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 San Jose, CA, November 14–November 18, 2018. The theme this year is “Resistance, Resilience, and Adaptation!”

The submission deadline is April 14 at 3:00pm EDT for all invited, volunteered, and installation sessions, as well as individual volunteered papers and posters. Presenters, Discussants, and Chairs must also be registered by the deadline in order to appear on the 2018 Annual Meeting Program. The online abstract submission portal will open for these sessions on February 16.

As a politically engaged section, AQA promotes communication, encourages research, works to develop teaching materials, and serves the interests of queer and trans* anthropologists within the association. We invite proposals for standard papers, panels, conference posters, workshops and special events that aim to forge connections between academics and broader queer and trans* communities.

In an effort to spur engagement between academics and community workers, artists and those with expertise in other domains, AQA asks that organizers consider including activists and public figures from outside the world of anthropology. If you wish to organize sessions and off-site events with participation from individuals who are not anthropologists, please contact the AQA Program Co-chairs, Erin L. Durban (edurbana@umn.edu) and Anahi Russo-Garrido (arusso8@msudenver.edu) before the submission deadline to discuss logistics.

Collaboration within the AAA network is also strongly encouraged. In order to promote exceptional sessions and to strengthen ties between AQA and other sections, we encourage panel organizers to seek out opportunities for co-sponsorship with other sections. This allows panels to reach wide audiences and to ensure that members of other sections are aware of the work of AQA members.

As with previous years, everything goes first to AAA through their online submission system. For details on this year’s procedures see: AAA Call for Papers, and for more information on the conference and specific guidelines see: Annual Meeting FAQs.

For more information on AQA or to connect with others interested in queer anthropology, please join our Facebook group: AQA.