Japan Anthropology Workshop

Japan Anthropology Workshop (JAWS) developed out of a "growing international interest in the anthropology of Japan," and the first conference was organised in Oxford in March 1984.^[1] It is now an annual conference organised with hosts across the world.

Conferences

An overview of the JAWS conferences from 2005.^[2]

• The 21st JAWS Conference, Tallinn University in Estonia 2011

Held concurrent with Section 5 (Anthropology and Sociology) of the 13th European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS).

• 20th JAWS Conference, University of Texas at Austin 2010

Religion, Ritual, and Identity in Japan Keynote Speaker: Delores Martinez

• 18th JAWS Conference, University of Oslo 2007

Japan and Materiality in a Broader Perspective Keynote Speaker: Joy Hendry

• 17th JAWS Conference, University of Vienna 2005

Time and Memory Held in conjunction with the 11th EAJS Conference

• 16th JAWS Conference, University of Hong Kong 2005

East Meets West Keynote Speaker: Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney

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