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 […]
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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 Announces the Recipients of the 2019 Distinguished Achievement Award!
AQA is very pleased to announce the winners of our first Distinguished Achievement Award Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy -and- Esther Newton The Association for Queer Anthropology’s 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. We seek to honor our elders, recognize lifetime […]
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 […]
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 […]
Call for Submissions: Data Science & SGM Health Equity Paper Competition
Data Science & SGM Health Equity Paper Competition – Call for Submissions The CONNECT Research Program of the Northwestern Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH) is holding a competition to encourage student research at the intersection of data science and health equity in sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations. Sexual and gender […]