Porous Becomings: New Book co-edited by Daniel M Knight
Daniel Knight is co-editor of a new book publication, Porous Becomings: Anthropological Engagements with Michel Serres, recently released by Duke University Press.
Department news
Tristan Platt (1944-2024)
The Department of Social Anthropology at the University of St Andrews grieves the passing of world-leading Andeanist, Emeritus Professor Tristan Platt (1944-2024).
Remembering Pete Gow - Upcoming Lecture with Professor Aparecida Vilaça
The Department will welcome Professor Aparecida Vilaça (Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), for the Inaugural Peter Gow Memorial Lecture.
Call for Papers - Zoonotic Collecting: Perspectives from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Life Science
Call for Papers is open for Zoonotic Collecting, the 4th annual conference of the Global War Against the Rat project (June 24-25, in person), convened by Drs Matheus Alves Duarte da Silva and Jules Skotnes-Brown.
Call for Papers: Panzootics, Beyond Pandemics and Zoonoses, EASA2024
Christos Lynteris (St Andrews) and Frédéric Keck (CNRS/EHESS/ Collège de France) invite paper proposals for the Panel 004 of the 18th EASA Biennial Conference (Barcelona, July 2024).
Mette High speaks in Westminster on research in Scotland
Director of Research Dr Mette High has given evidence to a cross-party Committee hearing in Westminster on the opportunities and challenges faced by researchers in Scotland.
The Peter Gow Memorial Lecture
Friends and colleagues of the late Peter Gow are fundraising to support a biennial lecture series in Amerindian Studies to honour his legacy.
Nathan McAllister and Lorenzo Sapochetti awarded David Riches Medal for Postgraduate Research
The Ladislav Holy Memorial Trust announces David Riches Medal 2023 winners.
Dr Stavroula Pipyrou’s special issue on Futures in Post-displacement Italy
Dr Stavroula Pipyrou and Professor Emma Bond from University of Oxford have co-edited a special issue of the Journal of Modern Italian Studies.
New Handbook on Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality
A cutting-edge new handbook on Gender and Sexuality has just been published by Professorial Fellow Cecilia McCallum and co-editors, Dr Silvia Posocco and Dr Martin Fotta.