Letter From The President

Dear APLA members and friends,

Writing to you on the eve of a hugely consequential election, I want to take a moment to tell you a bit about APLA’s program during AAA Annual Meetings in Tampa, Florida. We hope that there will be spaces for nurturing solidarity and finding ways to work together, whatever the result of this election.

Following AAA’s lead, we will have both an in-person and virtual presence at the meetings to include those who are boycotting or otherwise unable to attend.

In addition to our exciting scholarly program, organized by program chairs Negar Razavi and Anand Vaidya, APLA is hosting (as always) a series of special events. These will include an in-person lecture and discussion with Isaac Kamola from the American Association for University Professors (AAUP) as part of our Speaking Justice to Power series: Responding to Manufactured Backlash: How to Defend Academic Freedom in the Upcoming Legislative Cycle.

APLA’s wonderful graduate student representatives Ana Marrugo, Karime Parodi and SJ Dillon invite students and early career scholars to an in person, APLA sponsored mixer: a chance to meet new colleagues and friends and unwind with some food and drink. They have also organized a virtual career panel featuring anthropologists offering a range of perspectives on the job market and careers trajectories.

With best wishes,

Heath Cabot (APLA president, 2024-2026)