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
Ethnography Coffee Hour • October 15, 2025
A monthly, mid-week gathering for ethnographic scholars, practitioners, or curious novices to connect over complimentary coffee and a light breakfast.
Season Finale "In the Thick of It" + Meet the Public Ethnography Lab • September 29, 2025
The Public Ethnography Lab is wrapping up the first season of the summer podcast “In the Thick of It.” We are celebrating this achievement by hosting an event on Monday, September 29th, from 5 to 7 pm.
We will meet at the Mary Graydon Student Center, room 306, at 5 pm, and then we will host a reception at the Public Ethnography Lab (Hamilton Building 109).
The event will be a conversation between Dr. Thurka Sangaramoorthy and host Eva Rey about the podcast, its goals, and its role within the lab. We will share resources for students/professionals and provide snacks.
Listen to season 1: https://www.publicethnographylab.com/podcast
Ethnography Coffee Hour • September 24, 2025
A monthly, mid-week gathering for ethnographic scholars, practitioners, or curious novices to connect over complimentary coffee and a light breakfast.
The Shades and Shapes of Labor: Considering Work at Intersections of Power, Gender, Race, and Class • Session 5, 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.
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.
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.