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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Call for Grad Rep for the Benedict Prize
The Ruth Benedict Prize Committee is now accepting applications for the 2018-2019 Student Representative (2 year term). The Ruth Benedict Book Prize honors excellence in a scholarly book written from an anthropological perspective about a topic that engages issues and theoretical perspectives relevant to LGBTQ studies. You can browse previous Ruth Benedict Prize books here: […]
Extended deadline – Young Scholar Award for European Queer Anthropology
ENQA, the European Network for Queer Anthropology, has extended the deadline for submissions for the first Young Scholar Award for European Queer Anthropology until the 17th of December. The ENQA Young Scholar Award is awarded bi-annually by the European Network for Queer Anthropology (ENQA) to a young scholar honoring outstanding work in European queer anthropology […]
Society for Queer Asian Studies Best Article Award
Established in 2016 as an affiliate of the Association for Asian Studies, the Society for Queer Asian Studies will present a Best Article Award in 2018. The Society for Queer Asian Studies Best Article Award recognizes an outstanding article on non-normative, or “queer,” genders and sexualities in Asia in any discipline or multidisciplinary field published in […]
2017 Kenneth W. Payne Student Prize Winners Announced
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. Thirteen […]
2017 Ruth Benedict Book Prize Winners Announced
The Association for Queer Anthropology (AQA) is very pleased to announce the 2017 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 […]
APLA Graduate Student Paper Prize 2017
The Association for Political and Legal Anthropology Board invites individuals who are students in a graduate degree-granting program (including M.A., Ph.D., J.D., LL.M., S.J.D. etc.) to send stand-alone papers centering on the analysis of political and/or legal institutions and processes. Topics may include citizenship; colonialism and post-colonial public spheres; cosmopolitanism; cultural politics; disability; environment; globalization; governance; […]
2017 RUTH BENEDICT BOOK PRIZE COMPETITION CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS (DEADLINE JUNE 15, 2017)
Call for Submissions The Association for Queer Anthropology (AQA) is proud to announce the 2017 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 […]