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
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 Awards 2023
We are pleased to announce the recipients of AQA’s annual awards and prizes for 2023. The honorees will be recognized at the AQA Business Meeting, on Friday, November 17, from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm EST, in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Room 713A. • The Ruth Benedict Prize is presented each year at the […]
AQA Elections 2023
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]