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. […]
ANNOUNCING THE 2018 RUTH BENEDICT BOOK PRIZE WINNERS
The Association for Queer Anthropology (AQA) is very pleased to announce the 2018 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 […]
Call for Applications! 2018 AQA Travel Grants
The AQA is pleased to announce the 2018 call for applications for three Travel Grants ($350 each) to be used to help defray costs associated with attending the Annual AAA Meeting in San Jose, California. About/Guidelines: The awards will be given to two current graduate students and one un/under-employed scholar (up to five years from receipt […]
AQA Statement on US Migrant Detention Practices and the “Muslim Ban”
The Association for Queer Anthropology Statement on US Migrant Detention Practices and the “Muslim Ban” The Association for Queer Anthropology, a section of the American Anthropological Association, strongly condemns the current practice of migrant and asylee detention by the US government, especially the separation of children from their caregivers. We additionally rebuke the Supreme Court’s […]
Call for Papers: TSQ Special Issue – Trans*/Religion
A Special Issue of TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly, Volume 6, Issue 3 Special Issue Editors: Robyn Henderson-Espinoza and Max Strassfeld https://lgbt.arizona.edu/tsq/call-papers-transreligion For this special issue of TSQ, we solicit work that critically interrogates the relationship between transgender and religion, broadly construed, as well as work that explicitly articulates the fields of transgender studies and religious studies […]
Call for Submissions: Data Science & SGM Health Equity Paper Competition
Data Science & SGM Health Equity Paper Competition – Call for Submissions The CONNECT Research Program of the Northwestern Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH) is holding a competition to encourage student research at the intersection of data science and health equity in sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations. Sexual and gender […]
CFP: Sociological explorations of sexuality in Europe: bodies, practices, and resistance in troubled times
http://www.esa-rn23-sexuality.confer.uj.edu.pl/cfp CfP RN23 Midterm 2019: Sociological explorations of sexuality in Europe: bodies, practices, and resistance in troubled times – Cracow, 14-15 February 2019 Site: Institute of Sociology, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland UJ This Midterm Conference of the ESA Sexuality Research Network wants to bring the different strands of sociological and interdisciplinary research on sexuality together, […]
2018 AQA Mentoring Workshop: Mentors Wanted!
Good news! AQA has received a grant from the AAA section mentoring grant program and will be holding a Diversity Speed-Mentoring Workshop at the 2018 AAA annual meeting in San Jose, CA. The workshop aims to increase the diversity of active AQA membership by providing long-term, ongoing mentorship opportunities to a diverse group of junior […]
2018 RUTH BENEDICT BOOK PRIZE COMPETITION, CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS (DEADLINE JUNE 15, 2018)
The Association for Queer Anthropology (AQA) is proud to announce the 2018 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 […]