New Handbook on Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality
A cutting-edge new handbook on Gender and Sexuality has just been published by Professorial Fellow Cecilia McCallum and co-editors, Dr Silvia Posocco and Dr Martin Fotta.
Department news
Dr Patrick O’Hare’s book released in Spanish
Dr Patrick O’Hare and co-authors have just released a Spanish Open Access version of their book "Taking Form, Making Worlds: Cartonera Publishers in Latin America."
Abolishing Poverty: New Book by Dr Gutiérrez Garza
A new book co-authored by Dr Ana Gutiérrez Garza has recently been published by University of Georgia Press.
St Andrews hosts major international conference on 'Financing the Future'
St Andrews hosted the fourth international Energy Ethics conference on the theme 'EE2023: Financing the Future' on 6-8 June 2023.
Medical Anthropology Special Issue on Disease Reservoirs
"Disease Reservoirs", a special issue of the journal Medical Anthropology, edited by Matheus Alves Duarte da Silva, Oliver French, Frédéric Keck and Jules Skotnes-Brown has been published.
Professor Michael Herzfeld is Awarded Honorary Doctorate
In this summer’s graduation ceremonies, Professor Michael Herzfeld was awarded the degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, for major contributions to Anthropology and Area Studies.
Social Justice and the Circular Economy
Academics, policymakers, and third sector representatives met in St Andrews to discuss Social Justice and the Circular Economy in the context of the forthcoming Circular Economy Bill (Scotland).
Book Publication: Anthropology and Responsibility, edited by Melissa Demian, Mattia Fumanti and Christos Lynteris
An output of ASA2021 and edited by Melissa Demian, Mattia Fumanti and Christos Lynteris, the book Anthropology and Responsibility has been published by Routledge.
Caribbean Cultures and Heritage: Collaborative Master’s Module and Student Exchange
This summer Social Anthropology will be welcoming our first academic visitor under a new exchange scheme between the University of the West Indies and the University of St Andrews.
Registration for "Epizootics Beyond the Farm: Historical and Ethnographic Approaches" Conference
Registration is open for The Global War Against the Rat project's third annual conference on the topic of "Epizootics Beyond the Farm: Historical and Ethnographic Approaches"