Anthroday Milan and Torino
20-22 February 2025
Italy

This year's edition is dedicated to the "future", with almost 100 events organised between Milan and Turin, thanks to the collaboration between the departments of four universities: the Department of Human Sciences for Education ‘R. Massa’ of the University of Milan Bicocca; the Department of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Mediations of the University of Milan; the Department of Humanistic Studies of the IULM University; the Department of Culture, Politics and Society and the Department of Philosophy and Educational Sciences of the University of Turin.
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A Short Film Festival
Sweden

The Swedish Anthropological Association (SANT) is pleased to invite you to a special screening at Bio Roy in central Gothenburg. This event will feature a selection of ethnographic short films that explore critical themes of vulnerability, power, and social dynamics within diverse human contexts.
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In the shoes of an anthropologist
20th of February, 18:00 CET- La Ferme du Bonheur, on the campus of University of Paris Nanterre
France, Nanterre

As part of the European Anthropology Days, we invite you on Thursday February 20, 2025 6 pm at La Ferme du Bonheur (Happiness Farm), on the campus of the University of Nanterre, to take part in a role-playing game inspired by the research fields of young masters in anthropology. Read more here >>

Round table discussion
20 February,18h - University of Bordeaux, Campus Victoire (salle Denucé)
France, Bordeaux

As part of the Journées du Film Ethnographique festival, the student association of anthropology, L'Autre, of the University of Bordeaux is organising a round-table discussion on ‘Death through the prism of intangible cultural patrimony, accompanied by a reflection on the role of ethnographic film in patrimonial preservation and the transmission of knowledge and practices’.
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Anthropologies in Portugal: Prejudices, Potentialities and Challenges
20 February 2025
Portugal, Coimbra

On 20 February 2025, the Portuguese Anthropological Association (APA) and the University of Coimbra celebrate the double international event World Anthropology Day & European Anthropology Days. The ceremony's programme includes a Keynote address by Fernando Florêncio on “Anthropologies in Portugal: Prejudices, Potentialities and Challenges”, which aims to critically reflect on the pathways of the discipline in peripheral and cosmopolitan Portugal.
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Engaged Anthropology in Turbulent Times - Digital Panel discussion
20 February 2025, 12 pm CET
Norway

Anthropologists today face increasing challenges in public engagement, navigating the rise of authoritarian politics, media concentration, AI’s impact on knowledge, and sanctions against scholars speaking out on issues like the war in Gaza.
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Colloquium: Let’s talk about the housing crisis from Anthropology
20 February 2025 at 6.00 p.m
Spain, Barcelona, Espai Línia

With the interventions of:
Irene Sabaté Muriel (Social anthropologist, professor at the UB, member of the Board of the DESCA Observatory), will talk about the housing crisis and how it affects women especially.
Miguel Ruiz Diaz-Reixa (Advocate at the DESCA Observatory and research technician at the UB), will address the issue of real estate racism.
João França (Anthropologist and journalist, doctoral researcher in the TEVIPROP project at the UB), will talk about the response to the crisis by social movements for the right to housing.
Moderator:
Diana Mata Codesal (Social anthropologist, professor at the UB and member of the Board of the ICA).
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Talk: Anthropology of Japan
20 February 2025 at 6.00 p.m
Spain, Barcelona, Bookstore Byron

In this event, various aspects of Japanese culture are presented from an anthropological perspective to a general audience through a dialogue between the Japanologist Blai Guarné (Director of the Centre for East Asian Studies and Research, UAB) and Josep Martí (ICA).
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Anthroday in Bulgaria
Bulgaria

Association for culture, ethnology and anthropology "Mediator" together with the Plovdiv University "Paisii Hilendarski" organize:

+ A conversation inspired by the work of Thomas Heiland Eriksen and the work of Bulgarian anthropologists and ethnologists in a global context.
+ Interactive city game for students who will discover anthropological treasures.
+ An online ShareAnthropoExperience via #OfCourseChallenge

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‘Mind the Culture’, a series of podcasts launched by the European Network for Psychological Anthropology
European Network for Psychological Anthropology

This year, as part of the European Anthropology Days, the European Network for Psychological Anthropology (ENPA), affiliated to EASA, is launching its first series of ENPA-sponsored podcasts, titled ‘Mind the Culture’! In this series of four podcasts, the ENPA Task Force on Public Psychological Anthropology discuss with an eclectic mix of experts how our cultural backgrounds shape the way we think, feel, and navigate the world.
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World Anthropology Days KU Leuven
18-20 February 2025
Belgium, Leuven

On February 18-19-20 2025, the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the KU Leuven celebrates WORLD ANTHROPOLOGY DAY together with other universities.
We will showcase ongoing research by PhD students, postdoctoral scholars, and lecturers.
We have organized the presentations around the three thematic clusters of our department (MaLiMo, Making, Living, Moving).
Join us! You're welcome to bring your own lunch.

Online Documentary Screening
The Croatian Ethnological Society

To join the EASA initiative in celebrating the European Anthropology Days, CES is organizing an online screening of a documentary dedicated to carnival customs in Končanica by members of Czech national minority in Croatia. The documentary will be available on EASA website until the end of February.
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Queer in Anthropology - Lunch meet-up
European Network for Queer Anthropology

On 20 February, we want to come together to hang out, discuss, share experiences, and conspire in a world in turmoil. The session will have a central part where people can informally share their research and find possible collaborators, allies or readers. Everyone is welcome, even if they are not network members (yet)! There will be two rooms for open conversation, each dealing with a current topic of concern for queer anthropologists and anthropologists working on queerness.
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Anthropologies and Solidarities on the isle of Ireland and beyond
Ireland
Wednesday, 26 February 2025, online, 17.00-19.00

Organised under the European Anthropology Days initiative promoted by the European Association of Social Anthropologists, the online event comprises a short film screening, followed by a conversation between anthropologists established in Ireland on the broader theme of solidarities. The conversation will explore how anthropologists address forms of solidarity in a time where rights – those of migrants, of women, of LGBTQI+, of refugees, and many others – are under attack globally.
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