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:

Annika Strauss (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster):
Giovanna Guslini (Formerly of the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research):
Lorenzo Cañás Bottos (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway):
Shukti Chaudhuri-Brill (NYU, Paris):

TAN Board

Lorenzo Cañas Bottos (co-convenor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)
Shukti Chaudhuri-Brill (co-convenor, New York University, USA)
Giovanna Guslini (co-convenor, Formerly of the Ministry of Education, University and Research, Italy)
Annika Strauss (co-convenor, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany)

Cara Ryan (New York University, US)
Veronika Lajos (University of Miskolc, Hungary)
Guillermo Vega Sanabria (The Federal University of Bahia, Brazil)
Jakob Krause-Jensen (Aarhus University, Denmark)
Ioannis Manos (University of Macedonia, Greece, regional editor of Teaching Anthropology)
Mary Hallin (University of Nebraska, USA)
Lavinia Bertini (University of Sussex, UK)
Alexander Horstmann (Tallinn University, Estonia)
Daniella Castellanos (Universidad Icesi, Colombia)