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Society for the Anthropology of Work
Welcome
The Society for the Anthropology of Work (SAW), a section of the American Anthropological Association, seeks to advance the study of work and to communicate that knowledge to the world.
In recent months, SAW has committed itself to centering the contributions of scholars of color and to advancing an antiracist, decolonial anthropology of work. As part of the Raising Our Voices event series, our section is cosponsoring a session on “Policing as Work: The Labor of Policing in Global Crisis,” to be held on Monday, November 9, at 2:30pm Eastern.
We will also hold a virtual business meeting on Wednesday, November 4, at 11am Eastern. Login details will be sent out to all SAW members, but please contact SAW President Sarah Besky if you are not currently a member and would like to attend.
Announcements
Published: Sep 26, 2020
With the Committee for the Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Computing, SAW awards this year's prize to Mythri Jegathesan and recognizes Alondra Nelson with an honorable mention.
Published: Sep 23, 2020
Gretchen Purser's 2019 article received the award from the Labor and Labor Movements section of the American Sociological Association (ASA).
Exertions
Published: Nov 02, 2020
If the construct of heroism entails taking on personal risk voluntarily, then what does it mean to apply it to essential workers of color who have little choice about continuing to show up?
Published: Nov 02, 2020
As online forms of intimacy like camming present alternatives to in-person encounters, sex workers navigate a patchwork of policies that point to double standards about the services they provide.
