Soziologie

The international conference entitled The Anthropology of Vietnam: Global Perspectives (Nhân học Việt Nam: Tiếp cận Toàn cầu) is to be held at Dalat University (DLU) (Vietnam) between June 16–19, 2026. The conference will bring together anthropologists from Vietnam and around the world to assess the growth and internationalization of the Anthropology of Vietnam over the past two decades.

2026 marks the twenty-five year anniversary of the founding of Anthropology as a formal academic institution in the Vietnam National University system. The timing also aligns with a period of growth in the Anthropology of Vietnam across Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. Building from these achievements within Vietnam and abroad, the conference will showcase the wide range of work being carried out by anthropologists with research interests in Vietnam. The conference also hopes to foster careful discussion about how increased opportunities for international collaboration might best intersect with ongoing work in anthropology to decolonize the discipline.

The conference is organized and financially supported by the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam National University (VNU) and hosted by Da Lat University, with additional support from the USSH, VNU in Hanoi. Organizational and financial support is also provided by the Wenner Gren Foundation, the Council on Southeast Asia Studies at Yale University, the Department of Anthropology at the University of Copenhagen, and Bielefeld University’s Social Anthropology Working Group.