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Open Call for Organizing and Hosting the Annual WAU Congress

This is an open call for organizing and hosting the Annual WAU Anthropology Congress. Proposals are welcome at any time, but the WAU Steering Committee prefers to receive them at least 12 months in advance of the proposed congress dates. Please consult all details of this call for proposals and write to the WAU Steering Committee at org@waunet.org. Additionally, please send a copy to Isaac Nyamongo (org@iuaes.org), WAU co-Chair and IUAES President, and Gordon Mathews (org@wcaanet.org), WAU co-Chair and WCAA Chair.

 

Annual Congresses

WAU Congresses (previously known as IUAES Inter-Congresses) are held in the years between World Congresses. There may be more than one WAU Congress in a year, but the WAU Steering Committee will oversee coordination of dates and themes. If a proposed conference only partially fulfills the conditions for a WAU Annual Congress, the WAU Steering Committee may approve it as another type of meeting. The WAU Steering Committee will make all decisions on the host, location, and other matters concerning WAU Congresses.

 

Host

Annual Congresses are hosted or organized by national/regional anthropology associations, universities, institutions, WCAA Task Forces, or IUAES Commissions. We welcome proposals from anthropology or ethnology associations, organizations, or institutions, as well as WCAA Task Force chairs and IUAES Commission chairs. The WAU Steering Committee values the participation of all anthropologists in the intellectual activities of the WAU. Proposals will be prioritized based on demonstrated commitment to anthropology, academic quality, and adequate rotation of venues between continents.

 

Proposal

All proposals must include a formal letter of proposal according to the guidelines provided below. Proposals will be carefully examined and assessed, and the WAU Steering Committee will contact proposers for any necessary clarification. Before approval, organizers will be expected to present their proposal to the WAU Steering Committee, either in person or online.

 

IUAES Inter-Congresses (in the past)

  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (1981)
  • Lisbon, Portugal (1990)
  • Florence, Italy (1995)
  • Linkoping, Sweden (1996)
  • Perth, Australia (1997)
  • Beijing, China (2000)
  • Gottingen, Germany (2001)
  • Tokyo, Japan (2002)
  • Calcutta and Ranchi, India (2004)
  • Pardubice, Czech Republic (2005)
  • Cape Town, South Africa (2006)
  • Antalya, Turkey (2010)
  • Perth, Australia (2011)
  • Bhubaneswar, India (2012)
  • Chiba, Japan (2014)
  • Bangkok, Thailand (2015)
  • Dubrovnik, Croatia (2016)
  • Ottawa, Canada (2017)
  • Poznan, Poland (2019)
  • Šibenik, Croatia (2020)
  • Yucatán, Mexico (2021)

 

WAU Congresses

  • Johannesburg, South Africa (2024)
  • Antigua, Guatemala (2025)

 

Submission Guidelines

Please submit your proposal with information on the following items. There is no submission form. If inadequate information is provided, the WAU Steering Committee may not consider the proposal.

 

General Information

  • Month and year of the proposed congress.
  • City and country.

 

Information About the Proposer

  • Names of the responsible persons and the proposed congress convenor.
  • Titles/positions and institutional affiliations.
  • Office addresses, phone numbers (with country codes), and email addresses.

 

Organization of the Congress

  • Name of the host organization (national organization and/or academic institution).
  • Name(s) of the WCAA Task Force(s) or IUAES Commission(s) involved.
  • Names of supporting or cooperating anthropological associations or institutions, with evidence of support.
  • Names of the local organizing committee members, in close collaboration with the WAU Steering Committee.

 

Academic Plans

  • Conference theme/topic.
  • Objectives for holding the proposed congress.
  • Plans for calls for panels/papers.
  • Plans for publication of proceedings, books, etc., if already committed.

 

Details of the Proposed Congress

  • Proposed date of the congress.
  • Type of congress (hybrid or online only).
  • Proposed venue (for hybrid congresses).
  • Expected number of participants.
  • Reasons why the proposed location is suitable for a WAU congress, with a focus on invigorating local anthropological scholarship.

