Seminars, Conferences & Events
Current seminars, conferences & events
- Anthropology of Development Seminar
- The Art of Mud Building
- Centre for Migration and Diaspora Studies Seminar Series
- Film and Anthropology
- Food Forum
- Social Anthropology Seminar
Previous seminars, conferences & events
- Between the Political & the Aesthetic Seminar
- Diaspora & Disease
- Documenting the Beijing Olympics - Two-day Workshop
- Exploring and Expanding the Boundaries of Research Methods Conference
- Livelihoods at the Margins
- Transmission of Knowledge Seminar
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2010
March
23/03/10
- The Masons of Djenne: an RIBA gallery talk
Dr. Trevor H.J. Marchand
A gallery talk and tour with Dr. Trevor H.J. Marchand, Djenné exhibition curator and Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, School of Oriental & African Studies.
25/03/10
- Behind the Façade in Djenné: creating local value for cultural heritage through sustainable architectural tradition
Michael Rowlands (UCL) and Charlotte Joy (Cambridge)
The politics of heritage and questions of ownership are central themes of the joint talk by anthropologists Professor Michael Rowlands (UCL) and Charlotte Joy (Cambridge).
26/03/10
- Normal Bengali Everyday Food and Hospitality: Towards a Collaborative Anthropology
Dr. Manpreet K. Janeja (Department of Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge)
April
28/04/10
- How Research Can Influence Migration Policy and Practice
Khalid Koser (Geneva Centre for Security Policy)
29/04/10
- Economic and Environmental Sustainability: structures, standards and models for earth building in the 21st century
Rowland Keable (Ram Cast CIC)
Earthen construction specialist Rowland Keeble (Ram Cast), builder of the Eden Project’s spectacular mud wall, concludes the series with a look at contemporary uses of mud as a building material in the UK and abroad.
June
11/06/10
- Conference: Rethinking the Swat Pathan
The speakers are listed in the programme
Now more than ever before there is a need for sophisticated anthropological and historical insights into the identity dynamics of Afghanistan’s diverse communities. This conference will examine the role played by Pukhtun culture and identity in the political dynamics shaping Afghanistan and the wider region by bringing together a number of experts on the region.
14/06/10
- Anthropology in London 2010
- Anthropology in London 2010
Contemporary Trends in Fieldwork & Ethnography
