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Anthropology & Sociology at UWA

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Address: 35 Stirling Highway 6009 Perth, WA, Australia

Website: https://www.uwa.edu.au/study/courses/anthropology-and-sociology

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24.01.2022 Celebrating Greg Acciaioli - educator, supervisor and colleague extraordinaire! With special guest from Vassar days Bill Maurer

24.01.2022 Richard Vokes of Anthropology & Sociology at UWA is delighted to have been appointed as a Research Affiliate at the University of Oxford, until 2023. His work is looking at global circulations of African and Australian heritage, and is strengthening connections between anthropology in Western Australia, Africa and the UK. The appointment is part of the 'Africa in Australia' research and exhibition platform.

21.01.2022 A new article by Cristina Rocha, Richard Vokes & Kathleen Openshaw has been published on the leading anthropology blog sapiens.org. The article, which is from their ARC-funded project on African Pentecostalism in Australia, looks at the experience of African-Australia Christians during the Covid-19 lockdown.

13.01.2022 Anthropology & Sociology at UWA is delighted to be taking part in tonight's 'Devolving Restitution Workshop', organized by the African Foundation for Development. This is the first event in what promises to be a very important series.

13.01.2022 Richard Vokes and Sam Wilkins are delighted to be continuing to work with so many fantastic scholars on the Uganda Elections Research Project. Now in its 8th year, the Project is breaking new ground in our understanding of Ugandan politics and society.

12.01.2022 Anthropology & Sociology at UWA's Farida Fozdar has a great conversation about the problem with nations in the latest episode of the podcast series UnDesign. Download it here: https://drawhistory.com/.../is-nationalism-distorting.../

10.01.2022 A new article by Anthropology & Sociology at UWA research partner Cristina Rocha looks at the role of religion in Australian politics.

05.01.2022 The Mother Tongue Film Festival 2021 is still on (Streaming Online). Congratulations to Joshua A Bell, and everyone at the Recovering Voices Initiative of Smithsonian for organising this fantastic event

04.01.2022 Many, many congratulations to Gertrude Atukunda on the completion of her PhD at Makerere University! Atukunda is a long-time friend of Anthropology & Sociology at UWA. We look forward to welcoming her back to UWA soon.

03.01.2022 Many congratulations to Anthropology & Sociology at UWA member Catriona Stevens for her appointment to a Prospect Fellowship from the Forrest Research Foundation. This hugely prestigious Fellowship will be housed within the UWA Social Care and Ageing (SAGE) Living Lab, under the leadership of Loretta Baldassar. Thanks also for a great launch event!

03.01.2022 There is just over a week to go to register a panel for this year’s Australian Anthropological Society Conference - which this year, is all online. As ever, Anthropology & Sociology at UWA looks forward to supporting the event.

02.01.2022 The second of the webinar series co-organized by Glenn Savage of Anthropology & Sociology at UWA called "Critical perspectives on experts and expertise in education policy" is taking place on May 27. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/critical-perspectives-on-exp

01.01.2022 Anthropology & Sociology at UWA is delighted to be hosting this important discussion event: 'Women in Fieldwork'. Places are limited, and are filling up fast!