 

Finance

  • Names of potential financial supporters.
  • Availability of grants, subventions, and other financial resources.
  • Availability of travel subsidies for colleagues from low-income regions.
  • Expected registration fees.
  • Statement of commitment that all congress participants will be individual members of the IUAES or members of WCAA member associations, with the organizers responsible for collecting and remitting membership fees.
  • Statement about responsibility in case of financial loss or surplus. WAU will not be liable for financial losses, and an MoU will be signed once the proposal is approved (a template MoU is available on the WAU website).

 

Local Information

  • Weather and climate.
  • Information on tours and planned excursions, if any.
  • Types of available accommodation and their costs.
  • Visa requirements.

 

Other

  • Related events.
  • Experience in organizing large-scale (inter)national conferences.
  • Current state of preparation for the proposed congress.
  • Any other relevant information.

 

If you have any questions, need further clarifications, or have other requests, please write to the WAU Steering Committee at org@waunet.org.

19TH IUAES-WAU WORLD ANTHROPOLOGY CONGRESS


Marginalities, Uncertainties, and World Anthropologies: Enlivening past and envisioning future

New Delhi, India, 14-20 October 2023

 

The 19th IUAES-WAU World Anthropology Congress 2023, will be held in New Delhi, India from the 14th to the 20th of October 2023. The congress is organised by the Indian Anthropological Association, in collaboration with the Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society of India, the Department of Anthropology, University of Hyderabad and Discipline of Anthropology, Indira Gandhi National Open University. The congress is hosted by the University of Delhi.

The congress will be held in physical mode however the plenary sessions and some of the special/distinguished lectures will be held in hybrid mode.

The congress has planned a series of social and cultural activities and therefore encourages physical presence.

The Theme of the conference ‘Marginalities, Uncertainties and World Anthropologies: Enlivening Past and Envisioning Future’, intends to critically look at the old hierarchies and marginalities and the way they have been reinforced at the time of the contemporary crises. It is also directed towards initiating new debates, looking for fresh ideas by which we may dismantle the old discrepancies and inequalities, and build a new world out of the ruins.

Panel proposals are welcome on any discourse, debate and reflections that resonate with the theme of the conference. Panels will be open to accepting papers from conference participants and the responsibility of selection of papers and inclusivity will lie with the panel convenors.

Round tables, will follow a closed format. The convenors will propose the name of the round table discussants. At least three names of panelists/discussants should be provided at the time of proposal submission. More names can be included later.

Workshops look forward to non-textual, alternate, innovative, sensory, immersive, learning and research experiences.

Call for proposals – WAU Online Workshops

WAU, World Anthropological Union, is calling for proposals for WAU Online Workshops. Specifications are as follows:

    • Workshops are conducted by 1 or 2 people on specific practical topics. Registration is required for workshop participants.
    • All workshop participants need to be members of either IUAES or associations that belong to WCAA. When a person is chosen to co-lead a workshop and that person is not already a member of IUAES, WCAA will pay for that person’s membership in IUAES for one year.
    • If chosen, a 4-Year waiver of IUAES membership and a £300 voucher for registration for future IUAES congresses held within four years for the workshop leader(s) will be awarded.
    • Workshops are 2-3 hour long, and could be conducted as a series of 2 or 3 workshops.
  • The WAU Task Force select the workshops from those proposed. We expect to offer 4-6 workshops a year.

 

WAU Online Workshops should be for teaching/training of participants. For example:

Writing for a non-anthropological audience; Making short films on your phone; Field recording employing audiovisual advanced methods; Employing art-based research methods in anthropology; Doing collaborative ethnography; Doing advocacy in/through anthropology; Teaching anthropology to non-anthropologists; Doing journalism using anthropological training; Making anthropology visible in social media; Organizing international seminars and meetings, including virtual and hybrid conferences; Applying for research grants; Online teaching; etc.

 

Submit proposals to:

Natalia Bloch:  nbloch[at]amu.edu.pl

Virginia R. Dominguez:  dominguezvr[at]gmail.com

Junji Koizumi:  koizumi[at]hus.osaka-u.ac.jp

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