World Anthropology Day: Entries
Anthropology empathises with different cultures to help make connections between people from different backgrounds. On World Anthropology Day, we wanted to recognise the invaluable lessons this discipline can teach to understand various areas of contemporary human behaviour.
We marked the celebration with an invitation to share an ethnographic moment - from any field - with the ANSA membership and beyond. There was no prompt or theme: just a collaborative celebration of anthropology. Flash Ethnography - 750 words or a visual entry (max 3 photos or 3 minute video).
Below are some of the entries we received that showcase some fantastic work conducted by our esteemed colleagues.
The ANSA Executive Committee is forever looking to support and appreciate our fellow student community through such avenues. Thank you to all the entrants for submitting your work.
By Nathália Dothling Reis —
Brazil’s Quilombola community
Title - Doing anthropology: visual walking ethnography with the whole ambience of the Degredo Quilombola community in Brazil. The images above are from a recent fieldwork conducted with the community harmed by the largest environmental disaster in Brazil.
Nathália is a PhD Candidate (Anthropology) & Research Training Program Scholar at the University of Queensland.
By Carlos A Ramos Garcia —
Cubans and Australians practicing Santeria
The two images portray the practitioners of Santeria in Australia. Santeria is a religious tradition of African origin that was developed in Cuba and then spread throughout the United States. It was brought by the people of the Yoruban nations of West Africa, who were enslaved in great numbers in the 19th century. The name ‘Santería’ derives from the correspondences made by some devotees between the deities called orishas and the saints (santos) of Roman Catholic piety.
Carlos is a PhD student at The Australian National University (ANU).
By Nikki Manolakis —
Anthropology of the Conference
This photograph depicts a moment captured at the Australian Anthropological Society's annual conference at Deakin University in 2022. When we are surrounded by fellow anthropologists discussing our research and fieldwork, it is easy to forget that any interaction can be viewed anthropologically. This image invites you to think about our relationship with space and place, and how this changes depending on context - for example, how does the meaning of a university campus change when we examine it through the lens of Australia's colonial history?
Nikki is a student at University of Melbourne and ex-ANSA Executive member.
