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 Call for Proposals – AAA 2019 (Due 4/16)
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 Vancouver, BC November 20-24, 2019. The theme this year is “Changing Climates: Struggle, Collaboration, and Justice/ Changer d’air: Lutte, collaboration et justice.” As a politically engaged section, AQA promotes communication, encourages research, works to develop […]
2nd Annual Lavender Languages SUMMER INSTITUTE
Registration is now open for the 2nd Lavender Languages Summer Institute, June 16-25, at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton FL. An intensive 10 day discussion of topics related to language and sexuality studies & queer linguistics: Method, theory and application. Plenty of time to work on your own data sets, develop problem-statements, draft research proposals […]
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 […]
Assistant Professor Opening at U Arkansas, Due 1/19/19
The Department of Anthropology in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas invites applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor in Biological Anthropology. The anticipated start date is August 2019. Candidates should have Ph.D. in anthropology (or related field) in hand, and an active research program that […]
Asst Professor Position, Women’s Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, WOMEN’S STUDIES, position # 84804, full-time, 9- month, tenure track, permanent appointment, to begin August 1, 2019, subject to position clearance and availability of funds. The Department of Women’s Studies, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, seeks a candidate with expertise that is well situated at the intersection of sexuality, […]
Assistant Professor Position in Human Biological Anthro at University of Pittsburgh
The Department of Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications for a tenure-line position in human biological anthropology at the Assistant Professor level beginning Fall 2019, pending budgetary approval. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in hand at the time of application. We seek an individual with research specialization in anthropological genetics, epigenetics and/or epidemiology, […]
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 […]
2018 AQA Diversity Speed-Mentoring Workshop: mentees wanted!
We are pleased to announce that AQA will be hosting a Diversity Speed-Mentoring Workshop at the upcoming AAA annual meeting in San José on Thursday, November 15, 2018 from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m. (location TBA). The speed-mentoring format of the workshop will allow mentees to interact one-on-one with three potential mentors for 20 minutes each. […]