Critical Junctions:
Anthropology on the Move
Department of African Studies and Anthropology (DASA), University of Birmingham
08-11 April 2025
Conference News
The call for papers closed on 18 November. Out of 530 proposals made, 405 were accepted. Transfer papers will be resolved by the end of January.
The call for ethnographic films closed on 2 December, with 23 film submissions. Decisions on films will be made by 3 February 2025.
PHISHING EMAILS are circulating stating to be accommodation booking services for the conference, using various email addresses like support(at)gtravelmanagement.com, purporting to be GT Travel, Global travel, etc. . These are not legitimate and should be deleted. NB This is not a data breach - the phishers appear to be picking off the names of accepted authors on the conference website and then finding email addresses on institutional websites.
Welcome to ASA2025
The ASA's 2025 Conference is hosted by the Department of African Studies & Anthropology (DASA), within the College of Arts and Law, at the University of Birmingham. Founded in 1963 as an interdisciplinary Centre of West African Studies, Birmingham anthropologists have always worked closely with scholars in allied disciplines. While we remain committed to close collaboration with colleagues from African institutions, our anthropological research is increasingly global, with particular strengths in the anthropology of gender relations, religious coexistence, economic life, migration, and popular culture.
The conference will be held on the University's leafy Edgbaston Campus. On campus, conference guests can visit the University’s museums (The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, The Lapworth Museum, and Winterbourne House) and will be just a short journey from Britain's second city’s many restaurants and attractions. Served by University Station, several bus routes, and with access to canal towpaths (for cyclists and walkers), the campus is well-connected to many areas of the city. Trains from University Station are direct to Birmingham New Street for onward train connections (including to Birmingham International Airport) and for coach travel from Birmingham (Digbeth) Coach Station.
We are grateful to the University of Birmingham’s College of Arts and Law for its sponsorship.
contact: conference(at)theasa.org
Organising Committee
All at the University of Birmingham
Chair: Juliet Gilbert
Jessica Johnson
Deema Kaneff
Leslie Fesenmyer
Marco Di Nunzio
Stefano Piemontese
Angelo Martins Junior
Luis Manuel Garcia-Mispireta
Fuad Musallam
Anthony Pickles
Insa Nolte
Melanie Griffiths
Scientific Committee
Elizabeth Hallam (University of Oxford)
Cris Shore (Goldsmiths)
Toyin Agbetu (University College London)
Conference artwork by Letizia Bonanno, Social Anthropologist and Illustrator
