AAA 2017 CFP: “Measurement and the Making of Markets” Panel Organizers: Stephanie Friede (Duke University) and Georgia Hartman (UC Irvine) This panel is concerned with the processes by which new objects of speculation come into being. Standardized systems of measurement allow goods to be abstracted from the social, political, and ecological contexts in which they […]
CFP / AAA 2017 – Taking a hard look in the mirror: decolonizing our institutions/ourselves
Taking a hard look in the mirror: decolonizing our institutions/ourselves Co-organizers: Shelly Biesel and Christina Crespo (University of Georgia) Co-Chairs: Christina Crespo and Shelly Biesel Despite that anthropologists frequently highlight injustices and power inequities in our research, turning that critical lens inward to reflect on our own behaviors and institutions proves difficult. While it is […]
(Revised) Call for Contributions for Edited Book on LGBTI Refugees
REVISED CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AN EDITED BOOK ON LGBTI REFUGEES We seek specific proposals for an edited book on LGBTI asylum seekers and refugees, which will be published by Springer. We have particular interest on the reasons behind LGBTI persons’ flight. The contributions shall investigate the motives that determine LGBTI persons to leave their countries of origin and seek sanctuary somewhere else, the actors […]
CFP – Bodies and their Boundaries: Biopolitical relations of “queer messmates in mortal play”
Bodies and their Boundaries: Biopolitical relations of “queer messmates in mortal play” Organized by Colin Cahill (UC Irvine) and Christy Spackman (Harvey Mudd College) in association with the Science, Technology, and Medicine Interest Group of the Society for Medical Anthropology Recent political shifts in the United States, the European Union, and elsewhere have once again […]
Postdoc at Columbia University’s Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality, Columbia University The Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality invites applications for a postdoctoral research scholar position to begin July 1, 2017. We seek an innovative scholar whose work focuses on gender and sexuality, is informed by feminist and queer theory, and is rigorously […]
Annie Wilkinson on “Latin America’s Gender Ideology Explosion”
Thrilled to report that Annie Wilkinson’s piece for AQA, “Latin America’s Gender Ideology Explosion,” is now live on Anthropology News! As Wilkinson writes: “What’s been called part of the ‘global war’ to destroy marriage, ‘your latest right-wing conspiracy,’ and the driving idea behind the ‘anti-LGBT backlash in Latin America,’ but ‘doesn’t really exist’? Gender ideology. While it would […]
CFP – Queer Migrations 2: Illegalization, Detention, and Deportation ; Due 5/1/17
Queer Migrations 2: Illegalization, Detention, and Deportation Eithne Luibhéid and Karma R. Chávez, text co-editors, and Julio Salgado, arts editor Call for Proposals: May 1, 2017 deadline Overview: In recent decades, migrant detentions and deportations have skyrocketed—in the United States and around the world. At the same time, possibilities for acquiring legal status have been greatly […]
CFP: The PUBLIC HISTORIAN Seeks Articles on LGBTQ Public History, Due 4/26/17
In light of the LGTBQ theme study recently released by the National Park Service, The Public Historian invites proposals for articles to be published in a special issue of the journal on LGTBQ public history to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. A broad range of proposals focused on LGBTQ public history in North […]
AQA Website – Call for Syllabi & Images
The Association for Queer Anthropology is in the process of revamping and updating their website (www.queeranthro.org), and we would love your help! There are a few things we are looking and hoping for: Syllabi. Our last call for syllabi (in 2015) yielded a number of fabulous syllabi on topics that intersect with anthropology, sexuality, and […]
AQA Call for Proposals: AAA 2017 in Washington DC, Due 4/14/17
The Association for Queer Anthropology welcomes proposals for sessions to be included in AQA’s program for the 116th AAA Annual Meetings to be held in Washington, DC, November 29–December 3, 2017. The AAA conference theme this year is ‘Anthropology Matters!’ As a politically engaged section, AQA promotes communication, encourages research, works to develop teaching materials, and […]