39 posts in 2024
December 23, 2024
Announcements
Dear CASCA members, On this winter solstice, I would like to celebrate the return of light. So, as President of CASCA I continually learn about the amazing research, teaching, and service you are doing. In a time of heightened anxiety about the concerns and pressures of the world we live in, I appreciate and respect…
Read MoreDecember 11, 2024
We are pleased to announce that the submission portal for the 2025 CASCA Conference (May 7-10, 2025 in Montreal) is now open. Please note that the deadline for submissions of proposals (for panels, individual papers, roundtables, and posters) is January 24, 2025. More information here.
Read MoreNovember 29, 2024
No.2 - 50th anniversary of CASCA/50e anniversaire de la CASCA
We are happy to announce the publication of the latest issue of Culture, CASCA’s biannual and bilingual electronic newsletter. This issue, entitled “50th Anniversary of CASCA”, is composed of a special publication co-edited by Christine Schreyer and John Wagner, about 50 years of Canadian Anthropology. It features also a welcome from CASCA’s president Bernard Perley, reflections on the…
Read MoreNovember 14, 2024
Announcements
The Labrecque-Lee Book Prize was established in 2018, and named in honour of two outstanding Canadian anthropologists. Marie-France Labrecque, Emeritus Professor at the Université Laval Department of Anthropology, where she taught for more than 30 years. Since 1982, she has (co)authored or (co)edited nine books on gender, migration and mobility in Mexico. In 2015, she…
Read MoreNovember 12, 2024
Announcements
We are very happy to let you know that the new issue of Anthropologica 66.1 is now available on our website. The issue includes the thematic section “Global Vaccine Logics” with special guest editors Janice Graham and Oumy Thiongane. Congratulations to the authors! Alexandrine on behalf of the Anthropologica team
Read MoreNovember 4, 2024
Calls
Dear CASCA members, We are now welcoming nominations and self-nominations to fill out five vacant positions in the CASCA executive board starting in May 2025. The positions available in this coming cycle are President-Elect, Treasurer, Francophone Member at Large, Communications Officer, and Secretary. The deadline for nominations is January 15, 2025. Please find the details…
Read MoreNovember 4, 2024
Calls / Calls
Dear CASCA Members, We are now accepting nominations and self-nominations to fill five vacant positions on the CASCA Board of Directors, effective May 2025. The positions to be filled for the upcoming term are as follows: president-elect, treasurer, French-speaking member-at-large, head of…
Read MoreOctober 22, 2024
The deadline for submitting articles to *Le bulletin Culture* has been extended to October 28! Theme: CASCA’s 50th Anniversary *Le bulletin Culture* is the biannual, bilingual e-newsletter for CASCA members. We are now accepting articles, event announcements, and publication announcements for the Fall 2024 issue…
Read MoreSeptember 6, 2024
Calls / Calls
*Culture* is CASCA’s biannual, bilingual e-newsletter for members. We are currently accepting articles and discussion pieces, news items, event announcements, and book reviews for the Fall 2024 issue. In this issue of *Culture*, we invite CASCA members to continue the festivities that have already begun…
Read MoreSeptember 6, 2024
Calls
Culture is CASCA’s bi-annual and bilingual electronic newsletter. We are currently accepting articles and discussion pieces, news items, event announcements, and book notes for the Fall 2024 issue. In this issue of Culture, we invite CASCA members to continue the festivities begun earlier this year, and to mark the association’ 50th anniversary. To this end,…
Read MoreMay 30, 2024
Reports
Over the past year, the CASCA Labor Committee has conducted a research project on precarious work in Canadian anthropology. This is an issue of great importance to our scholarly association and to the discipline as a whole. Our preliminary report, which provides an overview of the findings to date,…
Read MoreMay 30, 2024
Reports
Over the past year, the CASCA Labour Committee has been conducting a research project on precarious labour in Canadian anthropology. This is an issue with great importance for our scholarly association and the discipline as a whole. Our preliminary report, giving an overview of our findings so far, is now available on the CASCA website…
Read MoreMay 15, 2024
Announcements
The CASCA Executive supports the CASCA 2024 LOC statement, “A statement from the CASCA 2024 Conference Local Organizing Committee in our support for student protestors,” as posted in the conference website.
