Anthropology CommunicatesA VIRTUAL WEBINAR SERIES ORGANISED BY THE RAI'S ANTHROPOLOGY OF POLICY AND PRACTICE COMMITTEE Tuesday 30 November 2021, 3.00-5.00pm (GMT) Photo by Good Free Photos on Unsplash Anthropology Communicates on Managing Universities With Prof Andrea Cornwall (SOAS) Prof Cris Shore (Goldsmiths, University of London) chaired by Prof Emma Crewe (SOAS, University of London) What does a […]
RAI RESEARCH WEBINAR A VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES BY THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Thursday 9 December 2021 at 4.00 - 6.00pm (GMT) This webinar will be held on Zoom, to register go here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqceGtqj0iE9SKYFfVmYi1fNaMD-3VDifo BREAKING THE SILENCE: MUSIC IN AFGHANISTAN Screening and Q&A with Simon Broughton Chaired by Prof John Baily (Goldsmiths, London) and with Mirwaiss Sidiqi (Director of the Aga Khan […]
THE HUXLEY MEMORIAL LECTURES FOR 2020 & 2021 Tuesday 14 December in the BP Lecture Theatre, Clore Education Centre, the British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. 1.30pm - the 2020 Huxley Lecture from Prof Stephen Levinson, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics 3.00pm - the 2021 Huxley Lecture from Prof Stephen Shennan, University College […]
Mobilising Methods in Medical Anthropology18-21 January 2022 Virtual Conference Scientific committee: Maya Unnithan, Kit Davies, Nadine Beckmann, Clare Chandler, Melissa Parker The RAI and RAI Medical Committee members are delighted to announce the new dates for our conference on ‘Mobilising Methods in Medical Anthropology’. After much deliberation, and following the constantly changing Covid-19 restrictions, we […]
REVIEWER MEETS REVIEWEDA VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES OF THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Thursday 20 January 2022 at 4.00-6.00pm (GMT) This webinar will be held on Zoom. Please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7B7mapF5QOaHFoWtSvNU5A Magic’s Reason: an Anthropology of Analogy The Royal Anthropological Institute is pleased to present ‘Reviewer meets Reviewed’, a discussion between author Professor Graham Jones (Massachusetts Institute of […]
RAI BOOK LAUNCHA VIRTUAL SEMINAR BY THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Thursday 27 January 2022, 3.00pm-5.00pm (GMT) This webinar will be held on Zoom, to register go here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYucO2qrTsuGdUhd5QFHlQYIgavrkasAySu Time and Its Object A Perspective from Amerindian and Melanesian Societies on the Temporality of Images with editors Dr Paolo Fortis (Durham University) Prof Susanne Kuechler […]
How Do I Bring You Home? Mridu Rai Exhibition at the Royal Anthropological Institute: December 2021 – April 2022 The exhibition is in the RAI's meeting room. Viewing is possible Mo-Fri 10am-5pm but only by previous appointment via email (info@therai.org.uk) or phone (020 7387 0455) Address: 50 Fitzroy Street, London, W1T 5BT Nearest underground stations: Warren Street (Victoria […]
Anthropology CommunicatesA VIRTUAL WEBINAR SERIES ORGANISED BY THE RAI'S ANTHROPOLOGY OF POLICY AND PRACTICE COMMITTEE Tuesday 3 February 2022, 3.00-5.00pm (GMT) Register for the Zoom event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvd-ivqDkuE9ZyK5u5WhOkeq7wFU0yvMnV Photo by Jim Grant/Nevada Momentum Anthropology Communicates: with Anthropologist Politicians Speakers: Dr Harini Amarasuriya, MP in the Sri Lankan Parliament Dr Heidi Swank, former member of the Nevada […]
A VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES OF THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Thursday 17 February 2022 at 4.00-6.00pm (GMT) You can register for the Zoom event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qbvnp1ugQJevh0xS0NeUMA Being and dwelling through tourism: an anthropological perspective The Royal Anthropological Institute is pleased to present ‘Reviewer meets Reviewed’, a discussion between author Dr Catherine Palmer (University of Brighton) and […]
BOOK LAUNCHA VIRTUAL SEMINAR BY THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Tuesday 22 February 2022, 2.00 - 5.30pm (GMT) / 3.00-6.30pm (CET) This webinar will be held on Zoom, to register go here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErceivqzsuEt2vZO8B8iwK57iTqG-zmFca Encounters with Anthropology in Austria The RAI is proud to present this two part event, which discusses two important publications highlighting Anthropology in and from […]
RAI RESEARCH SEMINAR AND BOOK LAUNCHA VIRTUAL SEMINAR BY THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Friday 25 February 2022, 3.00pm-5.00pm (GMT) This webinar will be held on Zoom, to register go here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIocu6uqTstHtca8DbC5S4RrS5sVvkeXJu8 Hyphen Dr Pardis Mahdavi (Dean of Social Sciences at Arizona State University) and Dr David Shankland (Royal Anthropological Institute) as chair To hyphenate or not […]
BOOK LAUNCHA VIRTUAL SEMINAR BY THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Tuesday 1 March 2022, 4.00pm-6.00pm (GMT) This webinar will be held on Zoom, to register go here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqdO2vqz4rGtJL4ohDCd-PfVydU-b80pFO The RAI is proud to present this book launch event, which discusses a new theory of how ritual has shaped human societies over the millennia: The Ritual Animal: Imitation […]
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 […]
