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2008 Meeting Theme and Demystifying Invited Sessions
The
theme for the 2008 meetings is "Inclusion, Collaboration
and Engagement." The aim is to build a program around
explorations of anthropology's relationships across subfields
and disciplines, with our many publics, and with contemporary
problems. The closer your submission speaks to these themes
the more likely it is to get on the program. If
you would like to sponsor an invited session get in touch
with Maria Cattell (mgcattell[@]aol.com)
and Dave Turkon (dturkon[@]ithaca.edu) early,
so they can work with you. And what is an invited session?
In a nutshell, this is a session that speaks especially well
to the meeting theme, covers a broad range of perspectives,
and/or involves cutting edge research. Anyone can propose
an invited session, and anyone can attend one. There is nothing
mystical about them other than their high standard for excellence.
Also, accepted "round-table" panels are automatically
given invited status. And last but not least – AfAA
can sponsor one invited poster session. The same standards
apply as for other invited sessions. This is a great opportunity
to get invited status for your session. If you’re interested
in putting together an invited poster session, get in touch
with us!
AfAA
Announces Three New Awards!
Elliott
P. Skinner Book Award:
This prize will be awarded annually to the book that best
furthers both the global community of Africanist scholars
and the wider interests of the African continent as exemplified
in the work of Elliott P. Skinner. Special consideration
will be given to works drawing upon extensive research in
the field or those advancing new methodologies for fieldwork
in Africa. Submissions should be sent to Betty Harris
(bharris[@]ou.edu) or to Bennetta Jules-Rosette
(bjulesro[@]ucsd.edu)
AfAA
Graduate Student Paper Award: This
prize will be awarded to the best graduate student paper
in Africanist anthropology. Special consideration will be
given to works highlighting emerging perspectives or demonstrating
promise to develop a major contribution in the fields of
Africanist anthropology, African studies, or African diaspora
studies. Submissions should be sent to David Turkon
(dturkon[@]ithaca.edu).
AfAA
Undergraduate Paper Award: This prize
will be awarded to the best undergraduate paper in Africanist
anthropology. Submissions should be sent to Nancy
Schwartz (nancy.schwartz[@]csn.edu).
Contributions
from all subfields of anthropology are welcome for each
award. ALL AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE DUE BY 15 MAY 2008.
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