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Anthropology & Humanism Editorial Changes

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Julia Offen

(*reposted) Our Editors-in-Chief, David Syring and Jeffrey Ehrenreich, ended their term with our December 2020 issue. We would like to thank them for their service. ◊ On October 2020, our newly selected incoming editorial team of Katrina Daly Thompson and … Continue reading →

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Why Humanistic Anthropology Matters

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Justin Shaffner

Society for Humanistic Anthropology Helena Wulff February 22, 2019 Anthropology was a revelation. When I was an undergraduate at Stockholm University, Sweden, my world tumbled as I learned about the range of human diversity. After two weeks in the introductory … Continue reading →

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Announcing the winners of the 2018 SHA writing awards

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Nicole Peterson

2018 Victor Turner Prize for Ethnographic Writing The Society for Humanistic Anthropology is delighted to announce the winners of the 2018 Victor Turner Prize for Ethnographic Writing. We are grateful to the work and commitment of the book prize committee: … Continue reading →

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Join us at the SHA Hospitality Suite at AAA

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Nicole Peterson

The room # is pending, but please join us for any of the following events while attending the AAA meeting in DC this week! Thursday (11/30) 10-11am: Available for meetings with publishers 2:30-4:30: “Professionalization” (informal workshop for students) 8-9:30: Drop-in, … Continue reading →

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SHA at AAA 2017

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Nicole Peterson

Please join us for the fantastic SHA sessions below, and our Member’s Meeting and Awards Ceremony (Saturday Dec 2, 7:45 PM – 9:00 PM in Marriott, Balcony A) Wednesday, November 29 12:00 PM – 1:45 PM  –  “Past, Present, and Future Possibilities” – Marriott, Thurgood Marshall … Continue reading →

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Congrats to the 2017 winners of the SHA Ethnographic Fiction and Creative Nonfiction Contest

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Nicole Peterson

SHA Ethnographic Fiction and Creative Nonfiction Contest Winners 1st Place Elisabeth Yarbakhsh Call 2nd Place Caitrin Lynch A Portrait of Judy Garrity 3rd Place Brynn Champney On a Hill With No Name Honorable Mention Kristen Ghodsee Market Economics

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Announcing the Winners of the 2017 Victor Turner Prize for Ethnographic Writing

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Nicole Peterson

The Society for Humanistic Anthropology is delighted to announce the winners of the Victor Turner Prize for Ethnographic Writing. We are grateful to the work and commitment of the book prize committee: Karen Richman, chair, and members Abigail Adams, Cristiana … Continue reading →

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Society for Humanistic Anthropology – CFP for Washington, DC 2017

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Nicole Peterson

SHA welcomes a variety of individual paper and session proposals for consideration at this year’s Annual Meeting in Washington, DC (November 29 – Sunday, December 3, 2017). The theme for the meeting is “Anthropology Matters!,” which provides a rich context for … Continue reading →

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Society for Humanistic Anthropology – CFP for Denver 2015

Posted on March 25, 2015 by kghodsee

SHA welcomes a variety of individual paper and session proposals for consideration at this year’s Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado (November 18-22, 2015). The theme for the meeting is “Familiar Strange,” which provides a rich context for exploring the innovative … Continue reading →

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2015 SHA Fiction Competition

Posted on January 28, 2015 by kghodsee

The Society for Humanistic Anthropology announces our annual ethnographic fiction competition to encourage anthropologists to use alternative literary genres to explore anthropological concerns associated with the four fields of anthropology. Stories should not exceed 20 pages typed double-spaced. There is a limit … Continue reading →

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