#aaa2014

New @anthropoliteia: video podcast with A. Lynn Bolles on Political Action at #AAA2014

Here at Anthropoliteia we’re always looking for new ways to explore new technologies to broaden the discussion on police, security, law and punishment from global and anthropological perspectives.  In this vein, the Editors are happy to announce a new (semi) regular series of video conversations that we’re calling Interrogations.  Although the series will be edited by Kristen Drybread and Johanna…

flumpool on ACT AGAINST AIDS 2014 !

The Weekly Geekout: Reflections from #AAA2014

They are an unusual tribe: gathering in small, clandestine clusters, hugging or kissing over common cohorts and academic rituals, speaking in a discourse particular to the profession, yet full of insider jokes, misgivings and idiosyncracies. As I wended my way through the throngs of anthropologists swaddled in shawls and theoretical quandaries, I couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed, thinking about…

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Saturday 8:30 PM  Cabinet Lobby in the Omni Shoreham 

Join us for an open discussion about the consciousness studies and the future of the Anthropology of Consciousness.

We're at the 113th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association Conference in Washington DC! Please stop by booths 409 & 411 to browse our selection of books for purchase and pick up journals samples.

We are also delighted to announce that, on the evening of Wednesday December 3rd, Marion Berghahn (Berghahn publisher) received an Executive Director's Award for Excellence from the American Anthropological Association to acknowledge Berghahn's 20th anniversary in publishing.

Congratulations, Marion!

All of the recipients.

Marion Berghahn and Vivian Berghahn sharing a laugh

Marion Berghahn during the receiving, along with Mitch Allen of Left Coast Press and the Executive Director, Edward Liebow, of the American Anthropological Association.

A Geek’s Guide to #AAA2014

One of the most important things that you can do at a conference, and maybe just in general, is to talk to people.  This year for the American Anthropological Association meeting in Washington, DC, we want to help geek anthropologists talk to other geek anthropologists.  To that end, we’ll be having a Geek Anthropologist meetup on Wednesday at 8:30 PM at The Board Room, about a mile from the…

New Announcement: @Anthropoliteia at #AAA2014 @AmericanAnthro @Allegra_Lab @haujournal @WennerGrenOrg

As long time readers may know, we like to offer a run down of the sessions, papers and events at the Annual Meetings of the American Anthropological Association that may be of interest for readers of this blog.  This has been made considerably easier the last couple of years by AAA’s personal scheduler function, which allows for the creation of sharable schedules.  You can see a full* list of…