Kenneth W. Payne Prize – Call for Submissions

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The Kenneth W. Payne Prize for outstanding anthropological scholarship by a student on a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or trans* topic Call for submissions Deadline for submission: June 1, 2024 The Kenneth W. Payne Student Prize is presented each year by the Association for Queer Anthropology (AQA) to a graduate or undergraduate student in acknowledgment of […]

AQA non-binding boycott of the AAA annual meeting in Tampa, Florida in 2024

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The Association for Queer Anthropology (AQA) has approved a non-binding boycott of the AAA annual meeting in Tampa, Florida in 2024. Along with other section leaders, AQA leadership met with the AAA Executive Board and the 2024 Executive Program Committee to express our concerns with the meeting being held in Tampa. We provided various suggestions, […]

AQA Elections 2023

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The Association for Queer Anthropology invites self-nominations to fill four vacancies on the AQA Board beginning after the AAA Annual Meeting in 2023: Co-Chair  Treasurer Nominations Committee (two positions) If you are interested in any of these positions or would like to learn more, please reach out to Nominations Committee Co-Chairs Casey James Miller (caseymiller@muhlenberg.edu) or Justin […]

AQA Kenneth W. Payne 2022 Award Announcement

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The Kenneth W. Payne Student Prize is presented each year by the Association for Queer Anthropology (AQA) of the American Anthropological Association to a graduate or undergraduate student in acknowledgment of outstanding anthropological work on 1) a lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans* topic, or 2) a critical interrogation of sexualities and genders more broadly defined. […]

AQA Distinguished Achievement Award 2022 Announcement

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The Distinguished Achievement Award, begun in 2018,  honors outstanding contributions to lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer anthropology through scholarship, research, teaching, mentoring, service, public engagement, and/or activism. The award seeks to honor our elders, recognize lifetime career achievements, and build community by connecting generations of AQA scholars. This year’s Distinguished Achievement Award will be […]

AQA Kenneth W. Payne Prize CFP 2022

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The Kenneth W. Payne Prize   for outstanding anthropological scholarship  by a student on a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or trans* topic    call for submissions  deadline for submission: June 1, 2022    The Kenneth W. Payne Student Prize is presented each year by the Association for Queer Anthropology (AQA) to a graduate or undergraduate student in […]

AQA Ruth Benedict Book Prize—2022 Call for Submissions

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2022 AQA RUTH BENEDICT BOOK PRIZE COMPETITION Call for Submissions The Association for Queer Anthropology (AQA) is proud to announce the 2022 Ruth Benedict Book Prize Competition for outstanding anthropological scholarship on a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer topic. The Ruth Benedict Book Prize is presented each year at the American Anthropological Association’s annual […]

AQA ANNOUNCES THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2021 KENNETH W. PAYNE PRIZE

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The Kenneth W. Payne Student Prize is presented each year by the Association for Queer Anthropology (AQA) of the American Anthropological Association to a graduate or undergraduate student in acknowledgment of outstanding anthropological work on 1) a lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans* topic, or 2) a critical interrogation of sexualities and genders more broadly defined.  Seven […]

ANNOUNCING THE 2021 RUTH BENEDICT BOOK PRIZE WINNERS

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The Association for Queer Anthropology (AQA) is pleased to announce the 2021 winners of the Ruth Benedict Book Prize for outstanding scholarship on a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender topic. The prize is presented each year to acknowledge excellence in a scholarly book written from an anthropological perspective that engages theoretical perspectives relevant to LGBTQ […]