January 28, 2026
Announcements
Dear CASCA members, The Labrecque-Lee Book Prize was established in 2018 and named in honour of two outstanding Canadian anthropologists. Marie-France Labrecque is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Université Laval, where she taught for more than 30 years. Since 1982, she has (co)authored and (co)edited nine books on gender, migration, and mobility…
Read MoreJune 6, 2025
Culture
We are happy to announce the publication of the latest issue of Culture, CASCA’s biannual and bilingual electronic newsletter. This issue takes up the theme of our annual conference “Confluences”, held at McGill University in Montreal from May 7 to 10, 2025. This issue features one original article by our members, Helene Demers, addressing the theme of…
Read MoreFebruary 17, 2025
Announcements
Are you a graduate student in Canada (or are you supervising graduate students with whom you can share this notice), whose work takes a feminist perspective and engages with gender issues? Then please consider submitting your CASCA paper to be considered for the Women’s Network Graduate Student Prize for this year’s conference. Graduate students in…
Read MoreJanuary 8, 2025
Announcements
The deadline for submissions for the 2025 CASCA Conference (May 7-10, 2025 in Montreal) is extended to January 24, 2025. The 2025 conference of the Canadian Anthropology Society inaugurates the association’s second half century by inviting reflections on confluences. The conference invites contributions, in the form of research papers, panels and roundtables that…
Read MoreDecember 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 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 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 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.
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