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.
Solidarity with Indigenous Adivasi Communities in India
ASAA/NZ has endorsed a statement in solidarity with Adivasi communities in India. We are circulating this to the collective for your own awareness, and in case you wish to lend your own support to this urgent matter. You can add your name to the list of signatories here.
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).
Kākano Fund 2023 - applications for Round One are now open
Announcing the 2023 SITES senior student essay competition
Positions available in anthropology and Pacific Studies
2022 winners of the Dr Cyril Timo Schäfer Memorial Graduate Student Conference Presentation Awards
ASAA/NZ is delighted to announce the 2022 winners of the Dr Cyril Timo Schäfer Memorial Graduate Student Conference Presentation Awards: Sharayne Bennett (University of Waikato); Etienne De Villiers (University of Otago); and Imogen Spray (University of Auckland). Special mentions also went to Alireza Gorgani (York University, Canada), Yi Li (University of Otago), and Jordan M Walker (Massey University). These awards recognise excellence in conference presentation skills by ASAA/NZ graduate student members.
Programme for the 2022 ASAA/NZ conference "EMERGENC(i)ES" now available
Call for nominations: Sam Taylor-Alexander Early Career Researcher Prize for Ethics and Engagement within Anthropology
We invite nominations of Students and Early Career Anthropologists from around Aotearoa for the Sam Taylor-Alexander Early Career Researcher Prize for Ethics and Engagement within Anthropology. The prize aims to recognise the ‘everyday ethical’ labour and engagement that is continually practiced in, and essential to, the academy, and in doing so, to foster a culture of allyship, social justice, and generosity within Aotearoa New Zealand anthropology. Applications close on Monday 24 October 2022.
Kākano Fund 2022 - applications now open
Provisional conference programme for the 2022 ASAA/NZ Conference "EMERGENC(i)ES"
The provisional programme for our 2022 conference is now available. The programme contains information about the venue, transport, accommodation, and COVID-19 precautions, as well as the provisional schedule.
Registration is now open for the 2022 ASAA/NZ Conference "EMERGENC(i)ES"
Registration for the 44th ASAA/NZ Annual Conference is now open. The conference will take place from 14-16 November 2022 at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington.
The disappearance of Bruno Araújo Pereira and Dom Phillips
The Association of Social Anthropologists of Aotearoa/New Zealand supports the Associação Brasileira de Antropologia (ABA) and their statement regarding the disappearance of Bruno Araújo Pereira and Dom Phillips.
ASAA/NZ 2022 Conference CFP extended to 24 June
We have extended the deadline for the 2022 ASAA/NZ conference abstracts to Friday 24 June 2022. Our conference page has more information about the theme of Emergenc(i)es and the hybrid format that the conference will take when we host it in November 2022.
Call for Papers: Australasian STS Graduate Student Network workshop, 28-29 July 2022
The call for papers for the Australasian STS Graduate Student Network workshop is now open. The multisited workshop will be held on 28-29 July 2022. Feel free to circulate the workshop’s call for papers with any interested students and early career researchers who are thinking critically about science and technology.
