Society for the anthropology of Europe

 
 

Thomas M. Wilson

President of the SAE, 2008-10


Even as the European Union unifies much of the continent, the peoples and states of Europe retain their cultural variety and social and political differences. In some countries churches are being reconsecrated after decades of state atheism; in others, churches are being converted into bars, restaurants and clubs as societies move towards secularism. Newly immigrant Muslim populations in France, Germany, Holland and Great Britain outnumber the long established ones of the Balkans. Issues of belonging and othering, of social justice and market economics, of cultural innovation and conservative nationalism, are central to understanding Europe, and at the heart of key theoretical debates in anthropology globally.


The SAE is the section of the American Anthropological Association that promotes the anthropological study of European societies and cultures, in its own journal and other publication projects, through discussion on H-SAE, and through sponsored panels at the AAA meetings. We encourage anthropologists worldwide whose work focuses on Europe to join in our efforts.



Thomas M. Wilson

Professor of Anthropology

Binghamton University,

State University of New York

president’s message


  1. JOIN US FOR:


  1. Events at AAA Meetings

  2. BulletDistinguished International Lecturers

  3. BulletFeatured Sessions and Roundtables

  4. BulletMembership Meetings and Recognition of Awards


  1. Section Activities 

  2. BulletBook Prizes

  3. BulletAnnual Student Paper Competitions

  4. BulletPre-dissertation Fellowships Co-sponsored with the Council for European Studies

  5. BulletSection Publications


  1. Scholarly Networks 

  2. BulletH-SAE

  3. BulletResearch Network for Post-Socialist Cultural Studies (SOYUZ)

  4. BulletEuropeanist Network for Environmental Anthropology

  5. BulletGerman Studies Network

  6. BulletAnthropology of Italy Network

  7. BulletHungarian Studies Network

  8. BulletLinks & Resources



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pictures: (above left) rome © B.c. perley 2006

(above right) images of gorj county, romania, © marian tudor 2006

(portrait) thomas M. Wilson