Society for Economic Anthropology Conference Proposal

该奖项授予经济人类学学会（Society for Economic Anthropology），将支持举办一次会议，在该会议上，将展示、讨论和传播有关“不平等”主题的前沿研究。该奖项将支持10名学生参加会议，为他们提供机会展示他们的研究，与资深学者互动，并参加关于经济人类学实地研究方法的圆桌会议。本次会议将为进一步了解全球社会不平等的起源和延续提供原创的实证研究。要探索的主题包括不同社会中不平等的文化表现形式，相对平等的社会随着时间的推移变得更加等级化的过程，衡量和研究不平等的方式，以及当前经济危机对全球不平等的影响。该会议为学者、学生和其他与会者提供了一个论坛，以参与对不平等问题的最新研究，这一问题在美国和其他地方日益受到社会关注。特别是，本科生和研究生的积极参与，将有助于他们的学术训练和专业发展。关于人类学研究方法和学生研究报告的特别圆桌会议有助于实现这一目标。最后，会议的产品，包括编辑的卷或期刊以及在线发布会议摘要和海报，将进一步向学术界和公众传播研究成果。

This award to the Society for Economic Anthropology will support a conference in which cutting-edge research on the theme of 'Inequality' will be presented, discussed, and disseminated. The award will support ten students to attend the conference, providing an opportunity for them to present their research, interact with senior scholars, and attend a roundtable session on field research methods in economic anthropology. The conference will contribute original, empirical research to further understanding of the origins and perpetuation of inequality across societies globally. Themes to be explored include the cultural manifestations of inequality in diverse societies, processes through which relatively egalitarian societies become more hierarchical over time, ways in which inequality is measured and studied, and the impact of current economic crises on inequality globally. The conference provides a forum for scholars, students, and others in attendance to engage with recent research on the issue of inequality which is a growing social concern in the United States and elsewhere. In particular, the active participation of students, both undergraduate and graduate, in the conference will contribute to their academic training and professional development. A special roundtable session on anthropological research methods and student research presentations contribute to this goal. Finally, products from the conference, including an edited volume or journal issue as well as online posting of conference abstracts and posters, will further disseminate research findings to the scholarly community as well as the general public.