2026 NEAA Annual Conference
Rowan University | April 17-18, 2026
NEAA 2026 Annual Conference
Before we begin, we would like to thank Board Member Michael Zimmerman and Bridgewater State University for hosting our 2025 Annual Meeting, “The Anthropology of Fun and Play.” Thanks to the hard work of Michael, the rest of the NEAA Board, and our student volunteers, the 2025 Annual Meeting was a great success, and we look forward to seeing you again at the 2026 Annual Meeting.
The Northeastern Anthropological Association is pleased to announce that our 2026 annual meeting will be at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ from April 17-18, 2026.
The annual meeting invites students, undergraduate and graduate, scholars and practicing anthropologists to share their research in a multidisciplinary setting that relates to the topic of that year and to contemporary issues in anthropology, such as “Finding the Good Path: Resolving Fundamental Ethics Issues in Anthropology.”
Stay Tuned for the 2026 Theme Announcement and Additional Details to Come!
How to Participate and Join the Conversation
The NEAA meeting is open to everyone (faculty, students, partnering organizations and advocacy groups, artists, etc.) and we strongly encourage your participation, either as a paper presenter, panel organizer and/or discussant, an artist anthropologist wishing to share your creative work, an organizer of a film viewing and discussion, or as a member of an organization wishing to share the work you do and how anthropologists might get involved! Working and advocating in the present is extremely diverse, so let’s ensure that the 2026 NEAA meeting reflects that diversity!!
While all anthropological topics are relevant to working and advocating in the present, those interested in submitting a paper/panel/artistic work/etc. can use the Conference Theme (once announced) to guide their ideas for submission.