photography + (con) text Photography in Academic Research 8 & 9 September 2016 Conference Programme ‘photography + (con) text’ is pleased to invite you to our conference on ‘Photography in Academic Research’ hosted by UCL Heritage Studies, Institute of Archaeology, in collaboration with RAI (Royal Anthropological Institute) and Birkbeck, Department of Politics. There are […]
Folklore and Anthropology in Conversation(a joint one-day seminar with the Folklore Society) Thursday 27 October, 10.00am to 5.00pm Final programme 10.00-10.30am COFFEE 10.30-10.45 Welcome 10.45am-11.30am Dr David Shankland, Director (Royal Anthropological Institute) - The RAI and the Folklore Society: or Anthropology and Folklore The RAI and the Folklore Society have often worked closely together, and […]
Anthropology in Austria From the “Blue Danube“ to studying the diversity of the world Tuesday 8 November 2016 Venue: Wolfson Room, British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH 09:00-09:50 – Registration and Coffee & tea service 10:00-10:30 - Opening remarks 10:30-11:30 – Presentations 11:30-12:00 – Coffee & tea break 12:00-13:00 - Presentations 13:00-14:00 […]
Latin American Music Seminar: Music and the State in Latin AmericaThe Pavilion, Horniman Museum and Gardens, 100 London Road, Forest Hill, London SE23 3PQ Saturday 19th November 2016 SESSION 1: (10.00-11.00) WHAT IS THE STATE? HOW DOES IT RELATE TO MUSIC/CULTURE? Introduction to the Day: Henry Stobart (Royal Holloway, University of London) and Frederick Moehn […]
Royal Anthropological InstituteThird conference on the History of Anthropology and the RAI 1918-1945: the rise of university departments 13-14 December 2016 The conference will take place at the RAI’s rooms, 50 Fitzroy Street, London. There is no conference fee, and refreshments will be provided. To book your place please go to http://thirdhistoryday.eventbrite.co.uk Day One: Tuesday […]
Archaeological Review from Cambridge Friday‑Saturday, 7‑8 April 2017 Jesus College, University of Cambridge Modern Climate Change and the Practice of Archaeology Conference Modern climate change has serious consequences for the knowledge of our past. Desertification, eroding coasts, rising sea levels and melting permafrost threaten the preservation of natural and cultural sites. These and other damaging […]
This year, the annual RAI student conference comes to Durham, combining with their regular student conference. Panel spaces at the conference are open to students of all levels and there are multiple other ways to get involved. If you are interested, please respond to the call for papers by 6 March 2017. For […]
A ONE-DAY SEMINAR ON THE LIFE AND WORKS OF ELIZABETH COLSONThursday 12 October, 10.00am to 5.00pm Royal Anthropological Institute The late Elizabeth Colson was for many years a Fellow of the RAI. This day will recall her great contribution in several fields, including the anthropology of Africa, the anthropology of migration and displaced peoples, applied […]
Third Folklore Society / Royal Anthropological Institute Joint SeminarThe Third Joint Seminar of the Society and the RAI will be held on Thursday 26 October, 2017 from 10am to 5pm at the Royal Anthropological Institute, 50 Fitzroy Street, London W1T 5BT. The general theme will be 'Folklore and Anthropology in Conversation', continuing on from last […]
CONFERENCE SOUTH ASIA AND ITS DIASPORA: MUSICAL PERFORMANCES IN THE CULTURES OF DECOLONIZATION The Pavilion, Horniman Museum and Gardens, 100 London Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 3PQ, UK 4 November 2017 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: PROFESSOR TINA K. RAMNARINE Decolonization is a creative process, as well as a historical and political one. Interdisciplinary critical attention to creative […]
Teaching Anthropology Annual Conference 2017 Oxford Brookes University, Harcourt Hill Campus 10am-4pm, 7 December, 2017 In collaboration with the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) Attendance is free but spaces are limited. Please click here to register. Conference Programme MORNING 9.30-10.00 Coffee and registration (FG11) 10.00-10.15 Welcome (Patrick Alexander) 10.15-10.40 Thoughts on the Teaching […]
ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, THE DEPARTMENT OF AFRICA, OCEANIA AND THE AMERICAS OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY AT SOASArt, Materiality and Representation British Museum/SOAS, 1-3 June 2018 We are very pleased to announce the fourth of the RAI’s recent major conferences. As before, it will be jointly organised by the RAI and […]
Photography+(Con)TextSecond International Conference Photography in Academic Research: Images in the Post-Truth Era Call for Papers, Panels and Visual Submissions Birkbeck College, University of London, Malet Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7HX 6-8 September 2018 Donald Trump’s presidency began with a battle over images. Photographs had been reframed, his administration insisted, to detract from the largest inauguration […]
RAI Pop-up Student Conference 13 & 14 September 2018 University of Bristol Where are we going? Reflections on the future of human beings and the anthropological disciplines The annual Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) Student Conference returns for 2018 at the University of Bristol. We will have presentations of work by students from institutions all over […]
The life and works of Sir Edward Evans-Pritchard (1902-1973)Two day conference 18 & 19 October 2018 at the Royal Anthropological Institute There will be no conference fee, and refreshments will be provided on the day, but tickets must be booked. To book tickets please got to https://evans-pritchard.eventbrite.co.uk. Thursday 18 October DAY 1 9.30 TEA AND […]
4th Folklore Society – Royal Anthropological Institute Joint Seminar Anthropology and Folklore in Conversation: Revisiting Frazer, Lang, and Tylor Thursday 25 October 2018 at 10.00am to 5.00pm 10 – 10:15 Welcome 10:15 – 10:45 Paper 1 Dr. Paul Cowdell Critical Reception and Critical Rejection: Frazer, Folklore and Folklorists 10:45 – 11:15 Paper 2 Docent Dr […]
Food for Thought A day at the RAI with David Sutton Monday 17 December 2018 10.30 - Welcome & Coffee 10.45-13.00 - The Anthropology of Greece through the work of David Sutton 13.00-14.00 - Lunch 14.00-15.30 - Current directions in the Anthropology of Greece: A critical discussion With David Sutton Jane Cowan Elisabeth Kirtsoglou Nafsika […]
The Museu Nacional in Rio de Janeiro DisasterThursday 21 February 2019 Venue: Wolfson Room, British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH 2.00pm tea and coffee 2.30pm Welcome Paper 1 3.00-4.00pm: Luiz F. D. DuarteThe National Museum in Rio de Janeiro: its history, its role in Brazilian science, its tragic fire, and some prognostications. […]
Brazilian Anthropology DayFriday 22 February 2019 Venue: Wolfson Room, British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH Provisional Programme 9.30-10.00am: tea and coffee 10.00am Welcome Paper 1 10.15-10.45am: João Pacheco de Oliveira Ethnic territories formation in contemporary Brazil Paper 2 10.45-11.15am: Andréa Zhouri Environmental deregulation, disasters and violence in Brazil: a political ecology approach […]
Social Anthropologies of the Welsh: Past and Present A Joint Symposium: 1-2 May 2019 The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, the Learned Society of Wales, the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, and the Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods. Publication: RAI Country Day Series: Sean Kingston Publishing. This event is […]
