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ASAA/NZ statement on the abolition of Marsden Fund Humanities and Social Sciences panels

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The Association of Social Anthropologists of Aotearoa/New Zealand (ASAA/NZ) is dismayed by the government’s decision to abolish the Marsden Fund’s Social Sciences and Humanities panels. We are deeply concerned by the extent this will set back the affected disciplines and New Zealand’s research environment as a whole. We ask that this arbitrary decision be reversed with immediate effect.

New website feature: ASAA/NZ Official Statements and Open Letters

We have launched a new section on our website dedicated to the collective voice of ASAA/NZ members. This new section is home to our official statements and open letters. It includes our 2020 Declaration of Climate Emergency, an open letter to Aotearoa New Zealand political leaders in solidarity with Palestine (October 2023), and our most recent open letter to the coalition government of Aotearoa New Zealand.(August 2024).

Open Letter to the Coalition Government of Aotearoa New Zealand

Since the new coalition government gained power in November 2023, we have witnessed a relentless assault on Māori institutions, culture, Te Tiriti o Waitangi rights, aspirations for sovereignty, co-governance arrangements, and people. As an organisation representing academics and students in Anthropology in Aotearoa New Zealand, we cannot remain silent while this attack on Indigenous peoples continues.

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Kākano Fund 2024 - Round Two applications now open

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We are pleased to invite applications for Round Two of the Kākano Fund Award from students enrolled during 2024 in a degree course for a BA Hons or MA in Social and/or Cultural Anthropology. Consideration will also be given to PhD students if funding permits. Students must be enrolled in a Social or Cultural Anthropology graduate programme at a New Zealand university. Round Two applications are due on Monday 14 October 2024.

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Call for Abstracts: ASAA/NZ 2024 conference Vital Signs

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The Social Anthropology Programme at Massey University is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the ASAA/NZ annual conference 21-23 November 2024 on our Manawatū campus in Palmerston North. The conference theme is “Vital Signs” and we welcome submissions for individual panels, group sessions, and a range of innovative modalities. Abstracts are due 1 August 2024.

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Kākano Fund 2024 - Round One applications now open

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We are pleased to invite applications for Round One of the Kākano Fund Award from students enrolled during 2024 in a degree course for a BA Hons or MA in Social and/or Cultural Anthropology. Consideration will also be given to PhD students if funding permits. Students must be enrolled in a Social or Cultural Anthropology graduate programme at a New Zealand university. Round One applications are due on Monday 27 May 2024.

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ASAA/NZ 2024 conference: Vital Signs

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We are pleased to announce the date and location of the 2024 conference of the Association of Social Anthropologists of Aotearoa/New Zealand. We will hold our meeting on the Manawatū campus of Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa | Massey University 21-23 November 2024.

The theme of the conference is “VITAL SIGNS”. A fuller exposition on this theme, along with the call for abstracts, will be sent out in early May. In the meantime, please save the date!

PhD scholarship opportunity - Marine Inequality

This is a call for applications for full-time research scholarships for two PhD students to engage in anthropological study on the topic of marine inequality. The successful candidates will undertake a doctoral thesis as part of Dr. Fiona McCormack’s Royal Society of New Zealand’s Marsden Grant-funded project entitled “Marine inequality and environmental demise: Identifying imperial borders in ocean governance”.

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Anthropology (and anthropology-adjacent) theses published in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2023

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Our final blog post for 2023 presents a list of anthropology theses (Masters and PhD) published in universities in Aotearoa New Zealand this year. Most are from archaeology, social anthropology, and cultural anthropology programmes, with a couple of “anthropology-adjacent” theses awarded in disciplines other than anthropology. Congratulations to everyone to everyone who was awarded a masters or doctoral degree this year.

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2023 winners of the Dr Cyril Timo Schäfer Memorial Graduate Student Conference Presentation Awards

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ASAA/NZ is delighted to announce the 20123 winners of the Dr Cyril Timo Schäfer Memorial Graduate Student Conference Presentation Awards: Willow Forgeson (Massey University) and Jay Jomar F. Quintos (Te Tumu School of Māori, Pacific, and Indigenous Studies, University of Otago | The University of the Philippines). These awards recognise excellence in conference presentation skills by ASAA/NZ graduate student members.

Critical Food Studies seminars launch the new Association for Critical Food Studies Aotearoa New Zealand (ACFSANZ)

A series of seminars dedicated to Critical Food Studies in Aotearoa has been running at Te Herenga Waka—VIctora University of Wellington’s Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies to launch the Association for Critical Food Studies Aotearoa New Zealand (ACFSANS). The next seminar is on Wednesday 27 September, where Jacinta Forde will discuss the implications of overharvesting a Rangatira species for commercial purposes.