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March 5, 2024

Statement by the CASCA Executive Committee: “Academic Freedom, Antisemitism, and the Dismissal of Ghassan Hage from the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology”

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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…

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March 5, 2024

CASCA Executive Statement: “Academic freedom, antisemitism, and the dismissal of Ghassan Hage from the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology”

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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…

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November 3, 2023

CASCA Executive Committee Statement on the Need for an Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza

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CASCA views the unfolding tragedy in Palestine-Israel with horror and great concern. We support international calls for an immediate ceasefire. We condemn the attacks by Hamas on innocent people, and the taking of hostages, and we likewise condemn the mass violence inflicted on the people of Gaza during the Israeli government’s military campaign, which has…

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February 28, 2022

Statement in solidarity with Ukrainians

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The Canadian Anthropological Society unequivocally condemns the Russian Federation’s military assault on Ukraine. Read Statement

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April 27, 2021

Racism and violence against Asians

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The Canadian Anthropological Society (CASCA) condemns anti-Asian hatred in Canada and recognizes that it is interwoven with a context of white supremacy, xenophobia and, often, misogyny. We would particularly like to extend our condolences to the families and loved ones of the eight victims, six of whom were women of Asian origin, who lost their lives during an act…

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April 27, 2021

Anti-Asian Racism and Violence

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The Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA) condemns anti-Asian hate in Canada and recognizes that it is embedded in white supremacy, xenophobia, and often misogyny. Specifically, we would like to extend our condolences to the families and loved ones of the eight people, six of whom were women of Asian descent, who lost their lives in an…

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