First annual conference of The Global War Against the Rat and the Epistemic Emergence of Zoonosis
The Global War Against the Rat and the Epistemic Emergence of Zoonosis is to host its first annual conference (online) on 27-28 May.
Department news
Developing Effective Rodent Control Strategies to Reduce Disease Risk in Ecologically and Culturally Diverse Rural Landscapes
Christos Lynteris is the co-investigator of a new UKRI/MRC-funded project on developing effective rodent-control strategies for reducing plague, leptospirosis and rickettsioses in rural Tanzania and Madagascar.
Transitional Justice in Law, History and Anthropology
We are pleased to announce the publication of Dr Melissa Demian’s new book.
"Emptiness" collection
A collection on "Emptiness" has been published in Cultural Anthropology's Theorizing the Contemporary series.
Scottish Funding Council: Grants Awarded to Researchers in Department of Social Anthropology
As part of the St Andrews Restarting Research Funding Scheme, the Scottish Funding Council has awarded grants to Bridget Bradley, Mette High, Sabine Hyland and Emilka Skrzypek.
Christos Lynteris shortlisted for AHRC/Wellcome 2020 Medical Humanities Award for Best Research
Christos Lynteris has been shortlisted for AHRC/Wellcome 2020 Medical Humanities Award for Best Research for his Visual Representations of the Third Plague Pandemic project (ERC).
Fighting COVID-19 in the Xingu Indigenous Territory
The Department of Social Anthropology and the Centre for Amerindian Studies recently created a special collaboration with Wauja filmmaker Piratá Waujá and Factum Foundation.
Peru facing rural Covid-19 disaster
A disaster is looming in Peru caused by Covid-19 as 1000s return to rural homes lacking resources and facilities, according to new research.
Revealing the Invisible Mine: Social complexities of an undeveloped mining project
We are delighted to announce the release of a new book by Dr Emilka E. Skrzypek.
Antonio Montañés Jiménez and Matthew Porges Awarded David Riches Medal for Postgraduate Research
The Ladislav Holy Memorial Trust’s David Riches Medal for Postgraduate Research 2020 has been awarded to Antonio Montañés Jiménez and Matthew Porges.