Anthropological Contributions to the Covid-19 CrisisA VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES BY THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSITUTE Thursday 9 July 2020 at 3pm (BST) A video of the event is available here Lockdown Babies: Pregnancy and Childbirth in the Shadow of Covid-19 in Italy Prof Vanessa Grotti, University of Bologna Dr Chiara Quagliariello, European University Institute Since the […]
Fringe! Queer Film & Arts FestThe Royal Anthropological Institute and the RAI Film Festival is delighted to team up with Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest throughout July this year in celebration of Pride. The RAI has an extensive catalogue of documentary films which showcase the variety and diversity of human life across the world. […]
Anthropological Contributions to the Covid-19 CrisisA VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES BY THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSITUTE Thursday 16 July 2020 at 3pm (BST) A video of the event is available here Strong Families and Infection – European Kinship and the Corona Virus Dr Patrick Heady, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology Ms Barbara Pieta, Max Planck Institute […]
Anthropological Contributions to the Covid-19 CrisisA VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES BY THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSITUTE Thursday 23 July 2020 at 3pm (BST) Lockdown: Sociality, Materiality and Placemaking Dr Maruška Svašek, Queen’s University Belfast A video of the event is available here Drawing on previous research into human mobility, emotional interaction and material mediation (Svašek 2018; 2016; […]
Anthropological Contributions to the Covid-19 CrisisA VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES BY THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSITUTE Thursday 30 July 2020 at 3pm (BST) A video of the event is available here End-of-life care in England during the Covid-19 Pandemic Dr Erica Borgstrom, Open University Prof Simon Cohn, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Dr Annelieke Driessen, […]
ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Anthropology and Geography: Dialogues Past, Present and Future BRITISH MUSEUM/SOAS/RGS, 14 - 18 September 2020 The Anthropology and Geography: Dialogues Past, Present and Future conference is jointly organised by the RAI, the RGS, the British Academy, the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at SOAS, and the BM’s Department for Africa, Oceania and […]
THE HENRY MYERS LECTURE 2020will be given by Prof David Gellner, University of Oxford The Spaces of Religion: A View from South Asia Wednesday 16 September, 6.30pm (BST) The lecture will be part of the Anthropology and Geography: Dialogues Past, Present and Future virtual conference Do assaults on distinctions and deconstructions of concepts inherited from […]
ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2020 followed by the Presidential Address The 2020 AGM will take place on Friday 16 October at 3.00 pm on Zoom. It will be followed by the 2020 Presidential Address Only RAI Fellows may vote at the AGM. Formal notification of the AGM has also been published in Anthropology […]
The Presidential Address 2020Professor Dame Sue Black, President of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Engagement at Lancaster University Forensic Anthropology and the UK Criminal Justice System Friday 16 October 2020, at 5.30pm (approximately) via Zoom The lecture will be preceded by the RAI’s AGM. Abstract: Forensic anthropologists are […]
REVIEWER MEETS REVIEWEDA VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES OF THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE The Sweatshop Regime: labouring bodies, exploitation and garments Made in India Wednesday 21 October 2020 at 5.30 pm This event will happen online, please follow this Zoom link The British Museum’s Anthropology Library and Research Centre, in conjunction with the Royal Anthropological Institute, is […]
RAI Research Webinar A VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES BY THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Thursday 29 October 2020 at 3pm (BST) A video of the event is available here Necro/Narco State Dynamics: The Transformation and Mirroring of the U.S and Mexican Nations of the Southwest North American Region. Prof Carlos G. Vélez-Ibáñez (Arizona State University) Since the conquest of […]
Anthropology CommunicatesA VIRTUAL WEBINAR SERIES ORGANISED BY THE RAI'S ANTHROPOLOGY OF POLICY AND PRACTICE COMMITTEE Wednesday 11 November 2020 at 3-5pm (GMT) A video of the event is available here A Right to Care: The Social Foundation of Recovery from Covid-19 This session will be lead by the LSE Covid and Care Research Group, with confirmed […]
REVIEWER MEETS REVIEWEDAN VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES OF THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Being Young, Male and Muslim in Luton Thursday 19 November 2020 at 4.00-6.00pm (BST) A video of the event is available here The British Museum’s Anthropology Library and Research Centre, in conjunction with the Royal Anthropological Institute, is pleased to present ‘Reviewer meets […]
RAI Film Webinar A VIRTUAL SEMINAR BY THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Thursday 3 December 2020 at 2-4pm (GMT) A video of the event is available here What can we learn from children about ethnographic filmmaking? David MacDougall, Indian children and documentary film. Dr Stephen Hughes (RAI) In this seminar I will present material from the video […]
Anthropology CommunicatesA VIRTUAL WEBINAR SERIES ORGANISED BY THE RAI'S ANTHROPOLOGY OF POLICY AND PRACTICE COMMITTEE Wednesday 9 December 2020 at 11:00-13:00 (GMT) Engaging Anthropologically with UK Parliamentary Select Committees This session will be led by: Emma Crewe, Director of Global Research Network on Parliaments and People, SOAS, University of London and Abbi Hobbs, Head of Social […]
Anthropology CommunicatesA VIRTUAL WEBINAR SERIES ORGANISED BY THE RAI'S ANTHROPOLOGY OF POLICY AND PRACTICE COMMITTEE Wednesday 13 January 2021 at 10:00-12:00 (GMT) A Mission to Accomplish: communicating anthropology to international governmental and non-governmental development organisations This session will be led by Professor Raymond Apthorpe (RAI), with confirmed speakers: Amy Croome (Oxfam) Alex Fenwick (Welthungerhilfe) and chaired […]
REVIEWER MEETS REVIEWEDA VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES OF THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Being Bedouin Around Petra: Life at a World Heritage Site in the Twenty-First Century Tuesday 19 January 2021 at 4.00-6.00pm (GMT) This webinar will be held on Zoom. Please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5YLbHtpJT2mq8X0sWnGDMQ The British Museum’s Anthropology Library and Research Centre, in conjunction with the Royal Anthropological […]
VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH BY THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE This event - hosted jointly by the Royal Anthropological Institute and the Centre for Biocultural Diversity at the University of Kent - marks the publication of two complementary books by Prof Roy Ellen. The event will be chaired by Dr Rajindra Puri (University of Kent). The Nuaulu […]
RAI Research Webinar A VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES BY THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Thursday 4 February 2021 at 3-5pm (GMT) The Pursuit of Pleasurable Work: craftwork in 21st century England Prof Trevor Marchand (SOAS) With an introduction by Professor Michael Herzfeld (Harvard) This webinar will be held on Zoom, to register go here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMscOygpzMvEtPvRWN5MePRMrLgQuM3sEgy Against the backdrop of […]
RAI FILM Festival programme launchFriday 12 February 4.00-6.00pm (GMT) Register for the event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqfuqgqTwrEtcxHcejlDqIrF_DhP20z5TG Join us for the launch of the 17th RAI FILM Festival 2021 programme. The festival team will reveal for the first time the full line-up of feature length documentaries, shorts, student films and music docs competing for our 5 prizes, as well […]
