Film Webinar A VIRTUAL SEMINAR BY THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Friday 4 March 2022 at 4-6pm (BST) Event takes place on Zoom. Please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIuce2rqjMiG9PUkCN0T2lzH_CX4lhvd4Ba From our archives - Keepers of the Faith: The Buddhist Nuns of Sagaing Hills 1996 / 51 minutes With Prof Hiroko Kawanami (Lancaster University) and Rachelle Saruya (University of […]
BOOK LAUNCHA VIRTUAL SEMINAR BY THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Friday 11 March 2022, 4.00pm-6.00pm (GMT) This webinar will be held on Zoom, to register go here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__0fwz8ouQb6J6Yujigcmxg BEING ALIVE BETWEEN PERCEPTION AND IMAGINATION Prof Tim Ingold (University of Aberdeen) with Dr Elizabeth Hallam (University of Oxford) as discussant and David Shankland (Royal Anthropological Institute) as chair November […]
Joint Seminar With The Anglo-Turkish Society Monday 28 March 2022, 6.00pm (BST) This seminar will be held in-Person at the Royal Anthropological Institute Booking essential: https://peter-andrews-presentation.eventbrite.co.uk The Engendering of Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey, maps and book Speaker: Dr Peter Andrews Ethnic Groups in Turkey, and the accompanying maps, are the most important single reliable source of […]
BOOK LAUNCHA VIRTUAL SEMINAR BY THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Monday 11 April 2022, 10.00am - 12.00pm (BST) This webinar will be held on Zoom, to register go here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SIlZxalvRSut62E6YkExGg Museums, Societies and the Creation of Value with editors Robyn McKenzie (Australian National University) Prof Howard Morphy (Australian National University) and Prof Paul Basu (SOAS) Dr […]
A VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES OF THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Thursday 21 April 2022 at 4.00-6.00pm (BST) You can register for the Zoom event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VvcmOoOfRxKM_Hn6X1M8mQ Momentous mobilities: anthropological musings on the meanings of travel The Royal Anthropological Institute is pleased to present ‘Reviewer meets Reviewed’, a discussion between author Prof Noel Salazar (University […]
Anthropology CommunicatesA VIRTUAL WEBINAR SERIES ORGANISED BY THE RAI'S ANTHROPOLOGY OF POLICY AND PRACTICE COMMITTEE Thursday 28 April 2022, 1.00-3.00pm (BST) Register for the Zoom event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpceChrzwtEtSOSXW8In1naQJpZxLN6wT- Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash Anthropology Communicates for Social and Market Research Speakers: Marnie Freeman (NeighbourlyLab) has 20 years of experience in Participatory Research Design, Community […]
RAI Film SeminarFriday 29 April 2022 at 4.00-6.00pm (BST) Anarchival Materiality in Archives Speakers: Dr Kate Hennessy (Simon Fraser University) and Dr Trudi Lynn Smith (University of Victoria) You can register for the Zoom event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvd-iqpjgvGdFwWvT4XI3Y8d8E0axBLa8o In this talk, we present a series of video and photography-based research-creation artworks that have emerged through our […]
RAI RESEARCH WEBINAR A VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES BY THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Thursday 12 May 2022 at 3.00 - 5.00pm (BST) This webinar will be held on Zoom, to register go here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DAN-i1BtRYS-_XffcC5pPA Image: Fresco displayed on the front cover of 'Траките/The thracians' by Alexander Fol and Valeria Fol. From WikiCommons Alexander Fol: or […]
Irish Anthropology Day19 May 2022 Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 63 Merrion Square, Dublin This seminar is dedicated to the anthropology on/of the island of Ireland. Co-organized by the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland and the Department of Anthropology at Maynooth University, together with colleagues in Queens University Belfast, the event […]
A VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES OF THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Thursday 19 May 2022 at 4.00-6.00pm (BST) You can register for the Zoom event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Oh4Bd_ooSVKWEA6vekw11w Hegemonies of language and their discontents: The Southwest North American region since 1540 The Royal Anthropological Institute is pleased to present ‘Reviewer meets Reviewed’, a discussion between author […]
