Events & Trainings
Ongoing Series & Major Events
Anthropology Summer Salon
A lecture and conversation Series with early career scholars, in partnership with the Georgetown Neighborhood Library
Runs bi-weekly for 6 weeks
First date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Ethnography Coffee Hour
Fun and casual gathering for ethnographic scholars, practitioners, or curious novices to connect over coffee and light breakfast
Runs monthly
First date: Wednesday, June 18
Anthropology Conference
Free-to-the-public, two-day event held in D.C. which blends traditional formats with group dialogues, workshops, walking tours, and more.
November 7-8, 2025
Registration opens Summer 2025
All Events
Green Promise or Paradox?: The Histories, Realities, and Struggles of Environmental Intervention • Session 4, Anthropology Summer Salon
The Anthropology Summer Salon is a lecture and conversation series based on the important work of early career scholars and students from American University’s Department of Anthropology. Held bi-weekly, each salon is structured around a central theme, such as food justice, cultural heritage, and social inequality, and will feature the work of 2-3 scholars. The events are designed to encourage conversations and exchange of ideas between community members and researchers over tea and snacks.
Ethnography Coffee Hour • August 13, 2025
A monthly, mid-week gathering for ethnographic scholars, practitioners, or curious novices to connect over complimentary coffee and a light breakfast.
Understanding Life and Power in Washington, D.C. • Session 3, Anthropology Summer Salon
The Anthropology Summer Salon is a lecture and conversation series based on the important work of early career scholars and students from American University’s Department of Anthropology. Held bi-weekly, each salon is structured around a central theme, such as food justice, cultural heritage, and social inequality, and will feature the work of 2-3 scholars. The events are designed to encourage conversations and exchange of ideas between community members and researchers over tea and snacks.
Ethnography Coffee Hour • July 16, 2025
A monthly, mid-week gathering for ethnographic scholars, practitioners, or curious novices to connect over complimentary coffee and a light breakfast.
Scorched Earth (Environmental Justice) • Session 2, Anthropology Summer Salon
The Anthropology Summer Salon is a lecture and conversation series based on the important work of early career scholars and students from American University’s Department of Anthropology. Held bi-weekly, each salon is structured around a central theme, such as food justice, cultural heritage, and social inequality, and will feature the work of 2-3 scholars. The events are designed to encourage conversations and exchange of ideas between community members and researchers over tea and snacks.
Ethnography Coffee Hour • June 2025
A monthly, mid-week gathering for ethnographic scholars, practitioners, or curious novices to connect over complimentary coffee and a light breakfast.
Rethinking the Domestic • Session 1, Anthropology Summer Salon
The Anthropology Summer Salon is a lecture and conversation series based on the important work of early career scholars and students from American University’s Department of Anthropology. Held bi-weekly, each salon is structured around a central theme, such as food justice, cultural heritage, and social inequality, and will feature the work of 2-3 scholars. The events are designed to encourage conversations and exchange of ideas between community members and researchers over tea and snacks.