RAI FRENCH ANTHROPOLOGY DAY
Friday 4 November 2011, 10.30am to 7.00pm, in Les Salons at the Institut Français, 17 Queensbury Place, London SW7 2DT.
The event is free, but places are strictly limited and must be booked in advance. Please email Amanda Vinson on admin@therai.org.uk to book your place.
10.00: Coffee and tea
10.30: Welcome
11:00-11:45: EMMANUEL DESVEAUX
Director of Studies, EHESS and Adjunct Professor, University of Indiana, Bloomington
The two Lévi-Strausses and their heirs
11:45-12:30: MICHEL AGIER
Director of Studies, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) ; Director of Research, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Member, Centre d’études africaines (IRD-EHESS)
The contemporary turn in French anthropology: Notes towards an account and some new questions
12:30-13:30: Lunch
13:30-14:15: ANNE-CHRISTINE TREMON
Assistant Lecturer and Researcher, Laboratoire d’anthropologie culturelle et sociale, University of Lausanne
The Chinese diaspora from the perspective of a French anthropologist
14:15-15:00: BENOIT DE L’ESTOILE
Researcher, IRIS (Institut de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les enjeux sociaux), Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique)-CNRS
Can French anthropology survive beyond its museums?
15:00-15:30: Tea
15:30-16:15: EMMANUELLE LALLEMENT
Senior Lecturer, University of Paris IV and Associate, IIAC-EHESS
The demand for French anthropology today: between exotic display and social engineering
16:15-17:00: SOPHIE CHEVALIER
Senior Lecturer, University of Franche-Comté/Besançon and Associate, IIAC (Institut interdisciplinaire d’anthropologie du contemporain), EHESS
Is ‘anthropology at home’ still a meaningful idea?
17:00-18:00: General Discussion
18:00-19:00: Drinks reception sponsored by the Institut Français
Enquiries to: RAI, 50 Fitzroy St, London W1T 5 BT; tel 020 7387 0455; email
