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ISSUE: vol. 15, no. 6, December 1999

ELECTRONIC CALENDARS

AnthCal (this calendar)
http://www.therai.org.uk/anthcal/calendar.html 

American Anthropological Association Meeting Calendar http://www.ameranthassn.org/mtgcal.htm  

Anthropology Resources on the Internet, International Meetings http://home.worldnet.fr/clist/Anthro/Texts/intnal.html

Anthropology Departmental Seminar Series in the United Kingdom
http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/Seminars/seminars.html 

Anthropology and Sociology Meeting Calendar (University of Wisconsin)
http://www.rock.uwc.edu/~anthropology/calendar.htm 

Agenda Asia (Asian Studies)
http://nias.ku.dk/diary/search/find.html  

Association of Social Anthropologists Meetings
http://www.theasa.org.uk/meetings.html 

Anthropology in Action
http://www.cf.ac.uk/uwcc/cplan/abram/calendar.html 

National Network for Teaching and Learning Anthropology
http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/NNTLA/ 

Newsletter of the Nordic Anthropological Film Association (NAFA) http://www.sv.uio.no/ima/etm/nafanet/

EXHIBITIONS

British Museum, Gilded Dragons: buried treasures from China's golden ages(till 20 February 2000),Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG, tel 0171-323-8525.

University of Cambridge, Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, Torres Strait Islanders: exhibition marking the centenary of the 1898 Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to the Torres Strait (till July 2000). Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3DZ, tel 01223-333516

The Pitt Rivers Museum, Balfour building (see news) Ladakh: Himalyan photographs by Karl-Einar Löfqvist (till end of January, Mon-Sat 1-4.30pm), 60 Banbury Rd, Oxford, tel 01865-270927. Entrance £2.

Ikon Gallery, History and Memory in the Art of Gordon Bennet: contemporary art by the anthropologically informed Aboriginal artist (till 23 January). 1 Oozells Square, Brindleyplace, Birmingham B1 2HS, tel 0121-248-0708.

The October Gallery, Transavangarde: the best of transcultural art from around the planet (till 12 February, Tue-Sat 12.30-5.30pm), 24 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AL, tel 0171-227367.

EVENTS

  DECEMBER 1999

10-12 Dec 'Dis-ease with Post-modern Anthropology: anthropologists facing towards the 21st century', the Anthropological Association of Ireland Conference at LSB College, Dublin. Enquiries to Dr David Slattery, LSB College, Dublin, Balfe Street, Dublin 2, tel +353-1-6794844, fax +353-1-6794205, email Dean@LSB.ie .

11-12 Dec New Approaches to the Archaeology of Art, Religion and Folklore - 'A permeability of boundaries?' A conference organized by post-graduates from the Department of Archaeology, University of Southampton. For details contact Robert Wallis at the Dept of Archaeology, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, email rjw2@soton.ac.uk or see website at http://www.soton.ac.uk/~kj131/confer.htm .

  JANUARY 2000

29 Jan PRA, Imagework and the Teaching Experience Experiential training on using Participatory Research Activities (PRA) and Imagework in anthropological teaching at the University of Durham, Department of Anthropology. The day is co-sponsored by Anthropology of Action and the University of Durham Anthropology Department 'Research and Teaching Methodologies Group'. For further information contact Dr. Iain R. Edgar, Department of Anthropology, University of Durham, 43 Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3HN, tel 0191-3747524, fax 0191-3742870, email I.R.Edgar@Durham.ac.uk (see news this issue).

  MARCH 2000

10-19 Mar Cinéma du Réel, the 22nd International Festival of Visual Anthropology and Social Documentation at Centre Georges Pompidou. Film details to be submitted by 1 Nov. Contact: Cinéma du Réel, BPI, Centre Georges Pompidou, 25 rue du Renard, 75197 Paris, tel 1 44 78 44 21, fax 1 44 78 12 24, website http://www.bpi.fr , email cinereel@bpi.fr .

24-25 Mar Postgraduate Conference: 'identity and movement' , on topics related to the way identities are reinvented in an era of globalization. For details contact: Caroline Oliver/Stef Jansen, Dept of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Hull, Cottingham Rd, Hull, HU6 7RX, tel 01482-466215, email c.j.oliver@cas.hull.ac.uk .

