The Association of Queer Anthropology (AQA) stands in solidarity with protests across the U.S. and the world calling for racial justice in the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery and with the Black Lives Matter movement. These are the latest deaths in a longstanding campaign of state terror and white vigilante violence […]
2020 Call for Submissions – Ruth Benedict Prize
2020 RUTH BENEDICT BOOK PRIZE COMPETITION — Call for Submissions — The Association for Queer Anthropology (AQA) is proud to announce the 2020 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 […]
2020 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 award […]
Ellen Lewin: 2019 AQA Distinguished Achievement Award Winner
The 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. The award seeks to honor our elders, recognize lifetime career achievements, and build community by connecting generations of AQA scholars. This year the Association for Queer Anthropology honors Ellen Lewin with […]
AQA ANNOUNCES THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2019 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. […]
AQA is Recruiting Board Members!
Calling all AQAns,The Nominations Committee encourages you to run or sign up for a position on the AQA board!This 2020 election season we have three open balloted positions (2020-2022): Co-Chair, Secretary, and Communications Director. If you have any questions about these positions and the work that they require, please feel free to reach out to the Nominations Committee Co-Chairs Casey […]
ANNOUNCING THE 2019 RUTH BENEDICT BOOK PRIZE WINNERS
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 […]
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 […]