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Conferences
CASCA hosts conferences annually, and our members are the first to receive invitations to attend and present.
CASCA 2026, Saint Mary's University in Mi'kma'ki (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Resurgence | Résurgence | Minowawsowakən
May 20 to 23, 2026
The 2026 CASCA conference will take place within the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Wabanaki Confederacy, the land of The People of the Dawn.
When juxtaposed to recent and troubling developments in Canada and indeed across the globe, the inherent sense of renewal embedded in this geography compels us, as anthropologists, to consider the human capacity for resurgence and practices of renewal that point us towards a brighter future. How do people and communities respond to the ongoing threats of colonialism, corporate malfeasance, and government malice while forging new forms of social belonging? Can anthropology itself be reoriented towards the emergent possibilities offered by these practices?
Anthropology's goal of dispelling oversimplified narratives, for example, might sit nicely alongside calls for a reorientation of anthropological research. As people appear to increasingly reject modernity, what previous loyalties or communities might be re-embraced or recreated, and how can anthropology gain from and add to such developments? Whether reimagined relations with the land, reconfigurations of social relations, or revitalized political movements, we seek panels and papers that celebrate human creativity, identity and resilience, foregrounding anthropology's ability for constant renewal.
The Call for Proposals is now open. We invite the following types of submissions:
- Panels (of up to five papers)
- Individual Papers
- Roundtables
- Posters
- Workshops
Each session will be 90 minutes in length — panels and roundtables can include up to five contributions. There is a button on the website that will take you to the submission portal, or you can access it directly via Submissions.
Deadline: February 21, 2026 (no extensions; late proposals cannot be considered).
More information is available on the CASCA 2026 conference website. We can't wait to read your proposals!
Conference registration: fee structure
| Early Bird (Before March 13) | Regular (March 13 – April 10) | On Site (After April 10) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | $185.00 | $210.00 | $220.00 |
| Reduced (LDC / grad / post-doc / precarious) | $100.00 | $120.00 | $130.00 |
| Undergraduate | $45.00 | $65.00 | $75.00 |
| Non-Member (non-anthros / foreign visitors) | $200.00 | $230.00 | $250.00 |
Conference Classifieds
Constellating Care: Resurgent Solidarities and Kinships
Amy Cran (Dalhousie University) invites you to join the following panel for CASCA 2026.
Canada is a settler colonial nation currently experiencing a deepening wealth disparity under a neoliberal regime that has failed to ensure equality and prosperity for all. Within this system and the overlapping varices that cut across it — social marginalization, structural inequality, racial injustice — individuals continue to find new ways to care for themselves and those close to them. This affiliated panel asks: what are the constellations of care that are nurtured in this simultaneously colonial/reconciliatory milieu, and how are they maintained?
Those interested are invited to contact Amy directly: a.cran@dal.ca.
Private Land, Indigenous Rights, and the Future of Property in Canada
Dr. Brian Thom (University of Victoria) is organizing a panel for CASCA 2026 in Halifax (May 20–23, 2026).
Recent court decisions have taken sharply different positions on whether Aboriginal title can coexist with fee simple private property (e.g., Cowichan Tribes et al. v. Canada in BC) versus whether title remedies over private lands should be limited to compensation rather than land return (e.g., Wolastoqey Nation v. New Brunswick). Contributions are welcome from across sub-disciplines (social, political, economic, and legal anthropology).
Those interested in contributing are invited to contact Dr. Brian Thom at bthom@uvic.ca directly as soon as possible (by February 15 at the latest).
Disability Anthropology — Panel / Roundtable
Pamela Block (Western University) is organizing a panel for CASCA 2026 on Disability Anthropology and invites paper proposals from interested participants.
To submit, please email your paper title + abstract to pblock@uwo.ca by February 16, 2026. Pamela will craft the session abstract based on the submitted paper abstracts (and is open to co-organizing the session — please indicate if interested).
AI, Academic Precarity, and Anthropological Research in Canada — Roundtable Proposal
How is Artificial Intelligence reshaping anthropological teaching and scholarly labour amid academic precarity in Canada? Do contract faculty, graduate students, and independent scholars turn to AI tools — such as large language models, transcription software, and analytics platforms? This session invites dialogic reflection on how anthropologists might collectively negotiate accountable, reflexive, and just uses of AI under conditions of precarity.
To participate, contact Deidre Rose (derose@uoguelph.ca).
Past Conferences
CASCA 2025 — McGill, Montreal
Confluences
May 7–10, 2025
The 2025 conference of the Canadian Anthropology Society.
Promising Uncertainties: Unsettling the Future of Anthropological Terrain
2016
University of Regina.
2023 AAA/CASCA Annual Meeting
Transitions
November 15–19, 2023
Transitions may be the most constant feature of everyday life.
CASCA 2024 — UBC Okanagan
Sedimented Histories | Vital Trajectories
May 15–18, 2024
UBC Okanagan on Syilx territory and online.
Engagements and Entanglements
2021
University of Guelph (online).
Cancelled due to COVID-19
2020
Western University.
Changing Climates
2019
Vancouver, BC.
Contrapunteo
2018
Universidad de Oriente.
Mo(u)vment
2017
University of Ottawa.
Solidarities
2016
Dalhousie University.
Landscapes of Knowledges
2015
Université Laval.
Promising Uncertainties: Unsettling the Future of Anthropological Terrain
2014
York University.
Unsettling Records: Re-working Anthropology's Role in Turbulent Times
2013
University of Victoria.
The Unexpected
2012
University of Alberta.
The Greening of Anthropology: Reconfiguring our Work for the 21st Century
2011
St. Thomas University & University of New Brunswick.
Anthropological Connections
2010
Concordia University.
Transnational Anthropologies: Convergences and Divergences in Globalized Disciplinary Networks
2009
University of British Columbia.
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