The Australian Network of Student Anthropologists (ANSA) was established in 2005 as an initiative of Australian postgraduate students.
ANSA aims to:
Share knowledge, experience, and support amongst student and early-career anthropologists
Provide a voice for student interests and encourage student participation with the Australian Anthropological Society (AAS), with specific attention paid to the needs of postgraduate students enrolled at Australian Universities
Provide resources and information for student and early-career anthropologists
ANSA has a strong relationship with the AAS, who fund the AAS/ANSA Postgraduate Travel Grants and the Robyn Wood Travel Grant to assist students presenting at the AAS Annual Conference. Since 2013 they have been funding a photography exhibition, which in 2018 became the Visual and Creative Ethnography Competition.
More information on ANSA activities is available on their website.
The ANSA Executive comprises the Chairperson, Secretary, and Web Officer, and is supported by the Committee. The ANSA Committee comprises student or early career researcher representatives from Australian universities (primarily postgraduates).
The Executive is responsible for overseeing ANSA’s activities and funding, and the chairperson also acts as the Postgraduate Student Representative on the AAS Executive Committee (in a non-voting capacity). The Committee members - or University representatives - are conduits for information at their respective universities.
Further information on the roles of the Executive and Committee members is available on the website and detailed on the ANSA Constitution.
ANSA welcomes current and recent anthropology students as members.
There are two types of ANSA members:
AAS affiliates who are also members of the AAS
Non-AAS affiliates who are not members of the AAS
All ANSA members are eligible to:
Participate in the ANSA Postgraduate Panel, held during the AAS Annual Conference
Receive the ANSA monthly email
Be featured in the ANSA profile of the month
Nominate for the ANSA Executive positions of Chairperson, Secretary, or Web Officer, and for ANSA Committee positions
AAS affiliate members only are also eligible to:
Apply for an AAS/ANSA Postgraduate Travel Grant or the Robyn Wood Travel Grant
Enter the AAS/ANSA Photography Competition
If you would like to become an ANSA member you can do so via the membership sign-up page.
You can also choose to join ANSA when you are completing the online AAS membership application - you will be added as an ANSA member following your acceptance to the AAS.
If you wish to update your membership or remove yourself from ANSA’s membership list, you can send an email to ansa.exec@gmail.com.
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