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. Nineteen […]
2016 AAA Elections & Resolution r.e.: Palestine/Israel
Just a reminder that AAA elections opened April 15 — make sure your membership is current and make your voice is heard in the election! Login here and click the “Vote Now” button mid-way down the page. In addition to our By Laws revisions, and the slate of candidates for Board positions, there is also going to […]
AQA Call for Proposals: AAA 2016 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Association for Queer Anthropology welcomes proposals for sessions to be included in AQA’s program for the 115th AAA Annual Meetings to be held in Minneapolis, November 16–20, 2016. The AAA conference theme this year is ‘Evidence, Accident, Discovery’. As a politically engaged section, AQA promotes communication, encourages research, works to develop teaching materials, and serves […]
2016 RUTH BENEDICT BOOK PRIZE COMPETITION CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS (DEADLINE JUNE 13, 2016)
Call for Submissions The Association for Queer Anthropology (AQA) is proud to announce the 2016 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 meeting to acknowledge excellence in a scholarly book written from an […]
2016 KENNETH PAYNE STUDENT PRIZE CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS (DEADLINE JUNE 1, 2016)
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 […]
Two Post-doctoral Fellowships in Sexualities Studies at Northwestern
The Sexualities Project at Northwestern (SPAN) invites applications for two-year post-doctoral fellowships in sexuality studies (social scientific approaches), to run from September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2018. We are particularly interested in candidates whose work falls within one or more of the following fields: African-American Studies, Anthropology, Economics, History, Human Development and Social Policy, Linguistics, Performance […]
Lavender Languages Conference 2016
February 12-14, 2016 American University (Washington DC) Cordially extending an invitation to submit your proposal for presentation at the 23rd (!!) annual American University Lavender Languages Conference, February 12-14, 2016. Sessions currently in development include: · (Anti)Homophobic Discourse Analysis · Gender, Sexuality, and Language Learning · Language and LGBTQ Identity in the Era of Same-Sex Marriage · Language and […]
AQA – Call for Syllabi
In an effort to encourage dialogue amongst members and assist in the development of teaching materials, the Association for Queer Anthropology is currently at work updating content for our website. As the spring semester is drawing to a close, and some of us are cobbling together new classes for the summer (and thinking ahead to […]
2015 Kenneth Payne Student Prize Call For Submissions (Deadline June 1, 2015)
The Kenneth W. Payne Student Prize for outstanding anthropological scholarship by a student on a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered topic. Deadline for Submission: June 1, 2015 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 […]