Category Archives: Students
I took my students to prison, by Ieva Jusionyte
This semester I took students in my Law and Order in the Americas seminar on a tour to the Florida State Prison in Raiford. FSP is one of the largest prisons in the state and it houses inmates in close
I took my students to prison, by Ieva Jusionyte
This semester I took students in my Law and Order in the Americas seminar on a tour to the Florida State Prison in Raiford. FSP is one of the largest prisons in the state and it houses inmates in close
Winner and finalists for APLA’s Graduate Student Paper Prize!
The 2014 APLA Graduate Student Paper Prize committee was Gabrielle Hosein, Mark Schuller, and Chika Watanabe. This year we added a mentoring component, with five finalists. We received a very high number of quality submissions. At 28, it’s much higher
Winner and finalists for APLA’s Graduate Student Paper Prize!
The 2014 APLA Graduate Student Paper Prize committee was Gabrielle Hosein, Mark Schuller, and Chika Watanabe. This year we added a mentoring component, with five finalists. We received a very high number of quality submissions. At 28, it’s much higher
New Syllabus in Teaching Resources!
Ieva Jusionyte has shared the syllabus for her Law and Order in Latin America class! Check it out here, along with the library of syllabi APLA members and contributors have made available for you.
New Syllabus in Teaching Resources!
Ieva Jusionyte has shared the syllabus for her Law and Order in Latin America class! Check it out here, along with the library of syllabi APLA members and contributors have made available for you.
APLA’s revamped online presence!
Photo by Gullevek. As you might have noticed, our APLA website has a new design! Just to remind you, our new address is: http://politicalandlegalanthro.org. In response to suggestions and ideas from our membership, we are reorganizing our web content and news
APLA’s revamped online presence!
Photo by Gullevek. As you might have noticed, our APLA website has a new design! Just to remind you, our new address is: http://politicalandlegalanthro.org. In response to suggestions and ideas from our membership, we are reorganizing our web content and news
Happy Hour Salon: “Producing Political and Legal Knowledge Through Cross-Disciplinary Engagements” at the AAA Meetings
Save the date! Happy Hour Salon: “Producing Political and Legal Knowledge Through Cross-Disciplinary Engagements” When: Wednesday, December 3, 6-8 pm. Where:Busboys & Poets, 14th and V location, 2021 14th St NW How to get there: Metro: U Street/African American Civil
Happy Hour Salon: “Producing Political and Legal Knowledge Through Cross-Disciplinary Engagements” at the AAA Meetings
Save the date! Happy Hour Salon: “Producing Political and Legal Knowledge Through Cross-Disciplinary Engagements” When: Wednesday, December 3, 6-8 pm. Where:Busboys & Poets, 14th and V location, 2021 14th St NW How to get there: Metro: U Street/African American Civil
APLA at that AAA Meetings, Washington D.C. 2014
Photo by Will Marlow Final preparations for the 2014 AAA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC have begun! As usual, APLA is sponsoring a wide range of scholarly sessions, events and workshops, including workshops for graduate students and a salon and
APLA at that AAA Meetings, Washington D.C. 2014
Photo by Will Marlow Final preparations for the 2014 AAA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC have begun! As usual, APLA is sponsoring a wide range of scholarly sessions, events and workshops, including workshops for graduate students and a salon and
Graduate Students: these workshops during the AAAs are for you!
APLA Graduate Student Workshops at AAA 2014 Call for participants… Each year during the AAA meetings, the Association for Political and Legal Anthropology (APLA) sponsors a series of special workshops in which small groups of graduate students and faculty convene
Graduate Students: these workshops during the AAAs are for you!
