2026 Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Anthropological Association (NEAA)
Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
April 17-18, 2026
Conference Agenda
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Agenda Overview |
| Date: Friday, 17/Apr/2026 | |
| 2:00pm - 5:30pm | Registration Location: BH Second Floor Mezzanine Conference registration will be open all day —stop by to check in, pay your registration fee, and get all the materials you need! |
| 2:30pm - 4:00pm | Under Pressure: Examining and Preserving Communities Through Film Location: BH 221 Session Chair: Jane A. Hill |
| 2:30pm - 4:00pm | Anthropology Amidst AI: A Webinar Workshop Discussion Location: BH 235 Session Chair: Peter Little |
| 3:15pm - 4:00pm | Poster Session Friday Location: BH 225 |
| 4:15pm - 5:00pm | Career Workshop Panel with Center for Professional Success Location: BH 235 Session Chair: James M Hundley |
| 5:15pm - 7:00pm | A Hosted Tour of Rowan University’s Museum of Anthropology Location: Robinson 205 Session Chair: James M Hundley Join us for a casual walk through of the Rowan University Museum of Anthropology. Meet in the Second Floor Mezzanine to walk over. |
| Date: Saturday, 18/Apr/2026 | |
| 8:00am - 5:45pm Live Now | Registration Location: BH First Floor Main Lobby Conference registration will be open all day —stop by to check in, pay your registration fee, and get all the materials you need! |
| 8:30am - 10:00am | Film Screening and Discussion: The Little Beggars of Allah – The Wandering Children of Senegal Location: BH 103 Session Chair: Louise Badiane |
| 8:30am - 10:00am | Bodies in Context: Gendered Practices, Pressures, and Physical Manifestation Location: BH 121 Session Chair: Alan Hersker |
| 8:30am - 10:00am | Pedagogies of Responsibility: Race, Ethics, Leadership, and Community Location: BH 221 Session Chair: Michael Zimmerman |
| 8:30am - 10:00am | Community Efforts to Preserve Culture amidst Erasure Location: BH 225 Session Chair: Devin Heyward |
| 8:30am - 10:00am | Echoes, Embodiments, and Digital Lives: Anthropology in Online Spaces Location: BH 227 Session Chair: Peter Little |
| 10:15am - 11:00am | Poster Session Part 1 Location: BH 303 |
| 10:15am - 11:45am | Community Disruption and Community Building: How the Current Political Context Creates and Disrupts Solidarity Building Location: BH 121 Session Chair: Devin Heyward |
| 10:15am - 11:45am | Loving Our Country: A Listening and Documentation project Location: BH 103 Session Chair: Anika Brown |
| 11:00am - 11:45am | Poster Session Part 2 Location: BH 303 |
| 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Lunch Break Take a moment to recharge and connect with fellow attendees during our midday lunch break. Need a recommendation? Ask the Student Volunteers at Registration |
| 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Anthropology in the Wild: A Career Panel Discussion with Anthropology Alumni Location: BH 104 Session Chair: Rae Mulroy Curious about where a degree in anthropology can take you? Join us for a lively careers panel featuring alumni and professionals working in the field today. Panelists will share their paths, offer practical advice, and reflect on how anthropological training shapes their work in the world. This event is designed especially for current students exploring career possibilities, and we’re providing a free pizza lunch for student attendees to make it easy to come, listen, and connect. Faculty and staff are welcome to attend as well, though lunch quantities are planned with students in mind. |
| 1:45pm - 3:15pm | Fieldwork in Focus: Undergraduate Research from Montserrat, West Indies Location: BH 221 Session Chair: Kathryn Boswell |
| 1:45pm - 3:15pm | Intersections, Connections, and Anthropological Explorations Location: BH 225 Session Chair: Nariman Moustafa |
| 1:45pm - 3:15pm | Practice with Care: Archaeology, Community Partnerships, and Innovation in the Discipline Location: BH 227 Session Chair: Michael Zimmerman |
| 1:45pm - 3:15pm | What Makes a Good Undergraduate Class? Location: BH 131 Session Chair: Joyce Bennett Session Chair: Jessica Skolnikoff |
| 3:30pm - 5:30pm Live Now | Divided Labors, Material Worlds: Perspectives on Work, Creativity, and Everyday Technologies Location: BH 103 Session Chair: Joyce Bennett |
| 3:30pm - 5:30pm Live Now | Contested Identities: Race, Kinship, Territory, and Community in the United States Location: BH 227 Session Chair: Louise Badiane |
| 3:30pm - 5:30pm Live Now | Across Tongues and Terrains: Communication, Community, and Cultural Resilience Location: BH 235 Session Chair: Kathryn Boswell |
| 3:30pm - 5:30pm Live Now | Ceremonial Stone Landscapes In Eastern North America; A Symposium Location: BH 121 Session Chair: Curtiss Hoffman |
| 5:45pm - 7:00pm | Keynote: What Can Anthropology Do? by Dr. Hanna Garth, PhD Location: BH 104 Session Chair: Hanna Garth Session Chair: Peter Little Join Dr. Hanna Garth as she reflects on her journey through anthropology and how an anthropological lens can meaningfully shape scholarship, teaching, and the world we hope to build. |
| 7:00pm - 8:30pm | NEAA Banquet Location: BH 104 Session Chair: Peter Little We warmly invite you to join us for the NEAA Banquet —a wonderful evening of great food, camaraderie, and celebration. Please note that prior registration and ticket purchase are required to attend. We look forward to sharing this special occasion with you! |