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Read more at: Digital Lab for MAA

Digital Lab for MAA

The Digital Lab is a digital engagement project that seeks to increase the visibility and accessibility of the world cultures collections at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) in Cambridge. It recognises that digital platforms and methodologies can support reaching new audiences, diversifying voices, and...


Read more at: Visiting Artist Enotie Ogbebor at MAA

Visiting Artist Enotie Ogbebor at MAA

From 13 April to 25 May the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) hosted Enotie Ogbebor as an Artist in Residence on the Creative Europe funded Taking Care project. Enotie is a long-time friend of the Museum, having worked closely with the University through the Benin Dialogue Group towards the return of looted...


Read more at: Launch of the Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology

Launch of the Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology

The Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology (OEA) was officially launched in January 2023. The Anthropology Department of the University of Cambridge had initially developed this online open-access resource as the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Anthropology, growing its audience to over half a million readers and attracting world...


Read more at: Cambridge Mongolia Forum

Cambridge Mongolia Forum

Economy and Environment in Post-Mining Mongolia and the Future of Mongolian Studies After a lengthy Covid-19 hiatus, the Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit (MIASU) resumed its public engagement activities by launching the inaugural Cambridge Mongolia Forum (CMF) on 15-16 December 2022. Convened by Professor Uradyn E...


Read more at: 'Worlds within' Exhibition in the ARB opens 2 June

'Worlds within' Exhibition in the ARB opens 2 June

Contemporary art from Japan Kaori Yoshikawa | Makoto Morimura | Marie Nohara | Shin Ikeda | sonsengocchabacco | So Shimada | Hajime Wada Artworks often afford glimpses into the inner worlds of others: the forms and textures that populate artists’ minds. While some of the artists in this show describe their creative process...


Read more at: Susan Drucker Brown

Susan Drucker Brown

We were sad to learn of the death of Susan Drucker Brown, who died peacefully in her sleep at the Arthur Rank Hospice in Cherry Hinton, Cambridge in the morning of May 1, 2023. Susan Drucker Brown was a familiar face at our Senior Research Seminar, and it was lovely to see here there just a few weeks ago. Dr. Susan Drucker...


Read more at: COLOUR: Art, Science & Power exhibition extended until 23 April
Colour Exhibition at the MAA

COLOUR: Art, Science & Power exhibition extended until 23 April

COLOUR: Art, Science & Power has been extended until 23 April. FREE ADMISSION. Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, University of Cambridge. Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 5pm; Sunday 12pm - 5pm Click here to explore the virtual tour https://www.museums.cam.ac.uk/story/colour-art-science-and-power/


Read more at: Philomathia 5th Annual Symposium

Philomathia 5th Annual Symposium

Philomathia 5th Annual Symposium is convened by five Philomathia Fellows in the Philomathia Research Programme, School of Social Sciences at the University of Cambridge The Department of Social Anthropology is delighted to announce the details for the Philomathia 5th Annual Symposium on April 27 th in Cambridge. Two of the...


Read more at: Gillian Tett Elected as next Provost at King’s

Gillian Tett Elected as next Provost at King’s

The Department of Social Anthropology is delighted to hear that alumna Dr Gillian Tett will be returning to Cambridge in October of this year. Currently chair of the editorial board and editor-at-large, US, of the Financial Times, Gillian Tett has been elected as the 250x250-author_pic_gillian_tett.jpg next Provost of King...


Read more at: New Special Issue – Negative Ethics: Taking the Bad with the Good

New Special Issue – Negative Ethics: Taking the Bad with the Good

Anthropology at times overlooks immorality in its study of ethics, privileging ‘the good’ and people’s positive practices of self-cultivation. This elision reflects a broader disciplinary tendency towards viewing social life as inherently positive or benign. Edited by Tom Powell Davies and Corinna Howland, this special...