Past Conferences

A major activity of the Society is the annual conference. All are welcome to register for AAS conferences (you don't have to be an AAS member to attend or present).

Conference programs include social events, keynotes by invited speakers, workshops organized and run by the Australian Network of Student Anthropologists and and the Centre for Native Title Anthropology, as well as panels, labs, roundtables, and meetings.

  • University of Western Australia, 27 November- 29 November 2024

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    Keynote Address by Ghassan Hage

    The other settler-colonial prejudice
    27 November 2024

    Keynote Address by Dr Jessyca Hutchens and Associate Professor Stephen Gilchrist

    Undisciplining the Museum

    28 November 2024

  • Macquarie University, 28 November-1 December 2023

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    Keynote Address by Professor Carolyn Rouse (Princeton University)

    Keynote Address by Professor Susanna Trnka (University of Auckland)

  • Online, 23 – 26 November 2022

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  • Online, 24 November - 1 December 2021

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  • The Australian National University, 2-5 December 2019

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    Keynote Address by Professor Robert Borofsky (Hawaii Pacific University)

    Ensuring Anthropology Matters –To Others
    3 Dec 2019

    Keynote Address by Professor Amita Baviskar (Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi)

    A Conversation on Public Anthropology

  • James Cook University, Cairns Campus, 4 - 7 December 2018

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  • University of Adelaide, 11-15 December 2017

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  • The University of Sydney, 12-15 December 2016

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    Keynote Address by Professor Susan Crate (George Mason University)

    Keynote Address by Professor Aletta Biersack (The University of Oregon)

  • The University of Melbourne, 1-4 December 2015

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    Keynote Address by Michael Lambek (University of Toronto)

    Keynote Address by Nancy Scheper-Hughes (University of California, Berkeley)

    Keynote Address by Annelise Riles (Cornell Law School)

    Panel - Engaging the Public

  • The University of Otago (Queenstown, New Zealand), 10-13 November 2014

  • The Australian National University, 6-8 November 2013

  • The University of Queensland, 26-28 September 2012

  • The University of Western Australia, 5-8 July 2011

  • Deakin University, 23-24 September 2010

  • Macquarie University, 9-11 December 2009

  • The University of Auckland, 8-12 December 2008

  • Australian National University, 31 October-2 November 2007

  • James Cook University, Cairns Campus, 27-30 September 2006