The Association for Feminist Anthropology: provoking anthropological scholarship and practice to become more feminist for over 25 years #femanth
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Dear AFA friends and colleagues,
As a new academic year begins, I’m writing on behalf of the AFA Board to welcome you back—and to thank you for the community you continue to create through the Association for Feminist Anthropology. We hope you’ll stay connected this year!
Reminder: The application for 2026 Sylvia Forman Prize is due by June 1.
You can find the call here: afa.americananthro.org/grant…
The due date for the 2026 Association for Feminist Anthropology (AfA) Dissertation Write-Up Grant has been extended from June 1 to June 15th.
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Reminders for the AFA community,
1) The submission deadline for the Dissertation Write-up Award and the Sylvia Forman Graduate and Undergraduate prizes is June 1.
2) Last call for voting for Secretary, Program Chair, and Member-at Large. Voting closes on May 30.
Thank you!
Dear AFA community,
1) It’s time to vote for our next Secretary, Program Chair, and Member-at Large! 2) Please submit your abstract/proposal for the AAA meeting 2026 for review by the AFA program committee (by April 29). 3) The nominations for AFA awards are due May 1.
AFA March news blast!
1) The submission portal for the 2026 AAA conference is now open through April 29.
2) virtual spring job market workshop on March 27 at 12pm EST.
3) new AFA Bluesky acccount bsky.app/profile/femanth.bsk…
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Dear AFA community,
AFA is thrilled to announce our new presence on Bluesky! 🎉 If you're on Bluesky, come find us and hit follow. We'd love to connect with you there!
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The AFA Program Committee is thrilled to announce a virtual spring job market workshop on March 27 at 12pm EST. The workshop will be facilitated by Drs. Julia Kowalski, Hemangini Gupta, and Tatiana Sánchez Parra and moderated by Dr. Dinah Hannaford. #AFA
The AFA is thrilled to announce that we are soliciting nominations for the following awards. afa.americananthro.org/grant…
- AFA Senior Book Prize (May 4) - Dissertation Write-Up Grant (June 1) - Sylvia Forman Prize for Graduate and Undergraduate Papers (June 1) #AFA #femanth
I write to share and warmly encourage you to consider the attached Call for Proposals for the next Editor(s)-in-Chief of Feminist Anthropology (FA), the journal of the Association for Feminist Anthropology (AFA). For more information: groups.google.com/g/fem-anth…
Call for Editor(s) of Feminist Anthropology is also updated on our website! feministanthropology.org/cal…
2026 Call for AFA Executive Board Call for Nominations
The Association for Feminist Anthropology seeks nominations for three elected positions (Secretary, Program Chair, Member-at-Large) that will begin immediately after the 2026 AAA meetings. groups.google.com/g/fem-anth…
This month, the AFA is highlighting several ways to connect with, celebrate, and support our community. We invite you to nominate yourself (or someone else) for open positions on our Executive Board and/or for our annual awards. groups.google.com/g/fem-anth…
2026 Sylvia Forman Prize
AFA is pleased to invite graduate and undergraduate students to submit essays in feminist anthropology for the Sylvia Forman Student Paper Prize competition.
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2026 Call for AFA Executive Board Call for Nominations
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This is a friendly reminder for tomorrow morning's AFA business meeting. Look forward to meeting you all!
📅 Date: Saturday, November 22
🕣 Time: 8:30 -10:00 AM
📍 Location: Sheraton - Orpheus Room (8th Floor)
*coffee will be provided!
Zoom link: uiowa.zoom.us/j/99731139568?…
The Association of Latina/o & Latinx Anthropologists welcome the AFA for an evening in community in New Orleans with Familias Unidas and Fermin Ceballos on this Friday (11/21), 7-11 pm 4210 St. Claude Ave. New Orleans, LA. Check out: ferminceballosmusic.com/
