The section of the American Anthropological Association committed to critical study of politics and law
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.
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…
Catherine Besteman is Francis F. and Ruth K. Bartlett Professor of Anthropology at Colby College. Her latest book is Making Refuge: Somali Bantu Refugees and Lewiston, Maine…
The AAA 115th Annual Meeting theme is ‘Evidence, Accident, Discovery.’ This year’s theme is of particular interest to political and legal anthropologists. AAA’s call asks for panels that raise questions…
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 …
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 …
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…
APLA members learned firsthand about the political, legal, and policy dimensions of legalized marijuana at the 2015 Annual Meeting in Denver.
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…
At our AAA Early Career workshop on Publishing your First Book, we were fortunate to have five editors…
Saying no is hard to do. Especially when faced with a variety of teaching, service, research, writing, collaborative, and personal demands early in your career. At a workshop event held on Thursday evening in Denver, Ilana Gershon and David Nugent shared their insights and suggestions for how to avoid over-committing yourself in the early stages of an academic career…
Anthropology News is featuring a piece about APLA’s Cannabis Cultures tour and forum at the AAA annual meeting in Denver. The event was a success, allowing APLA members to…
The Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida is pleased to invite you to the 65th Annual Conference, CRIMESCAPES: Space, Law and the Making of Illegality…
We will welcome incoming officers, including new President Catherine Besteman of Colby College…
One of the sessions in the upcoming AAA meeting in Denver, sponsored by the Association for Political and Legal Anthropology, looks at contemporary transformations of one of our most basic units of analysis, the household.
APLA is pleased to announce that “Cannabis Cultures” souvenir t-shirts are available! When you support this innovative tour and forum on November 18th, you will a receive commemorative t-shirt. You can now donate at the AAA online store…
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