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 […]
Indiana University Northwest – Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Indiana University Northwest, Department of Sociology/Anthropology, is seeking to fill a faculty position for a tenure-track Assistant Professor (Anthropology). The Assistant Professor is a tenure-track, full-time, 10-month position beginning August 1, 2018. Responsibilities for this position include teaching three introductory courses in all four fields of anthropology. Responsibilities also include pursuing an active research program […]
Call for nominations!! NEW AQA Distinguished Achievement Award!!!
The Association for Queer Anthropology (AQA) invites nominations for our new Distinguished Achievement Award! The 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 career achievements, and build community by connecting generations of AQA […]
CFP / ENQA 2018: “Histories of queer_ing anthropology in Europe”
The European Network for Queer Anthropology (ENQA) is organizing a panel on the histories of queer_ing anthropology in Europe for this year’s EASA conference in Stockholm. We welcome all proposals for presentations for this panel. You can find information about the panel at the following link: https://nomadit.co.uk/easa/easa2018/conferencesuite.php/panels/6511 Or also below: (Un)Settling the discipline? the histories […]
2018 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 […]
AQA Call for Proposals: AAA 2018 in San Jose!
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 San Jose, CA, November 14–November 18, 2018. The theme this year is “Resistance, Resilience, and Adaptation!” The submission deadline is April 14 at 3:00pm EDT for all invited, volunteered, and installation […]
AQA Board Openings in 2018! Reply by 2/1/18
Calling all AQAns! The Nominations Committee encourages you to run or sign up for a position on the AQA board! This election season we have three open balloted positions: Co-Chair (2018-2020), Communications Director, and Secretary. If you would like to throw your hat in the ring for any of these balloted positions, please let us know by Thursday, February 1 so that […]
Call for Applications: California Institute of Integral Studies, Human Sexuality PhD Program
Position: Core Faculty Department: Human Sexuality PhD Program Supervisor: Department Chair FLSA Status: Exempt, either Two Part-Time (50% FTE) Positions, or one Full-Time ABOUT CIIS California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) is an internationally-recognized leader in integral education. CIIS has an enrollment of more than 1,600 students pursuing degrees in a variety of academic programs […]
Assistant Professor – LGBTQ Citizenship, With Emphasis in Transgender Studies – Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society
The faculty cluster in the area of LGBTQ Equity, part of the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for an Assistant Professor of LGBTQ Citizenship, with emphasis in transgender studies, with an expected start date of July 1, 2018. We define transgender studies broadly as […]