{"id":332,"date":"2021-07-04T18:07:08","date_gmt":"2021-07-04T18:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anthropological.cloud\/wau\/wcaa\/?page_id=332"},"modified":"2025-02-17T23:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T23:05:35","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About WCAA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"332\" class=\"elementor elementor-332\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b2d973 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"0b2d973\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About WCAA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6666c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b6666c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1387b168 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1387b168\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a67e942 animated-slow\" data-id=\"2a67e942\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68caa631 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68caa631\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/shutterstock_732699811.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-353\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/shutterstock_732699811.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/shutterstock_732699811-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/shutterstock_732699811-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b579ae3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6b579ae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c9a95e elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33c9a95e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/colab.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-355\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/colab.jpg 500w, https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/colab-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fbe643b elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4fbe643b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-634b1c57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"634b1c57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The World Council of Anthropological Associations <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20fcb7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20fcb7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WCAA<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21a5b83c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21a5b83c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A network of national, regional and international associations that aims to promote worldwide communication and cooperation in anthropology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f192bcb elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"7f192bcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">To promote the discipline of anthropology in an international context<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">To promote cooperation and the sharing of information among world anthropologists<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">To promote jointly organized events of scientific debate, and co-operation in research activities and dissemination of anthropological knowled<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ac19bf elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"29ac19bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/about\/constitution\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Constitution<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c49ae9 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6c49ae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/about\/organization\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Organization<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3178c20 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3178c20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/featured-news\/wcaa-over-the-past-three-years\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">WCAA Over the Past Three Years<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e4f9f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e4f9f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbb6586\" data-id=\"dbb6586\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f674ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f674ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-546d34b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"546d34b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6feb3d8\" data-id=\"6feb3d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f47980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f47980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/shutterstock_675345733.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-453\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/shutterstock_675345733.jpg 667w, https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/shutterstock_675345733-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1ffc33\" data-id=\"a1ffc33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8ab1a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8ab1a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The World Council of Anthropological Associations, formed in 2004, is an association of associations from around the world. Each association member is represented by a delegate: a president or representative. As of this writing in 2021 there are 54 member associations, representing tens of thousands of anthropologists. The WCAA has meetings every two years, attended by its representatives and delegates, generally taking place at meetings of the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences. The WCAA also meets at other large meetings of anthropologists around the world several times a year. The WCAA has a Chair and an Organizing Committee, elected every two years from representatives around the world, who discuss the WCAA\u2019s activities at monthly meetings and decide on policy matters of a more urgent sort than can be discussed at the WCAA semi-annual meetings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0768fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0768fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The WCAA emerged from conversations about world anthropologies, with the aim of promoting a more diverse exchange among anthropologists globally. There have always been very close connections between world-systems of power and disciplines such as anthropology. There has been an Americentrism and Eurocentrism in the discipline, whereby certain anthropologies are imposed as central and others are seen as alternative or peripheral. The WCAA seeks to raise awareness of this situation, and to promote and champion anthropologies around the world as engaged in a truly global endeavor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-274cd1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"274cd1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcceda7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcceda7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e689fd7\" data-id=\"e689fd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469f56b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"469f56b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The activities of the WCAA most critically involve task forces on ongoing matters of concern to anthropologists, ranging from anthropological ethics to social media, global cultural policies, and publication. The WCAA also engages in raising issues about anthropological matters to relevant authorities, on matters ranging from the persecution of anthropologists around the world to statements about governmental policies affecting anthropology. It has recently conducted a global survey of anthropological practice to better understand the state of the discipline today in different countries.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c89493 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c89493\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7c9b38\" data-id=\"a7c9b38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4ed63a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4ed63a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/dejalu_logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2110\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/dejalu_logo.png 500w, https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/dejalu_logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/dejalu_logo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2e5858\" data-id=\"d2e5858\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3cfe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b3cfe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/prop_logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2111\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/prop_logo.png 500w, https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/prop_logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/prop_logo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-892a881\" data-id=\"892a881\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e9fe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54e9fe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The WCAA publishes the yearly journal <em>D\u00e9j\u00e0 Lu<\/em>, consisting of open-access reprints from anthropological journals around the world; it publishes a blog, <em>En sus propios t\u00e9rminos<\/em>, a forum in which anthropologists from different societies around the world express themselves in their own languages; it publishes a quarterly newsletter portraying the various activities and initiatives of different anthropological associations around the world; and it offers semi-monthly anthropological webinars with anthropological speakers interacting on topics ranging from fieldwork in an era of Covid-19 to racism in anthropology. These productions are readily available on the WCAA website.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e0bc7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e0bc7e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-20179b7\" data-id=\"20179b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321410b elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"321410b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/wcaa-300x138.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-216\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/wcaa-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/wcaa-1024x470.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/wcaa-768x352.jpg 768w, https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/wcaa.jpg 1035w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c648c4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c648c4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-271ebd3 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"271ebd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/iuaes-300x173.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-218\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/iuaes-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/iuaes-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/iuaes.jpg 837w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-84237b3\" data-id=\"84237b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f78ba63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f78ba63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WCAA &amp; IUAES<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f8f2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9f8f2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WCAA and IUAES came together in 2016, after a vote from their respective memberships, to form WAU, the World Anthropological Union, with IUAES consisting of individual members from across the globe and WCAA consisting of anthropological associations and their representatives.\u00a0 WCAA and IUAES work together in twice-a-month meetings of the WAU Steering Committee as well as in a range of other activities. With WAU as a single unifying voice for global anthropology, we anticipate a bright future for our discipline around the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5721f4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5721f4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9256e60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9256e60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1d118c\" data-id=\"d1d118c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a1b53f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4a1b53f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67375e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67375e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>WCAA Newsletter and Facebook<\/h2>\nThe World Council of Anthropological Associations has a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/newsletters\/\">Newsletter<\/a>\u00a0edited by the Secretary Michel Bouchard and co-edited by the Chair, Carmen Rial with the editorial assistance of Julia Sens, a master student in anthropology at the University of Santa Catarina. Please send your contributions to Michel Bouchard (dr.bouchard(at)gmail.com ) with copy to Carmen Rial\u00a0<span class=\"email\">(rial(at)cfh.ufsc.br)<\/span>.\n\nThe WCAA has its own\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCAAimpact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook page<\/a><\/b>. Please have a look, and please consider adding your own contribution.\u00a0 The manager of the WCAA Facebook page is Jermaine Gordon jrmngrdn(at)gmail.com, a graduate student in anthropology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.\u00a0 If there is anything you would like to have posted related to world anthropology, please send it on to him.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be73ea9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"be73ea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Council of Anthropological Associations WCAA A network of national, regional and international associations that aims to promote worldwide communication and cooperation in anthropology. To promote the discipline of anthropology in an international context To promote cooperation and the sharing of information among world anthropologists To promote jointly organized events of scientific debate, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":233,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-332","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=332"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3644,"href":"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/332\/revisions\/3644"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/waunet.org\/wcaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}