Category: News

#LSANOLA16 Preview: Following the Law

The Ethnography Collaborative Research Network within the Law and Society Association is sponsoring several panels and events of interest to anthropologists…

APLA Announces 2016 Graduate Student Paper Prize

APLA (Association for Political and Legal Anthropology) is pleased to announce that the 2016 Student Paper Prize is open for submissions. The APLA Board invites individuals who are students in a graduate degree-granting program to send stand-alone papers centering on political and/or legal institutions and processes…

Kabul Carnival: Gender Politics in Postwar Afghanistan

PoLAR co-editor Heath Cabot interviews Julie Billaud about her monograph, Kabul Carnival: Gender Politics in Postwar Afghanistan, and the issues it raises for political anthropology. The book is an ethnographic exploration of gender politics, humanitarianism and legal reform in “postwar reconstruction” Afghanistan.

Call for Graduate Student Representative

The Association for Political and Legal Anthropology (APLA) is accepting applications for a
second Graduate Student Representative to the section’s Board of Directors. The successful applicant will be expected to participate in, and enjoy the benefits of, working with the Board…

NGO-graphies 2015

On November 17th and 18th, the Interest Group on NGOs and Nonprofits of the American Anthropological Association held its second biennial conference, entitled “NGO-graphies.” Over 100 people from a dozen countries braved the snowy weather—and the flight delays …

APLA Book Prize 2016 Call for Nominations

The Association for Political and Legal Anthropology (APLA) is pleased to invite nominations for the 2016 APLA Book Prize competition. The association will recognize work that best exemplifies creativity and rigor in the ethnographic …

2015 APLA Book Prize Winners

We are pleased to announce the winner and honorable mentions in the 2015 APLA Book Prize award! The APLA Book Prize Committee described Leviathans at the Gold Mine as a powerful ethnographic and theoretical exploration…

Call for PoLAR Digital Editorial Fellows

PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review welcomes applications for the Digital Editorial Fellows (def) Program for graduate students interested in enhancing their knowledge and experience in academic publishing. The program is part of an effort to expand the virtual presence of the journal, foster dialogue among members…