  APRIL 2000

date to be confirmed 'The Challenge of Difference: articulating gender, race and class', contact Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Socias, Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Estrada de São Lázaro 197, Federação, Salvador, Bahia 40210 730, Brazil, fax (55) 71 235 4635, email cecimcc@neth.com.br .

1 Apr Primate Society of Great Britain millenium meeting on 'Primates: Our Past, Their Future'. Hosted by the Natural History Museum (London). Details from Mark Collard, Department of Anthropology, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT. Email m.collard@ucl.ac.uk .

27 Apr-1 May Göttingen International Ethnographic Film Festival. Information and forms for registration and film submission available from Institute für Wissenschaftlichen Film, c/o Göttingen International Ethnographic Film Festival, Nonnenstieg 72, D-37075, Göttingen, Germany, tel 0551/50 24 160, fax 0551/50 24 400, email iwf.secr-gsw@iwf.de .

  MAY 2000

4-5 May Sixth International Euro-Asia Research Conference, University of Limerick, Ireland. Abstracts should be submitted by the 1st October. Contact Ms Barbara Merigeault, IAEde Poitiers, 20 Rue Guillaume VII le Troubadour, BP639, 86022 Poitiers Cedex, France, fax (33) 5 49 45 44 90, email euroasie@iae.univ-poitiers.fr (see news this issue).

  JUNE 2000

25-28 Jun 'Intersecting Times: The Work of Memory in South-Eastern Europe.' A workshop organized by the University of Wales Centre for the Study of South-Eastern Europe at Clyne Castle, Swansea, Wales, UK. Contact Yannis Hamilakis at Dept. of Archaeology, University of Wales, Lampeter SA48 7ED, email cssee@lamp.ac.uk .

  JULY 2000

10-14 Jul Third AURA Congress, Alice Springs, Australia.. International rock art conference, including the 2000 IFRAO Meeting, 16 Symposia, extensive field trip programme. Contact AURA, PO Box 216, Caulfield South 3162, Australia, tel &fax (613) 9523 0549, email aurawww@sunrise.sli.unimelb.edu.au , website http://sunrise.sli.unimelb.edu.au/aura/Welcome.html .

24-28 Jul International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES) Inter-Congress: Metropolitan Ethnic Cultures:Maintenance and Interaction at the Olympic Hotel, Beijing, China. Contact 2000 Inter-Congress, China Urban Anthropology Association, 252 Taipingqiao avenue, Beijing, 100800, P.R. China, tel +86-10-66068146, fax +86-10-66024923, email CUAA-dy@mail.263.net.cn , website http://ruls01.fsw.leidenuniv.nl/~nas/07-IUAES-news.htm (See news this issue)

26-29 Jul 6th Biennial European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) Conference: Crossing Categorical Boundaries:Religion as Politics/Politics as Religion in Krakow, Poland. Contact Secretariat EASA, Urgell 259, s.s.3, E-08026 Barcelona, Spain, tel/fax +34 9 33212259, email easa@trivium.gh.ub.es , http://www.ub.es/easa/6th.htm

  SEPTEMBER 2000

8-11 Sep 12th Congress of the European Anthropological Association - 'Millenial Perspectives: Past, Present and Future'. At Cambridge University. For details contact Dr Nick Mascie-Taylor, Head, Department of Biological Anthropology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3DZ, fax 44-(0)1223-335460, email bioanth-eaa2000@lists.cam.ac.uk

  NOVEMBER 2000

14-18 Nov American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco.,CA.  Theme: Public face of anthropology. Deadline for submissions: 1 Apr 2000. Contact AAAMtgs Dept, 4350 NFairfax Dr, Suite 640, Arlington,VA. 22203-1620; tel 703/528-1902 ext. 2, jmeier@aaanet.org

DECEMBER 2000

16-20 Dec [provisional] RAI Seventh International Festival of Ethnographic Film, hosted by the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. http://www.therai.org.uk/film/festival2000.html.

FEBRUARY 2001

23-24 February 2001 [note change of date to coincide with reading week] Asceticism and power in the Asian context. Royal Asiatic Society, London. Deadline for submission: 1 Jun 2000. Contact Rupert Cox (106207.2000@compuserve.com) or Gustaaf Houtman . Royal Asiatic Society, 60 Queen's Gardens, London W2 3AF. Website: http://www.therai.org.uk/anthcal/asianasceticism.html.

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