Roundtable for SAS at SfAA: looking for contributors

[Stephen Chrisomalis]

Colleagues,

I'm planning an in-person roundtable session for the upcoming SfAA / SAS meetings in Albuquerque (Mar 17-21, 2026) and am looking for participants.

Unhexing the Hexagon: Cognitive Anthropologists in Dialogue

Cognitive anthropology has long been conceptualized as one of the six disciplines of the 'hexagon' encompassing cognitive science, but this integration is hindered by a lack of dialogue by both cognitive scientists and anthropologists.  This roundtable aims to take a step towards stronger linkages by having anthropologists discuss recent work from the cognitive sciences broadly (e.g., neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, AI, philosophy) that is relevant to their work, and that would be of interest to an audience of anthropologists.  Each presenter will briefly introduce an article from the last 10 years, authored by a non-anthropologist, and explain how it informs, or could inform, your work or research in cognitively-oriented anthropology.  So, for instance, you might talk about an experimental psychology study, or an empirical paper from cognitive linguistics, or a conceptual advance from the philosophy of mind. We would then be able to have a lively discussion about these studies that can inform and advance anthropological science.  

As always, you need not be a member of the AAA or of SfAA  to participate; SAS manages its own membership requirements as a co-sponsoring organization of the SfAA meetings.   The registration fee is very reasonable for the conference.  The submission deadline is 10/15 so I'm looking to get things sorted out in the next few weeks.

Unfortunately roundtables don't really work as hybrid things, so only in-person, please!  Also, participation in a roundtable counts as a 'presenter' role for SfAA, so you couldn't also present a separate paper in another panel. Submissions from early-career scholars and graduate students are very welcome.  

If you're interested, email me directly at chris...@wayne.edu, with an idea for the paper you would like to discuss, or with any questions you have about what I'm proposing.

Cheers,

Steve

Stephen Chrisomalis (he/him)
Professor of Anthropology, Wayne State University

3019 FAB, 656 W. Kirby, Detroit, MI 48202
chris...@wayne.edu 

https://clasprofiles.wayne.edu/profile/dz6179

 

[Stephen Chrisomalis]

Colleagues: I'm still looking for participants for this roundtable.  Students / new SAS members welcome!