Past Events (195)

Culture, creativity and performativity: Finnish Anthropology Conference 2013

May 16, 2013 to May 17, 2013 – Tampere, Finland In popular thought, a distinction is often made between culture as the way of life and culture as art. In this frame, art is seen as the site of creativity and innovation whereas culture as a way of… Organized by The Finnish Anthropological Society | Type: conference

Competing Globalities

April 16, 2013 all day – University of Leeds, UK COMPETING GLOBALITIES international workshop organised by Vlad Strukov with support from the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, and the Leeds Russian Centre, University of Leeds 16 April 2013… Organized by Vlad Strukov, School of Languages and Cultures, Leeds | Type: workshop

Sublime Food: The Poetics and Realities of Gastronomy

April 11, 2013 from 5:30pm to 9pm – Deree College, The American College of Greece Dr. Arouh, who writes under the pen name Epikouros, is one of the most important food critics and Greek gastronomy experts of our time. He is also professor emeritus at DEREE where he taught for almo… Organized by Simeon Magliveras | Type: academic, gastronomy, conference

LIVE FROM UB - Indiegogo Campaign

March 20, 2013 at 6pm to April 22, 2013 at 11:45pm – Indiegogo Indiegogo: Live From UB from Lauren Knapp on Vimeo. I'm running an Indiegogo crowd-funding campaign to raise funds for and awareness about my upcoming documentary, LIVE FROM UB. The film explores t… Organized by Lauren Knapp | Type: film, fundraiser

CfP Conference New Post-Migrant Socialities

January 24, 2013 to January 26, 2013 – Frankfurt Goethe University Dear Esteemed Colleagues, We are proud to announce the conference New Post-Migrant Socialities: Rethinking Urban Leisure Publics in the Context of Diversity and Dominance. It will take place at Goe… Organized by Meltem A., PhD Student | Type: cfp, for, conference, /submission, abstracts, 6.7.2012

Critical Factors for Secondary School Success among Coastal Populations in South Western Madagascar: Applying Anthropology in the Field of Development Cooperation

December 17, 2012 from 6pm to 8pm – New Univerrsity of Lisbon, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities David Picard (CRIA/FCSH-UNL) e Catarina Moreira (Centro de Biologia Ambiental, UL) 17 December, 18H00-20h00, The seminar discusses results of an applied anthropology research project on critical… Organized by Centre for Research in Anthropology (CRIA) | Type: public, conference

The Art of Making Do in Naples

December 6, 2012 from 6pm to 8pm – John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY Anthropologist Jason Pine will present his research on neomelodica, a musical form from Naples that combines traditional songs with contemporary stories of love, betrayal, loss, and violence. Neapoli… Organized by John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY | Type: book, presentation

Dick Bryan and Keith Hart discuss money at NYU

November 30, 2012 from 6pm to 8pm – 20 Cooper Square, 4th floor, Social and Cultural Analysis The Cultures of Finance group at NYU's Institute for Public Knowledge have invited Bryan and Hart to discuss "political economies and anthropologies of money", focusing on derivatives and the human e… Organized by Cultures of Finance group | Type: public, debate