Registration is now open for the 2nd Lavender Languages Summer Institute, June 16-25, at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton FL. An intensive 10 day discussion of topics related to language and sexuality studies & queer linguistics: Method, theory and application. Plenty of time to work on your own data sets, develop problem-statements, draft research proposals […]
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Assistant Professor Opening at U Arkansas, Due 1/19/19
The Department of Anthropology in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas invites applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor in Biological Anthropology. The anticipated start date is August 2019. Candidates should have Ph.D. in anthropology (or related field) in hand, and an active research program that […]
Asst Professor Position, Women’s Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, WOMEN’S STUDIES, position # 84804, full-time, 9- month, tenure track, permanent appointment, to begin August 1, 2019, subject to position clearance and availability of funds. The Department of Women’s Studies, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, seeks a candidate with expertise that is well situated at the intersection of sexuality, […]
Assistant Professor Position in Human Biological Anthro at University of Pittsburgh
The Department of Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications for a tenure-line position in human biological anthropology at the Assistant Professor level beginning Fall 2019, pending budgetary approval. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in hand at the time of application. We seek an individual with research specialization in anthropological genetics, epigenetics and/or epidemiology, […]
AQA ANNOUNCES THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2018 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. Thirty-four […]
2018 AQA Diversity Speed-Mentoring Workshop: mentees wanted!
We are pleased to announce that AQA will be hosting a Diversity Speed-Mentoring Workshop at the upcoming AAA annual meeting in San José on Thursday, November 15, 2018 from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m. (location TBA). The speed-mentoring format of the workshop will allow mentees to interact one-on-one with three potential mentors for 20 minutes each. […]
ANNOUNCING THE 2018 RUTH BENEDICT BOOK PRIZE WINNERS
The Association for Queer Anthropology (AQA) is very pleased to announce the 2018 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 […]
Call for Applications! 2018 AQA Travel Grants
The AQA is pleased to announce the 2018 call for applications for three Travel Grants ($350 each) to be used to help defray costs associated with attending the Annual AAA Meeting in San Jose, California. About/Guidelines: The awards will be given to two current graduate students and one un/under-employed scholar (up to five years from receipt […]
AQA Statement on US Migrant Detention Practices and the “Muslim Ban”
The Association for Queer Anthropology Statement on US Migrant Detention Practices and the “Muslim Ban” The Association for Queer Anthropology, a section of the American Anthropological Association, strongly condemns the current practice of migrant and asylee detention by the US government, especially the separation of children from their caregivers. We additionally rebuke the Supreme Court’s […]
Call for Papers: TSQ Special Issue – Trans*/Religion
A Special Issue of TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly, Volume 6, Issue 3 Special Issue Editors: Robyn Henderson-Espinoza and Max Strassfeld https://lgbt.arizona.edu/tsq/call-papers-transreligion For this special issue of TSQ, we solicit work that critically interrogates the relationship between transgender and religion, broadly construed, as well as work that explicitly articulates the fields of transgender studies and religious studies […]