The Distinguished Achievement Award 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 the Association for Queer Anthropology honors Ellen Lewin with […]
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AQA ANNOUNCES THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2019 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. […]
AQA is Recruiting Board Members!
Calling all AQAns,The Nominations Committee encourages you to run or sign up for a position on the AQA board!This 2020 election season we have three open balloted positions (2020-2022): Co-Chair, Secretary, and Communications Director. If you have any questions about these positions and the work that they require, please feel free to reach out to the Nominations Committee Co-Chairs Casey […]
ANNOUNCING THE 2019 RUTH BENEDICT BOOK PRIZE WINNERS
The Association for Queer Anthropology (AQA) is very pleased to announce the 2019 winners of the Ruth Benedict Book Prize for outstanding scholarship on a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender topic. The prize is presented each year at the American Anthropological Association’s national meeting to acknowledge excellence in a scholarly book written from an anthropological […]
2019 Call for Submissions – Ruth Benedict Prize
2019 RUTH BENEDICT BOOK PRIZE COMPETITION — Call for Submissions — The Association for Queer Anthropology (AQA) is proud to announce the 2019 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 […]
2019 Kenneth W. Payne Student Prize – Call for Submissions
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 outstanding anthropological work on 1) a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or trans* topic, or 2) a critical interrogation of sexualities and genders more broadly defined. The Prize includes a cash […]
Esther Newton: 2018 AQA Distinguished Achievement Award Winner
Esther Newton by Sarah Chant Dr. Esther Newton is a pioneer in the field of both queer anthropology and American anthropology, paving the way for the sub-discipline of queer anthropology with her early and pivotal work among queer communities in the United States. Dr. Newton graduated from University of Michigan in 1962 with a BA […]
Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy: 2018 AQA Distinguished Achievement Award Winner
Watch: Liz Kennedy accepts the 2018 AQA Distinguished Achievement Award. Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy by Kristin Gupta To honor Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) Lapovsky Kennedy’s life and career is not only an exercise in reflecting on her work, but one of exploring remarkable developments in early interdisciplinary initiatives of gender and sexuality scholarship. A founding leader in […]
AQA Call for Proposals – AAA 2019 (Due 4/16)
The Association for Queer Anthropology welcomes proposals for sessions to be included in AQA’s program for the AAA Annual Meetings to be held in Vancouver, BC November 20-24, 2019. The theme this year is “Changing Climates: Struggle, Collaboration, and Justice/ Changer d’air: Lutte, collaboration et justice.” As a politically engaged section, AQA promotes communication, encourages research, works to develop […]