Sandhya Fuchs in conversation about her 2025 APLA Book Prize in Critical Anthropology winner, Fragile Hope: Seeking Justice for Hate Crimes…
Panel Collaboration Hub: AAA Annual Meeting 2026 CFPs
On the Verge is the theme for the 2020 AAA Annual Meeting, which will be held November 18 – November…
AAA Recap – New Orleans 2025
At the 2025 AAA Meetings in New Orleans, APLA demonstrated its vitality as a section committed to both critical scholarship…
Congratulations to the 2025 APLA prize winners!
The APLA Book Prize in Critical Anthropology recognizes work that best exemplifies creativity and rigor in the ethnographic exploration of…
Speaking Justice to Power 2025
Academic Freedom, Immigration, and Carceral Regimes At the American Anthropological Association Annual Meetings, New Orleans Cosponsored by APLA (Association for…
Town Hall Meeting on the Future of PoLAR (Political and Legal Anthropology Review)
Monday, September 15, 3 pm Eastern US time (9 pm Central European Time ) Zoom link: https://uib.zoom.us/j/68945806343?pwd=hQNpKiezITlIBnQC2T93Vjd0YWkjzt.1 Meeting ID: 689…
A (Non?)Travel Toolkit for Anthropologists (and anyone!)
The academic year is finally winding down and many of us are hoping to travel— for research, fun, or a…
APLA 2025 Graduate Student Paper Prize Competition
The APLA Board invites individuals who are students in a graduate degree-granting program (including M.A., Ph.D., J.D., LL.M., S.J.D. etc.) to…
Resources and Links on Academic Freedom Relevant to Anthropologists
To be updated regularly. Last update March 21, 2025 Contact: Heath Cabot (heath.cabot@uib.no) Have you found yourself under attack within…
APLA Taskforce on Academic Freedom
Letter from APLA President: Call for Action and Help March 21, 2025 Dear APLA Members and Friends, As you know,…
Fighting to Breathe Video Conversation
Below is a video conversation about the 2024 book prize winner, Fighting to Breathe: Race, Toxicity and the Rise of Youth…
Nominations Open: 2025 APLA Book Prize in Critical Anthropology
The Association for Political and Legal Anthropology (APLA) is pleased to invite nominations for the 2025 APLA Book Prize in…
Speaking Justice to Power 2025: Inauguration Discussion
APLA invites members and the public to a livestream event on Friday, January 24, 2025, from 12—2 PM Eastern Standard…
Announcing the winners of the APLA Book and Paper Prizes
APLA Book Prize in Critical Anthropology recognizes work that best exemplifies creativity and rigor in the ethnographic exploration of politics, law, and/or…
Letter From The President
Dear APLA members and friends, Writing to you on the eve of a hugely consequential election, I want to take…
APLA Special Events at the AAA 2024
Wednesday, 11/20: VIRTUAL3779 – Virtual Job Market and Career RoundtableTime: 12:45 PM – 2 PMThis virtual roundtable explores a range…
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