Critical Junctions:
Anthropology on the Move

Conference News

The ASA2025 conference, Critical Junctions: Anthropology on the Move, took place at University of Birmingham 8 - 11 April 2025. Over 460 delegates attended for four days of panels and presentations, of which over 110 took part online.

About ASA2025

The ASA's 2025 Conference was hosted by the Department of African Studies & Anthropology (DASA), within the College of Arts and Law, at the University of Birmingham. Founded in 1963 as an interdisciplinary Centre of West African Studies, Birmingham anthropologists have always worked closely with scholars in allied disciplines. While we remain committed to close collaboration with colleagues from African institutions, our anthropological research is increasingly global, with particular strengths in the anthropology of gender relations, religious coexistence, economic life, migration, and popular culture.

The conference was held on the University's leafy Edgbaston Campus. On campus, conference guests could visit the University’s museums (The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, The Lapworth Museum, and Winterbourne House) and were just a short journey from Britain's second city’s many restaurants and attractions. Served by University Station, several bus routes, and with access to canal towpaths (for cyclists and walkers), the campus is well-connected to many areas of the city. Trains from University Station are direct to Birmingham New Street for onward train connections (including to Birmingham International Airport) and for coach travel from Birmingham (Digbeth) Coach Station.

We are grateful to the University of Birmingham’s College of Arts and Law for its sponsorship.