APLA Graduate Student Workshops at AAA 2014 Call for participants… Each year during the AAA meetings, the Association for Political and Legal Anthropology (APLA) sponsors a series of special workshops in which small groups of graduate students and faculty convene
New LSA Ethnography, Law & Society Collaborative Network
At the recent LSA meetings in Minnesota, a group of ethnographically-oriented researchers (including graduate students, post-docs, and faculty) came together for the first meeting of the newly created Ethnography and Law Collaborative Research Network (CRN), under the Law and Society
New LSA Ethnography, Law & Society Collaborative Network
At the recent LSA meetings in Minnesota, a group of ethnographically-oriented researchers (including graduate students, post-docs, and faculty) came together for the first meeting of the newly created Ethnography and Law Collaborative Research Network (CRN), under the Law and Society
Graduate Student Paper Prize!
APLA Graduate Student Paper Prize Competition Deadline: August 1, 2014 The Association for Political and Legal Anthropology (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 centering on
Graduate Student Paper Prize!
APLA Graduate Student Paper Prize Competition Deadline: August 1, 2014 The Association for Political and Legal Anthropology (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 centering on
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 centering on the analysis of political and legal institutions and processes. Topics may include citizenship; colonialism and post-colonial public spheres; cosmopolitanism; cultural politics; disability;
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 centering on the analysis of political and legal institutions and processes. Topics may include citizenship; colonialism and post-colonial public spheres; cosmopolitanism; cultural politics; disability;
Law and Rurality Workshop at AAA 2013 in Chicago:
Workshop on “Law and Rurality” by Michele L. Statz, University of Washington. Taking “rurality as a continuum” (Pruitt 2006) as its point of departure, the APLA “Law and Rurality” workshop welcomed scholars who explore the shifting parameters, regulation, and significance
Law and Rurality Workshop at AAA 2013 in Chicago:
Workshop on “Law and Rurality” by Michele L. Statz, University of Washington. Taking “rurality as a continuum” (Pruitt 2006) as its point of departure, the APLA “Law and Rurality” workshop welcomed scholars who explore the shifting parameters, regulation, and significance
APLA Business Meeting at AAA 2013
Don’t miss APLA’s business meeting substantive discussion on broadening anthropology’s reach! Saturday November 23rd, 12:15-1.30 pm, Chicago Hilton, Marquette Room.
APLA Business Meeting at AAA 2013
Don’t miss APLA’s business meeting substantive discussion on broadening anthropology’s reach! Saturday November 23rd, 12:15-1.30 pm, Chicago Hilton, Marquette Room.
APLA Mentoring Events at AAA 2013
Continuing its strong mentoring tradition, APLA will be holding a series of Graduate Student Workshops during the AAA meetings. Since 2005, these workshops have offered opportunities for grad students to interact with faculty members, meet students from other universities, and
APLA Mentoring Events at AAA 2013
Continuing its strong mentoring tradition, APLA will be holding a series of Graduate Student Workshops during the AAA meetings. Since 2005, these workshops have offered opportunities for grad students to interact with faculty members, meet students from other universities, and
Upcoming AAA events!
Take a look at some of the events that APLA is organizing for our upcoming AAA meetings. The full list of APLA sponsored panels can be found by clicking here: APLA panels, and a description of our invited sessions and
Upcoming AAA events!
Take a look at some of the events that APLA is organizing for our upcoming AAA meetings. The full list of APLA sponsored panels can be found by clicking here: APLA panels, and a description of our invited sessions and
Graduate Student Paper Prize CFP
Don’t forget to submit an article-length paper to the prize committee! The deadline is July 1st! http://aplaorg.org/about/prize/
Graduate Student Paper Prize CFP
Don’t forget to submit an article-length paper to the prize committee! The deadline is July 1st! http://aplaorg.org/about/prize/
Workshops at the APLA/AES Spring Meeting
BREAKING NEWS (JANUARY 2013): AES’s graduate student representative, Jessica Hardin (jahardin@brandeis.edu) has assembled the following graduate-student workshops for the spring meetings. We are pleased to announce that AES will provide a subsidy of $160 (the cost of one night conference
Workshops at the APLA/AES Spring Meeting
BREAKING NEWS (JANUARY 2013): AES’s graduate student representative, Jessica Hardin (jahardin@brandeis.edu) has assembled the following graduate-student workshops for the spring meetings. We are pleased to announce that AES will provide a subsidy of $160 (the cost of one night conference
