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Call for Papers: Council for Museum Anthropology at American Anthropological Association 2026

  • 1.  Call for Papers: Council for Museum Anthropology at American Anthropological Association 2026

    Posted 21 hours ago
    Join the Council for Museum Anthropology section of the AAA at the AAA'a annual meeting in St. Louis! 

    Session/Paper/Event Deadline: April 29, 2026
    Theme: "On The Verge"
    We convene the 2026 AAA Annual meeting with the theme "on the verge," an intentionally capacious theme that speaks to this moment and its many problems-the climate crisis and its tipping points, encroaching authoritarianism, the transmutations of racial biopolitics, the fate of neoliberalism, the development and spread of artificial intelligence, teetering institutions, to name a few-while also provoking reflection on what is left behind and what is up ahead. "On the verge" draws attention to both endings and beginnings, while inhabiting the space in between.

    Note: AAA has streamlined its submission process this year: 
    • Individual papers are back! But presenting is fun with friends, so keep organizing those panels. 
    • All kinds of are discussions are now under the Discussion category
    • All types of events (programs, workshops, receptions, etc...) will be due the same day.

    CMA is an all-volunteer member section of the American Anthropological Association that serves scholars, practitioners, and students across the fields of anthropology, museology, cultural heritage, folklore, social studies of science, art history, history, and many more.


    best,
    Christina Hodge (CMA President)

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    Christina J. Hodge PhD (she/her/hers)
    Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Anthropology
    PO Box 1965 | Brown University | Providence, RI 02912
    HMA Collection Research Center | 300 Tower St. | Bristol, RI 02809

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    Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island, on lands that are within the ancestral homelands of the Narragansett Indian Tribe. The HMA in Bristol, Rhode Island, currently resides on the traditional homelands of Wampanoag and Narragansett peoples. We recognize and respect Indigenous peoples' care for, and enduring relationships to, these places. I also acknowledge, and will strive to fulfill respectfully, my special privileges and responsibilities as a steward of cultural collections from these lands and around the world. To learn more please visit https://landacknowledgment.brown.edu/.


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