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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 (AAA), 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. Stay tuned for information about SAW’s activities at the 2021 annual meeting of the AAA.
Announcements
Published: Jan 11, 2021
As part of the Exertions editorial team, the editor will be charged with developing a content stream that supports the teaching of the anthropology of work.
Published: Jan 06, 2021
A regularly updated list of books and other media available for review in Exertions.
Exertions
Published: Dec 15, 2020
Scenes from a hub providing support for hospital workers in London show how volunteer labor, grounded in an ethics of encounter, can sustain frontline work.
Published: Dec 01, 2020
Examining tensions of humanization and critique, the centrality of violence, and policing as a global form, this Exertions collection makes the case for reading policing as work.
