Itinerances

ITINERANCIES

With the theme Itinerancies we propose bringing together different anthropological streams, addressing the multiple cognitive, political and ethical challenges of studying contemporary societies in flux, and venturing beyond the anthropocentric analytical frameworks.

There are three thematic lines with suggested topics for panels. These are suggestions; panel organizers are encouraged to use their creativity. For each of these lines, we will feature key highlights in a different format, such as plenary sessions, round tables, duets, quartets or others. Examples include topics like public anthropology, the anthropology of Minho and Galicia, migrant lives, religious itinerancies, and multi-species anthropology.

Thematic Lines

1 | Itinerancies of anthropology

• Past, present and future of the discipline in its plurality
• Research and teaching dynamics – methodological innovations, emerging fields, and new research frontiers
• Ethnography and theory
• Public and applied anthropology
• Biological temporalities

2 | Pathways, mobilities, displacements

• Migrations, exiles, displacements
• Borders, transitions, transformations
• Changing identities
• Pilgrimages, emotions, and religious reconfigurations
• Mobilities, tourism, trafficking
• Corporalities: therapeutic itineraries, routes, localities
• Artistic experiences

3 | Human and non-human itinerancies

• Multi-species anthropology
• Anthropocene/Capitalocene/Plantationocene
• Food – itineraries of production, circulation, consumption
• Extractivism, mining, social and political struggles
• Maritime and coastal lives
• Materialities, heritage and the social life of objects