Academic Centre
We are pleased to announce the cultural and social anthropology section of the 79th International Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia will take place on March 4 on Zoom. It aims to investigate the issues of working in applied anthropology and relations with stakeholders, including funders, NGOs and others.
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79th International Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia
Faculty of Humanities
Section of Cultural and Social Anthropology
Making anthropology relevant: Bridging theoretical anthropology and practical solutions
Chair Dr. Aivita Putniņa
4 March 2021, 10:00-15:20
Live on Zoom
10:00 – 10:20
Projected lives – living in project-based trajectories
Aivita Putniņa
Zane Linde-Ozola
10:20 – 10.40
Between the self and theory: anthropological approaches to youth participation in NGO work
Artūrs Pokšāns
10:40 – 11:00
Challenges and limitations in applied anthropological research from the academic prospection
Olga Vorobyeva
11:00 – 11:15 Discussion
11:15-11:30 15 minute break
11:30 – 11:50
Dilemmas and contributions of anthropologists working for aid and development agencies: the case of migration in Latin and Central America
Isabel González Enríquez
11:50 – 12:10
Discussing the limits and horizons of public anthropology through three examples from the Lampa festival
Kristians Zalāns
12:10 – 12:25 Discussion
12:25 – 13:10 45 minute break
13:10 – 13:30
Expectations of sponsors and anthropological methodology: a case study of making the film Cats in Riga
Gareth E. Hamilton
Māra Neikena
13:30 – 13:50
Kārlis Lakševics
From data to policy futures: the frictions of workshop design
13:50 – 14:05 Discussion
14:05 – 14:20 15 minute break
14:20 – 15:20
Workshop with audience participation:
Methodological misunderstandings between researcher and sponsor and the challenges of managing complicated relationships with clients
Zane Linde-Ozola
Māra Neikena