Read MoreMay 6, 2024
Announcements
Two members of the CASCA Executive Committee will finish their terms at the May AGM: Emma Varley will step down as Past-President, and Rine Vieth will finish their term as MAL Anglophone. We thank them both for their passion for CASCA, and their engagement. Monica Heller will become Past President, and Bernie Perley will begin…
Read MoreMay 6, 2024
Cultureblog
Two members of the CASCA Executive Committee will complete their terms at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in May: Emma Varley will step down as past president, and Rine Vieth will complete her term as an English-speaking active member. We thank them both for their passion and commitment to the…
Read MoreApril 30, 2024
Cultureblog
Dear Colleagues, CASCA warmly invites members to apply to become the next president or co-president of the CASCA Medical Anthropology Network! Candidates who are medical anthropologists with a history of membership and involvement in CASCA are especially encouraged to apply. Led by Co-Chairs Pam Downe and Sylvia Abonyi since 2022, the…
Read MoreApril 30, 2024
Calls
Dear colleagues, The CASCA warmly invites applications from members to serve as the next Chair or Co-Chairs of the CASCA Medical Anthropology Network! Especially welcome are medical anthropologist candidates with a history of CASCA membership and involvement. Led by Co-Chairs Dr. Pam Downe and Dr. Sylvia Abonyi since 2022, the CASCA Medical Anthropology Network is made up of a broad range of anthropologists working…
Read MoreApril 29, 2024
Cultureblog
Dear CASCA Members, We are very pleased to announce that this year’s recipient of the CASCA Weaver-Tremblay Award is Carole Lévesque (Full Professor, Institut national de la recherche scientifique). Dr. Lévesque’s Weaver-Tremblay lecture—titled “Contributions of Engaged Anthropology to Indigenous Studies: A Quebec Perspective”—will take place…
Read MoreApril 29, 2024
Announcements
Dear CASCA members, We are very pleased to announce that this year’s winner of CASCA’s Weaver-Tremblay award is Carole Lévesque (Professeur titulaire, Institut national de la recherche scientifique). Dr. Lévesque’s Weaver-Tremblay lecture – entitled “Contributions de l’anthropologie engagée aux études autochtones : une trajectoire québécoise” – will be held on Thursday, May 16th during our annual conference. …
Read MoreApril 26, 2024
Cultureblog
Dear CASCA members, We are pleased to announce the release of the latest issue of *Culture*, Vol. 18, No. 1 – *Sedimented Histories, Vital Trajectories*! We invite you to read it here. Please feel free to share any questions or suggestions with us. We greatly appreciate your feedback!…
Read MoreApril 26, 2024
Announcements
Dear CASCA members, We are delighted to inform you that the latest Culture Vol.18, No.1 – Sedimented Histories, Vital Trajectories/Histoires Sédimentées, Trajectoires Vitales, is out! You are welcome to check it out here. Please let us know if you have any questions or suggestions. Your feedback is highly appreciated! This spring issue of Culture is…
Read MoreApril 22, 2024
Uncategorized
CASCA is honoured to welcome Dr. Naomi Adelson as CASCA Fellow for 2024! Dr. Adelson is a professor of medical anthropology and, since 2018, the associate vice president, research and innovation at Toronto Metropolitan University. This honour recognizes Dr. Adelson’s research excellence and the rich and longstanding contributions she has made to our association and…
Read MoreApril 22, 2024
Cultureblog
We are honored to welcome Professor Naomi Adelson as a CASCA Member Emerita in 2024! Dr. Adelson is a professor of medical anthropology and, since 2018, has served as associate vice president for research and innovation at Toronto Metropolitan University. This honor recognizes the excellence of her research and the significance of her contributions to…
Read MoreApril 16, 2024
Announcements
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Maggie Cummings (University of Toronto) and Dr. Abra Wenzel (Carleton University) for being selected as this year’s recipients of the CASCA Award for Teaching Excellence — Dr. Cummings in the permanent faculty category and Dr. Wenzel in the contract faculty category. Congratulations! We look forward to celebrating with you in…
Read MoreApril 16, 2024
Cultureblog
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Maggie Cummings (University of Toronto) and Dr. Abra Wenzel (Carleton University), who have been selected as this year’s recipients of the CASCA Award for Excellence in Teaching — Dr. Cummings in the tenured faculty category and Dr. Wenzel in the instructor category…
Read MoreApril 10, 2024
Announcements
Please join us in congratulating Carole Therrien (PhD Candidate, Carleton University) who has been awarded the 2024 Richard F. Salisbury Award, given each year to an outstanding PhD candidate, enrolled at a Canadian university, for the purposes of defraying expenses incurred while carrying out dissertation fieldwork. The award is named in memory of Dr. Richard…
Read MoreApril 10, 2024
Cultureblog
