AIBR. Asociación de Antropólogos Iberoamericanos en Red


The association AIBR started in 1996 with the creation of the portal El Rincón del Antropólogo, that brought together the team of one of the first portals of anthropology in the Spanish-speaking world. The association has become a network that connects more than 7,000 anthropologist of Spain, Portugal and all the Latin American countries.

Creation of AIBR and AIBR. Revista de Antropología Iberoamericana

In November 2002 the association was legally constituted and recognized by the Minister of the Interior of Spain.
Since 2001, AIBR publishes the scientific journal every four months electronically and in paper.

Objectives of AIBR

The basic objectives of AIBR are:
In July 7–10, 2015 the association held in Madrid its first international conference under the global theme "The human being: cultures, origins, and destiny", with over 800 delegates. The meeting was presented by anthropologist Didier Fassin, and closed with a lecture by Aurora González Echevarria.
The Second AIBR International Conference took place in Barcelona in September 2016, under the global theme the "Identity: Bridges, Thresholds, and Barriers".. This edition opened with a plenary conference by Arturo Escobar , and continued with further lectures by Tim Ingold, Verena Stolcke and Manuel Delgado.
The Third AIBR International Conference of Anthropology took place in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico in November 2017, and was the first edition of the AIBR Conference to take place across the Atlantic. The global theme was "Travels, crossings, displacements", and began with an inaugural lecture by Marc Augé.
The Fourth AIBR International Conference of Anthropology took place in Granada, under the general theme "Dialogues, Encounters and Stories from the Souths". This edition began with a plenary session by Nigel Barley and closed with a closing plenary session by Paul Stoller and Maria Paula Meneses offered a conference. Besides, a new form of meeting was introduced, with the first "Diálogo a Dos" between María Teresa del Valle and Mónica Tarducci on the connections between anthropology and feminism.
YearCityThemeWebsite
2019Madrid, SpainThinking cultures, changing worldshttp://2019.aibr.org
2018Granada, SpainEncounters, dialogues and stories from the Southshttp://2018.aibr.org
2017Puerto Vallarta, MexicoTravels, crossings, displacementshttp://2017.aibr.org
2016Barcelona, SpainIdentity: Bridges, Thresholds, and Barriershttp://2016.aibr.org
2015Madrid, SpainThe Human Being: Cultures, Origins, and Destinyhttp://2015.aibr.org

List of plenary speakers who have participated in both the opening and closing sessions and who endorse for their contribution to the discipline in the international arena
SpeakerCenterYearCongressTitle
Didier FassinInstitute for Advanced Study in Princeton2015Madrid, SpainNoticias del terreno. Una defensa e ilustración de la etnografía
Aurora González EchevarríaAutonomous University of Barcelona2015Madrid, SpainEl alcance de las teorías sobre la parentalidad
La comparación transcultural como extensión de modelos etnográficos
Arturo EscobarUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill2016Barcelona, SpainEntramados, puentes, y muros epistémicos: Tejiendo el pluriverso
Tim IngoldUniversity of Aberdeen2016Barcelona, SpainOne World Anthropology
Verena StolkeAutonomous University of Barcelona2016Barcelona, SpainA propósito de naciones, nacionalidades y fronteras. No es racismo, estúpido
Manuel Delgado RuizUniversity of Barcelona2016Barcelona, SpainLa Antropología en los tiempos del cólera. Una reflexión y un balance
Marc AugéÉcole des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales2017Puerto Vallarta, MexicoEl viaje como ilusión y como promesa
Nigel BarleyBritish Museum2018Granada, SpainMaking exhibitions of Ourselves
Paul StollerWest Chester University2018Granada, SpainSlow anthropology in a Fast World
Rosana GuberUniversity of Buenos Aires2019Madrid, SpainPensar la etnografía en Iberoamérica:  4 líneas y 4 paradojas desde el trabajo de campo
Francisco J. FerrándizCSIC2019Madrid, Spain¿Exhumar a Francisco Franco? Etnografía de un descenso a las profundidades del Valle

AIBR Best Article Award in Iberoamerican Anthropology

Since 2013, the AIBR Best Article Award in Iberoamerican Anthropology is awarded annually to the best article from the previous calendar year. This award is sponsored by the AIBR journal and comes with a prize of EUR 400. The articles shortlisted for the Award are the ones finally published in the scientific journal AIBR.
YearAuthorTitleTitle Spanish
2019Peter C. LittleBodies, Toxins, and E-Waste Labour Interventions in Ghana: Toward a Toxic Postcolonial Corporality?Cuerpos, toxinas e intervenciones laborales con residuos electrónicos en Ghana: ¿Hacia una corporalidad poscolonial tóxica?
2018Gerardo Fernández JuárezA Kallawaya master in Madrid’s Gran VíaUn kallawaya en la «Gran Vía». Notas de campo en Madrid
2017Gabriel Ruiz RomeroThree times at the square: Staging of a ceremony of statal public forgiveness due to the acts of paramilitary violence in ColombiaTres veces en la plaza: Escenificación de una ceremonia estatal de perdón público por actos de violencia paramilitar en Colombia
2016Felipe Cárdenas TamaraThe sign Cultural Landscape from the horizons of Semiotic AnthropologyEl signo paisaje cultural desde los horizontes de la antropología semiótica
2015Marco TobónDreams as ethnographic toolsLos sueños como instrumentos etnográficos
2014Juan Antonio Flores MartosEmerging iconographies and patrimonized deaths in Latin America: Holly dead, miraculous dead and adopted deadIconografías emergentes y muertes patrimonializadas en América Latina: Santa Muerte, muertos milagrosos y muertos adoptados
2013Olatz González-AbrisketaDisplaced bodies: gender, sport, and cultural domination in the Basque courtCuerpos desplazados. Género, deporte, y protagonismo cultural en la plaza vasca.

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AIBR does not belong to any university or academic institution, neither does it follow any political or religious faith. It is a private, independent initiative that anyone may join. It is funded by means of the statutory projects and activities, and the annual subscription fees provided by its members. AIBR has belonged to the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences since July 2005.