Teaching anthropology network

The Teaching Anthropology Network was established in 1996 in Barcelona and is one of the oldest EASA networks. The aim of the network is to stimulate discussion and exchange of ideas about teaching anthropology across Europe. We do this through arranging conferences, workshops, publications etc. around teaching and learning anthropology.

The professional lives of European Social Anthropologists cover a wide terrain, but teaching is an important common denominator to which many devote a great deal of time, energy and creativity. It is through teaching and learning that new generations of anthropologists are formed under conditions that are constantly evolving: student enrolment has increased, fieldwork sites and topics are becoming more varied, and university reforms affect the environment of teaching and learning.

The Teaching Anthropology Network (TAN) aims to focus discussion on the problems and potentials of teaching and learning anthropology in the twenty-first century. It organises and publicises events, and provides information about relevant resources and publications. Read more about the network's background.

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If you have suggestions, ideas or comments about TAN activities, please contact the network Convenors.

TAN Convenors

Giovanna Guslini (Formerly of the Ministry of Education, University and Research, Italy)
Mary Hallin (University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA)
Marzia Balzani (New York University, Abu Dhabi, UAE)
Mimina Pateraki (Hellenic Open University, St Andrews/UK, Greece)

TAN Board members

Annika Strauss (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany)
Shukti Chaudhuri Brill (New York University, Paris, France)
Lorenzo Cañás Bottos (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)
Lavinia Bertini (University of Sussex, UK)
Guillermo Vega Sanabria (The Federal University of Bahia, Brazil)
Jakob Krause-Jensen (Aarhus University, Denmark)
Ivan Kwek (National University of Singapore)
Niki Alsford (University of Central Lancashire, UK)
John Loewenthal (Keele University, UK)
Karvileena Deka (PhD Scholar, Gauhati University, India)
Evelyn Reuter (University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Germany)