimagining alterity and affinity in anthropologyVenue: Division of Social Anthropology, Cambridge Dates: 3-5 Sept 2014 Website: anthrowho.wordpress.com This workshop will provide a space for anthropologists and other scholars from around the world to explore the key themes of the ‘Who are “we”?’ project. The emphasis here will be on close readings of […]
Whose Anthropology is it Anyway? Connections in the modern world4th Royal Anthropological Institute Postgraduate Conference Brunel University 3 - 4 September 2014 Registration closed on 30 July 2014. The final programme can be found here. When delivering the 1967 Reith lectures, Edmund Leach recalled a phrase from novelist E.M. Forster, Only connect..., drawing attention to […]
BABAO Conference 201416th Annual Conference of the British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology The Department of Archaeology at Durham University will be holding the BABAO conference in 2014. Place: Durham University, Mountjoy Science Site Date: Friday 12th to Sunday 14th September 2014 Organisers: Prof. Charlotte Roberts, Dr. Janet Montgomery, Dr. Andrew Millard, Dr. Becky […]
Intangible Cultural Heritage in the UK: promoting and safeguarding our diverse living cultures Saturday 20 September 2014 09.30 - 16.30 The Museum of London Docklands, No. 1 Warehouse, West India Quay, London E14 4AL Storytelling, performing arts, social practices, rituals and festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe, and traditional crafts knowledge […]
This multidisciplinary workshop/conference aims to bring together anthropologists, geographers, cartographers, archaeologists, linguists and digital media specialists to explore and discuss the interconnections between different mapping technologies. Mapping indigenous lands to secure tenure, manage natural resources, and strengthen cultures is a recent phenomenon. A variety of methodologies have made their appearance, ranging from highly participatory, community-led […]
POLISH ANTHROPOLOGY DAYAT THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Monday 10 November at 10.00am The event is free, but places must be booked. To book tickets please go to http://polishanthropology.eventbrite.co.uk. 1. Michał Buchowski, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań & European University Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder ‘Polish Anthropology: An (Impossible) Overview’ Post-war Polish ethnography/ethnology, as the discipline was called until […]
Arthur Howes’ friends, the Royal Anthropological Institute, University of Essex and SOAS present: Sudan Trilogy and Arthur Howes’ legacy revisited Free screenings, panels and dialogues Saturday 29 November 2014, 10:00am - 5:00pm SOAS, Kahlili Lecture Theatre Nearest tube: Euston Square/Russell Square This is a free event but please book your place: http://arthurhowes.eventbrite.com Arthur Howes was […]
History of the Royal Anthropological InstituteWorkshop in preparation for Volume 1: Pre 1871 Royal Anthropological Institute, 50 Fitzroy Street, London, W1T 5BT The event is free, but places must be booked. To book tickets please go to http://raihistory.eventbrite.co.uk 9th December 2014 DAY 1 (1pm – 6pm) 12.00 pm: SANDWICH LUNCH 1.00 pm: Dr […]
Inaugural Conference: Anthropological Visions of Sustainable Futures The inaugural CAOS (Centre for the Anthropology of Sustainability) conference will be held at UCL between 12th to14th February 2015. Registration is now open! Keynote address and 2015 Daryll Forde Lecture: Prof. Bruno Latour (Sciences Po, Paris) 12th February 2015, 6pm Closing event:Gaia: Global Circus, at the Bloomsbury […]
Musical Instruments and Material CultureThursday 26 March 2015 The Pavilion (in the Horniman Gardens), Horniman Museum, 100 London Road, London, SE23 3PQ http://www.horniman.ac.uk This conference is held jointly by the Horniman Museum and Gardens and the Royal Anthropological Institute. To book please go to http://www.horniman.ac.uk/visit/events/type/17/date/2015-03-01/interval/30 PROGRAMME 09:30 Registration and coffee 10:15 Welcome/ Opening Remarks Tim […]
2ND Annual Scottish Student Forensic Research Symposium (SSFRS) 2015RAI Sponsored event Venue: Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification, University of Dundee Date: 27th March 2015 Website: https://sites.google.com/site/ssfrsymposium/home The SSFRS is a student lead research based symposium where Scottish students undertaking research in forensic disciplines can come together, share their current research and forge bonds which […]
William Fagg and the Study of African Art14.00 – 18.00, Friday 24 April 2015 (with registration from 13.30) 09.30 – 17.30, Saturday 25 April 2015 (with registration from 09.00) Kenneth Clark Lecture Theatre, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN William Fagg was the great pioneer in Britain of the study […]
Anthropology and the politics of engagement5th Royal Anthropological Institute Postgraduate Conference University of Manchester 4-5 June 2015 What is the position of engagement within anthropology and academia as a whole? While in a European context anthropologists have long debated the extent to which their discipline should critically engage with issues beyond academic discourse, in other […]
Tourism: Visuality and Memory. An interdisciplinary conference University of Plymouth 3 – 5th August 2015 Organised in collaboration with the Tourism Committee of the Royal Anthropological Institute Call for papers From the early days of the Grand Tour and the collecting of paintings and drawings, to the advent of the first still and movie cameras, […]
MAGic2015 - Anthropology and Global Health: interrogating theory, policy and practiceUniversity of Sussex 9-11 September 2015 Organised jointly by the RAI Medical Anthropology Committee, and the EASA Medical Anthropology Network The conference seeks to interrogate the paradigms and practice of global health. We invite reflective contributions from anthropologists working at policy, programme or community levels […]
THE FOLKLORE SOCIETY and THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE will host a joint symposium Folklore and Anthropology Friday 16 October, 10.00am to 5.00pm Anthropology and Folklore Studies had a common origin, and today have many areas of common interest in topics, research methods and theory. In this one-day symposium, which is intended to be an […]
Norwegian Anthropology Day Friday 30 October 2015 Venue: Wolfson Room, British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH This event is free, but tickets must be booked. To book tickets please go to http://norwegiananthropology.eventbrite.co.uk 09:00-10:00 Registration 10:00 Opening remarks by Prof. Edvard Hviding, Univ. of Bergen 10:15 – 13:00 PRESENTATIONS (25 minutes each including short […]
The 'Dunbar Number', Evolution and CognitionFriday 13 November 2015 Archaeology G6 LT, Institute of Archaeology, 31-34 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PY This event is free, but tickets must be booked. To book tickets please go to http://dunbarnumber.eventbrite.co.uk Chair: Professor Rob Foley (Cambridge) 10.00am - Welcome and opening remarks Paper One 10.10-10.50am “Primate social evolution and the […]
