[Linganth] Reimagining Anthropological Knowledge: Join the World Anthropological Union Congress 2024 in South Africa!

[Ricardo A. Fagoaga H.]

Reimagining Anthropological Knowledge: Join the World Anthropological Union
Congress 2024 in South Africa!

We are thrilled to invite you to participate in the inaugural World
Anthropological Union (WAU) Congress 2024, taking place in Johannesburg,
South Africa, from November 11th to 15th, 2024. Hosted by Anthropology
Southern Africa and the University of Johannesburg, this groundbreaking
event promises a vibrant exploration of anthropological knowledge under the
thought-provoking theme:

Reimagining Anthropological Knowledge: Perspectives, Practices, and Power

As you know, anthropology has navigated multiple paradigmatic shifts and
critiques over the decades, questioning how we gather, organize, present,
and theorize knowledge. From post-structuralism to decoloniality, these
critiques emphasize the constructed nature of knowledge and the power
dynamics embedded within it.

The WAU Congress 2024 invites you to engage with these crucial issues. We
welcome panels that address, but are not limited to, the following themes:

• Changing fields of anthropological subdisciplines
• The politics of producing social, cultural, linguistic, biological, and
paleo-anthropological knowledge
• Ideas and ideals of ethnographic and ethnological practice
• Post-covid practices in anthropological knowledge making
• Digital worlds and the role of new technologies in fieldwork
• The legitimacy of museums and collections as knowledge repositories
• Ideas of truth and/or post-truth in knowledge-making and representation
• Anthropology as the humbling practice of learning
• Tensions between local knowledge production and academic knowledge
production
• Disaggregating local knowledges in light of critical decolonial
perspectives
• Challenges and successes of the decolonial imperative

Submit your panel proposal by January 22, 2024:
https://bit.ly/WAUcongress2024

We encourage diverse perspectives and welcome panels reflecting Africa's
language richness. Please submit your proposal in both English and your
chosen language of presentation.
Additional key dates:
• Evaluation of Panels: February 22, 2024
• Announcement of Accepted Panels: March 1, 2024
• Call for Papers (abstract submission): March 8 - April 30, 2024

Don't miss this unique opportunity to:
• Engage in interdisciplinary dialogue with leading scholars and emerging
voices
• Share your research and insights on the future of anthropological
knowledge
• Network with colleagues from around the world
• Experience the vibrancy of Johannesburg and South Africa

Join us in reimagining anthropological knowledge at the WAU Congress 2024!
We look forward to welcoming you to Mzansi/South Africa!
Sincerely,


The World Anthropological Union Congress 2024
Organizing Committee

P.S. Consider extending your stay and attending the Anthropology Southern
Africa (ASnA) annual conference happening from November 6-8, 2024:
https://bit.ly/ASnA2024
*°°°°°°°*
*Ricardo A. Fagoaga Hernández*
Antropólogo e Historiador
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*Academic Digital Impact Consultant* for the World Council of
Anthropological Associations (*WCAA*) and the World Anthropological Union (
*WAU*).

*Associate Editor *of the *History of Anthropology Review* (*HAR
<https://histanthro.org>*).
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