WWNA 2023: Isolation banner

We are proud to announce the eleventh annual hybrid (onsite and online) event

Why the World Needs Anthropologists:

the power of isolation

A symposium that explores the different applications of anthropology beyond traditional academia. At the eleventh edition, The Power of Isolation, we aim to create a collective movement to confront some of the most pressing and challenging global issues of our time.

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The eleventh edition of our international symposium will be held on the island of Brač in Croatia. It will raise the question of what it means to be isolated. Through lectures and workshops by people who have experienced and explored isolated spaces and communities, the symposium will highlight how isolation affects the human experience. The event will present isolation as an ambiguous concept. In some contexts, isolation can negatively impact demographics and worsen everyday life in urban and rural areas. On the other hand, in times of digitalisation and hyperconsumption, people often experience information overload and, more than in the past, seek isolated spaces to be inspired, live a meaningful life, identify new values, and find better perspectives for themselves.

In addition, symposium attendees will have the opportunity to experience isolation firsthand by turning off their communication devices, such as smartphones and laptops. No social media, no posting, no selfies. What happens on the island stays on the island – for three days.

Do you dare to come?

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Communication language: English

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SPEAKERS – on-site only

More speakers to be announced! Stay tuned…

Dace Dzenovska

Dace Dzenovska

Associate Professor in the Anthropology of Migration at the University of Oxford
Daniel Miller

Daniel Miller

Professor of Anthropology at University College London
Heli Rantavuo

Heli Rantavuo

Applied Cultural Studies and Social Sciences Researcher
Karmen Šterk

Karmen Šterk

Associate Professor in Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Ljubljana
Rafram Chaddad

Rafram Chaddad

Visual Artist
Tomislav Pletenac

Tomislav Pletenac

Professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Zagreb

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