PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review’s fourth emergent conversation features a variety of perspectives regarding the American Anthropological Association’s (AAA) vote on a possible boycott … More
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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 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…
New in PoLAR Online: Emergent Conversations
In 2015, the Political and Legal Anthropology Review is introducing a new feature, Emergent Conversations. For years, we have featured … More
Graduate Student Paper Prize!
APLA Graduate Student Paper Prize Competition Deadline: August 1, 2014 The Association for Political and Legal Anthropology (APLA) Board invites … More
APLA at LSA Meetings ’14: Law and Inequalities – Global and Local
APLA members are launching a new Collaborative Research Network (CRN) on Ethnography, Law and Society through the Law and Society … More
The future of Political and Legal Anthropology
Graduate student representative Josh Clark’s daughter already a member of APLA’s community!
Update from Madelaine Adelman, APLA President!
The APLA Board and Committees have been busy working on a number of projects. Here is Madelaine Adelman’s summary of … More
PoLAR in Search of a New Editor!
Call for Nominations: Editor(s) of Political and Legal Anthropology Review (PoLAR) The Association for Political and Legal Anthropology (APLA) Board … More
APLA Graduate Student Paper Prize Competition
The APLA Board invites individuals who are students in a graduate degree-granting program (including M.A., Ph.D. and J.D.) to send stand-alone papers … More
Have you been to the new PoLAR pages?
Last month PoLAR launched a new digital presence, with the help of our Digital Fellows. We highlight — as always … More
First Cohort of PoLAR Digital Editorial Fellows
At the beginning of February, PoLAR launched its Digital Editorial Fellows (def) Program for graduate students interested in enhancing their knowledge and … More
Call for Applicants: 2012 PoLAR Digital Editorial Fellows
The application for PoLAR’s first cohort of graduate Digital Editorial Fellows is now available online! For more information, click here. … More
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