A celebration of Gilbert Lewis (1938-2020)Friday, 20 May 2022 Royal Anthropological Institute, 50 Fitzroy Street, London, W1T 5BT Virtual attendance is welcome using Zoom: Meeting ID: 836 3936 8430 Passcode: GILBERT starting at 12.00 11:30-12:00: Welcome (in person only) 12:00-13:00: Gilbert Lewis’ legacy in medical anthropology, moderated by Elisabeth Hsu 12:00 Gilbert Lewis and British […]
Anthropology CommunicatesA VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES ORGANISED BY THE RAI'S ANTHROPOLOGY OF POLICY AND PRACTICE COMMITTEE Thursday 26 May 2022, 10.00am-12.00pm (BST) Register for the Zoom event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsdO-pqDMiHdarD6pJWvwe3iJAgBDRya1m Anthropology Communicates on International Humanitarian Action A frequently expressed critique of international humanitarian sector is that it is a top-down, logistically-driven system relying heavily on standardised responses that make […]
Anthropology, AI and the Future of Human Society Virtual Conference 6 -10 June 2022 Anthropology, AI and the Future of Human Society. AI has come to represent multiple causal drivers of change: amongst them artificial intelligence itself, space exploration, bio-tech and other emerging technologies. The implications for human society could hardly be more significant, […]
THE HENRY MYERS LECTURE 2022will be given by Harvey Whitehouse (Chair in Social Anthropology, University of Oxford and Director of the Centre for the Study of Social Cohesion (CSSC)) Rethinking Ritual: How rituals made our world… and how they could save it Tuesday 7 June, 4.00-6.00pm (BST) This event is free and will take place […]
Indigenous Film Futures is an online exhibition taking place as part of the RAI conference Anthropology, AI and the Future of Human Society. Centering indigenous speculative fiction on film, the exhibition celebrates the work of Indigenous filmmakers and theorists who focus on temporality and the future in their practice. The featured artists explore alternate worlds, […]
A VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES OF THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Thursday 16 June 2022 at 4.00-6.00pm (BST) You can register for the Zoom event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Zy6bZul4QWmZfknn8DsbCw Burgundy: The Global Story of Terroir The Royal Anthropological Institute is pleased to present ‘Reviewer meets Reviewed’, a discussion between author Prof Marion Demossier (University of Southampton) and reviewer Prof […]
Joint Concert With The Anglo-Turkish Society Thursday 16 June 2022, 6.00pm (BST) This seminar will be held in-Person at the Royal Anthropological Institute Booking essential: https://ferhat-tanriverdi-concert.eventbrite.co.uk A brief introduction to Alevi music and its religious context Artist: Dede Ferhat Tanrıverdi Introduction: David Shankland, Director, RAI The rich musical culture of the Alevis centres around the saz, or […]
A VIRTUAL SEMINAR BY THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Thursday 23 June 2022, 4.00 - 6.00pm (BST) This webinar will be held on Zoom, to register go here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEucO-rqDgrHtdwJP1d8ma5puNWiylk9MKT Recognising Steve Rayner’s contributions to social science of weather and climate change: anthropology and beyond Professor Steve Rayner (1953-2020) was a renowned expert in the […]
AN EVENT BY THE RAI ETHNOMUSICOLOGY-ETHNOCHOREOLOGY COMMITTEE Monday 27 June 2022 at 5.30pm (BST) at the RAI This will be an in-person event. Please book your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seminar-and-film-screening-john-bailey-and-return-of-the-nightingales-tickets-359539671837 Film Screening of 'Return of the Nightingales' and talk with filmmaker John Baily John Baily (Emeritus Professor, Goldsmiths) chaired by David Shankland (RAI) In 2010 […]
The London Anthropology Day is an annual university taster day for Year 12, 13, FE students, careers advisers and teachers. The event is held at the British Museum's Education Clore Centre. On the day, participants get to learn what anthropology is about, the types of careers anthropologists do, as well as gain hands-on experience of […]
