Still not sure on the Treaty Principles Bill Submission process? Join us on Zoom on Monday 16 December at 7pm to get informed, and prepare your submission alongside other like-minded individuals from across the motu. Whānau and friends more than welcome. Nau mai, haere mai!
ASAA/NZ statement on the abolition of Marsden Fund Humanities and Social Sciences panels
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.
Call for nominations: Sam Taylor-Alexander Early Career Researcher Prize for Ethics and Engagement within Anthropology
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.
Kākano Fund 2024 - Round Two applications now open
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.
Extended deadline: call for abstracts for ASAA/NZ 2024 Conference Vital Signs
Call for Abstracts: ASAA/NZ 2024 conference Vital Signs
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.
Kākano Fund 2024 - Round One applications now open
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.
ASAA/NZ 2024 conference: Vital Signs
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!
2023 winners of the Dr Cyril Timo Schäfer Memorial Graduate Student Conference Presentation Awards
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.
Open letter to Aotearoa New Zealand Political Leaders in solidarity with Palestine
Kākano Fund 2023 - applications for Round Two are now open
ASAA/NZ 2023 Conference Keynote Speakers announced
We are delighted to announce our two keynote speakers for our Engaging Anthropology conference this year, Leali‘ifano Dr Albert Refiti and Emeritus Professor Christine Helliwell. Our call for papers is open until 28 July so if you would like to participate in the conference please get in touch with the conference organising committee via email (engaginganthropology2023@otago.ac.nz).
ASAA/NZ Conference call for papers extended to 28 July
ASAA/NZ Kākano Fund results for Round 1 of 2023
Call for papers: ASAA/NZ 2023 Conference "Engaging Anthropology"
The University of Otago’s Social Anthropology programme is pleased to announce the ‘Call For Papers’ for the 2023 ASAA/NZ Conference, which is being held in Dunedin on 22nd - 24th November, with the theme of ‘Engaging Anthropology’. Abstracts are due by Friday 14 July and the organisers will aim to confirm acceptance of papers in early August.
Announcing the 2023 ASAA/NZ conference "Engaging Anthropology"
The University of Otago’s Social Anthropology programme are delighted to be hosting the annual ASAA/NZ Conference, on 22nd-24th November, 2023. We are excited to announce this year’s conference theme as ENGAGING ANTHROPOLOGY, and to provide the following provocations (with a formal call for papers to follow in May).
