Anthropology in London Day 2014
Directions and Connections across Anthropology
Tuesday 24 June 2014 9.30am-6pm, and evening reception
University College London, Department of Anthropology, 14 Taviton Street,
London
Opening plenary speaker:
Adam Kuper (LSE): 'Buddy, Can You Spare a Paradigm?'
On the intellectual and institutional crisis faced by social anthropology
in the 1980s and its consequences, still felt today.
Closing plenary:
'The Expansion and Multiplicity of Anthropology: vibrancy or decay?'
Participants: Liana Chua (Brunel), Stephan Feuchtwang (LSE), Martin
Holbraad (UCL).
This event provides a unique opportunity to explore the multiplicity of
research directions and connections pursued by anthropologists based in
institutions across London. The event focuses on emerging research clusters
that cut across London anthropology departments, and aims to promote
dialogue and collaboration for further research.
Anthropology in London is an annual conference principally for
anthropologists of the London colleges and universities to meet and share
ideas arising from their current research and fieldwork. This year's
conference is organised under the aegis of LSE and UCL.
Conference attendance is open to all university staff and postgraduate
students but registration is required. Email [log in to unmask] confirming
your institutional affiliation.
The conference is organised by the anthropology departments of LSE and and
UCL in collaboration with Brunel, Goldsmiths, University of East London,
SOAS and LSHTM.
The programme is attached. Further details and the accepted abstracts will
be available on the conference webpage at
http://www.soas.ac.uk/anthropology/events/anthropology-in-london-2014/
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Stephanie Kitchen
Chair of the Publications Committee
International African Institute
School of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H OXG
www.internationalafricaninstitute.org
Tel: +44(0)20 7898 4435 (o)
+44(0)7966 045144 (m)
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