Anthropologies of Conflict in a New
Millennium
American Ethnological Society and
Association for Political and Legal
Anthropology
April 11-13, 2013
Chicago, Illinois
From the events of September 11 to the war in Iraq,
from the Arab spring to Greek riots, from the invasion of Afghanistan to the
occupation of Wall Street, the opening of the new millennium has witnessed a
burst of new forms of conflict around the world. For anthropologists, these
events have raised profound questions both about the nature of human conflict
and about the place of our discipline within it. How should anthropologists
understand the new forms of conflict that increasingly dominate the world
stage? In what ways do we need to rethink our accustomed notions of power, of
nation, of technology, and of the relationship between individual and group?
And how do we situate ourselves, scientifically and morally, amid the
contending groups whose cultures we study?
In April of 2013, the American Ethnological Society
and the Association for Political and Legal Anthropology will explore these
questions at our joint Spring Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. We look
forward to special plenaries by Susan Coutin, Sally Merry, Katherine Verdery,
and Carolyn Nordstrom.
We invite proposals for papers, panels, workshops,
and special events that interrogate the place of conflict in anthropological
thought and practice. Possible subjects might include, but are not limited to:
- Anthropologists in conflict zones
- Meanings of power in the contemporary world
- The ethics of anthropological engagement with military authorities
- Law and violence
- The meanings of protest on the international stage
- Practices of conflict resolution, repair, and reconciliation
- The changing role of the nation-state
- Religion and power in contemporary conflicts
- The role of the legal process in times of conflict
- Conflict and the surveillance state
- Changing understandings of religious fundamentalism
- Anthropological ethics in a time of violence
- The role and influence of diaspora populations in conflict
- Ethnography of specific conflict arenas – e.g., the Occupy movement, Iraq, Afghanistan, Darfur, the Arab Spring, the European austerity revolts, the War on Terror, the Tea Party movement
As always, paper and panel proposals on topics
unrelated to the meetings theme are also welcome.
Proposals for workshops and special events should
be submitted through the online portal by January 18, 2013. Proposals for
panels and individual papers should be submitted through the online portal by
January 25, 2013.
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