Call for Registration for a Workshop
organized by Martin Chautari
Journeys to the Past: An Anthropology and History Workshop
with Dr Amy Johnson
“The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.” L.P. Hartley
L.P. Hartley’s quote is regularly cited among anthropologists and historians to explain the methodological and interpretive challenges that appear when studying past societies. Visiting the past—whether in written documents, artifacts, or social memory—involves immersing oneself in a different way of life and translating that cultural world for a present-day audience. In this workshop, we will discuss different ways anthropologists experience traveling in the past and making those worlds meaningful for people in the present. Of particular interest will be work that engages history to gain purchase on power relations and contemporary social and political life.
Following a discussion on methodological approaches to history in anthropology, participants will share examples of their own journeys into past societies. The workshop will include exercises that invite participants to imagine alternative avenues for researching the past and bringing the past into the present. Anyone who is interested in the intersection of history and anthropology is encouraged to attend the workshop. Students with work-in-progress are especially welcome. Interested participants should fill this google form. The registration deadline is May 22, 2025.
Google Form:
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Date: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Time: 2:30 to 5 pm
Venue: Martin Chautari, Thapathali, Kathmandu
Amy Johnson is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, GA, USA. Her research interests are in environmental and political transformation, particularly in Nepal and low elevations of the Himalayan region. She has been conducting research in Kailali and Farwest Nepal since 2011. She is also an associate editor of the journal Studies in Nepali History and Society.
For further information, please contact:
Martin Chautari
Tel: 5338050, 4102027, 4102243
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