The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology invites the submission of papers for the 2017 Nadel Essay Prize The Nadel Essay Prize celebrates excellence in ethnographic writing. Ethnographically-based original papers are invited on social and cultural anthropology relating to the Asia Pacific region, including Australia. This annual prize, inaugurated in 2011 to commemorate sixty years of […]
The Art of Anthropology Get excited! The Art of Anthropology exhibition is coming up. Taking you from the desert landscape of central Australia through to the Karen hills of northern Thailand, the photos tell stories about a changing world and moments caught at the crossroads of different influences, […]
Re-claiming the Ocean: Climate change, oceanic sovereignties and maritime contestations in the Pacific In the 21st century Pacific views of the ocean as generative and supportive of distinct ways of human existence are challenged: for many islanders of Oceania, global climate change is transforming the life-giving ocean into a threat. As the warming, acidification and […]
Shifting States 2017 As most of you will know by now, this year three anthropology associations (AAS, ASA and ASAANZ) are collaborating to put on an international conference in December 2017. It will bring together anthropologists and members from across Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Commonwealth and beyond on the theme of ‘Shifting States’. […]