RAI Research Seminar

RAI RESEARCH SEMINARSEMINAR SERIES AT THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE People-wildlife interactions and the human dimensions of conservation.  Human-Wildlife Conflicts, People-Wildlife Interactions, or People-People Conflicts? Professor Catherine M Hill, Oxford Brookes University Wednesday 26 February at 5.30 pm Once the undisputed domain of biologists and ecologists, conservation science is increasingly recognised as a multidisciplinary field that […]

RAI RESEARCH SEMINARSEMINAR SERIES AT THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE The Royal Anthropological Institute’s ANTHROPOLOGICAL INDEX ON-LINE HALF A CENTURY OF ANTHROPOLOGY: 50 YEARS OF PUBLISHED RESEARCH Dr Max Carocci and Helen Earl-Fraser, Royal Anthropological Institute Wednesday 5 March at 5.30 pm The AIO as it is fondly known, has been a source of inspiration for […]

RAI RESEARCH SEMINARSEMINAR SERIES AT THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE The Political Economy of 'Applied Anthropology': Cases of tourism development in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Palestine, and Ethiopia. Professor Tom Selwyn, SOAS Wednesday 12 March at 5.30 pm This seminar will reflect on some of the political, intellectual, and ethical issues raised in the context of participation by anthropologists […]

RAI RESEARCH SEMINARSEMINAR SERIES AT THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE A turbulent quarter-century with the RAI: 1974-2000 Jonathan Benthall, former director of the Royal Anthropological Institute Wednesday 19 March at 5.30 pm As part of the RAI's current investigation of its history, Jonathan Benthall, who was Director between 1974 and 2000, will give a personal assessment […]

RAI RESEARCH SEMINARSEMINAR SERIES AT THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Mother’s milk: reconsidering milk-kinship in our understanding of family and kinship in Europe Dr Elena Soler, Charles University, Prague Wednesday 26 March at 5.30 pm Human milk has long been linked to the construction of motherhood, with breastfeeding and maternity constituing a cultural ideal in many […]

RAI RESEARCH SEMINARSEMINAR SERIES AT THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Innovation and originality in traditional Oceanic art Dr Harry Beran Wednesday 2 April at 5.30 pm Most survey books on traditional Oceanic art give the impression that this art is timeless — that the range of artworks produced at the time of early contact with the […]