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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. Although the society will not hold an in-person membership meeting this fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be sponsoring programming as part of the “Raising Our Voices” event series; stay tuned for details.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out if SAW can support you in some way during this tumultuous time.
August 2020
Announcements
Published: Jul 01, 2020
The Society for the Anthropology of Work names Ieva Jusionyte as the winner of its annual book prize, and recognizes Mythri Jegathesan with an honorable mention.
Published: Jun 17, 2020
A regularly updated list of books and other media available for review in the Anthropology of Work Review.
Exertions
Published: Sep 16, 2020
For nightworkers, the designation of frontline daytime laborers as essential has implicitly cast those who work backstage and through the night as expendable.
Published: Sep 09, 2020
In exchange for abiding by rules designed to serve the public interest, taxi drivers in coastal Mexico qualified as essential laborers during the COVID-19 pandemic. So why are they sitting idle?