Please join us in congratulating Carole Therrien (Ph.D. candidate, Carleton University), who has been awarded the 2024 Richard F. Salisbury Fellowship. This fellowship is awarded annually to an outstanding doctoral candidate enrolled at a Canadian university to cover expenses incurred while conducting fieldwork for a dissertation. The award is…
Read MoreApril 9, 2024
Cultureblog
Announcement of the 2023 Labrecque-Lee Book Award The Labrecque-Lee Book Award Committee is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2023 award is Michael J. Hathaway for *What a Mushroom Lives For*, and that the finalist is Christopher Krupa for *A Feast of Flowers*. The Labrecque-Lee Prize was established in 2018 and…
Read MoreApril 9, 2024
Announcements
Labrecque-Lee Book Prize Committee Award 2023 Prize Announcement The Labrecque-Lee Book Prize Committee is delighted to announce the winner of the 2023 award is Michael J. Hathaway for What a Mushroom Lives For, and the runner-up is Christopher Krupa for A Feast of Flowers. The Labrecque-Lee Book Award was established in 2018, and named in honour of…
Read MoreMarch 5, 2024
Cultureblog
The Executive Committee of the Canadian Association of Social and Cultural Anthropology (CASCA) shares the concerns of many other associations in the field, including the German Association of Social and Cultural Anthropology (DGSKA), the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA), the American Anthropological Association (AAA), and the Australian Anthropological Society (AAS), regarding the termination letter recently sent to…
Read MoreMarch 5, 2024
Statements
The Executive Committee of the Canadian Anthropology Society/Société canadienne d’anthropologie (CASCA) shares the concerns of many sister societies (e.g. DGSKA, EASA, AAA, AAS) regarding the recent letter of dismissal sent by the President of the Max Planck Society to anthropologist Ghassan Hage. We are particularly concerned: That Dr. Hage was ostensibly dismissed due to…
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2024
Calls
The journal Anthropologica is looking for a new editorial team composed of one Editor for the English-language manuscripts and one Editor for the French-language manuscripts. The editors can act as Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editor, or as CoEditors-in-Chief. We welcome individual or team applications. Anthropologica is the official journal of the Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA), a…
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2024
Cultureblog
The journal Anthropologica is seeking a new editorial team consisting of an editor responsible for English-language publications and an editor responsible for French-language publications. Editors may serve as editor-in-chief, associate editor-in-chief, or…
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2024
Calls
Culture is CASCA’s bi-annual and bilingual electronic newsletter. We are currently accepting articles and discussion pieces, news items, event announcements, and book notes for the Spring 2024 issue. In this edition of Culture, we invite members of CASCA to draw inspiration from the theme of the annual conference – “Sedimented Histories, Vital Trajectories” –…
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2024
Cultureblog
*Culture* is CASCA’s bilingual, biannual e-newsletter for members. We are now accepting articles, event announcements, and publication announcements for the Spring 2024 issue. In this issue of *Culture*, we invite CASCA members to draw inspiration from the theme of the annual conference—“Sedimented Stories, Life Trajectories”…
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2024
Uncategorized
The Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA) warmly invites applications from members to serve as the next Chair or Co-Chairs of the CASCA Medical Anthropology Network! Especially welcome are medical anthropologist candidates with a history of CASCA membership and involvement. Led by Co-Chairs Dr. Pam Downe and Dr. Sylvia Abonyi since 2022, the CASCA Medical Anthropology Network…
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2024
Cultureblog
The Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA) warmly invites the following individuals to apply to serve as the next Chair or Co-Chair of the CASCA Medical Anthropology Network! Medical anthropologists with a background in the following areas are particularly encouraged to apply. Membership and active participation in CASCA are required. Led by Co-Chairs Dr. Pam…
Read MoreJanuary 12, 2024
Calls
Please find below the details for the Call for Nominations for the following CASCA Executive positions: 1) President Elect (one-year term, May 2024-May 2025, to be followed by one year terms as President, May 2025-May 2026, then Past President, May 2026-May 2027) The President-Elect undertakes to learn the policies and procedures of the association, pursues…
Read MoreJanuary 12, 2024
Cultureblog
Please find below the details of the call for nominations for the following positions on the CASCA Executive Committee: 1) President-Elect (one-year term, May 2024 to May 2025, followed by a one-year term as President, May 2025 to May 2026, and a one-year term as Past President,…
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