We are pleased to announce that the Eighth Biennial Meeting of the Society for Amazonian and Andean Studies will take place May 3-5, 2024 on the campus of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, with a simultaneous virtual component hosted by the George Washington University to promote international participation and discussion.
This conference brings together scholars and the public to ask how can intersectional and interdisciplinary, anthropologically-informed approaches to Amazonian and Andean studies contribute to addressing urgent, global challenges?
Friday, May 3
5:00-7:00 pm: keynote
Eduardo Neves (Universidade de São Paulo): Engaging Archaeology to Help Protecting the Amazon: The Amazon Revealed Project
Reception to follow, catered by Virginia Company
Saturday, May 4
A full day with four main sessions:
1. Decolonizing Research and communities research programs in the region
2. Indigenous responses to climate change
3. The future of gender studies in the Amazon and Andes
4. Future directions
Sunday, May 5
Morning session on multimedia and poster sessions.
We are grateful for the support of UVA's Center for Global Inquiry + Innovation (CGII) in the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs, as well as the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. We will be able to simulcast translation into multiple languages of the Amazon and Andes. We will also be able to provide limited funding for participants and attendees. Details on funding opportunities will be forthcoming.
Please visit our website for updates at http://www.saas-conference-