Welcome to the Society for Psychological Anthropology

The SPA is a multidisciplinary professional organization of the American Anthropological Association (AAA).

Founded in 1977, the SPA comprises individuals interested in cultural, psychological, and social interrelations.

Ethos: Journal of the Society for Psychological Anthropology publishes works related to cultural and psychological processes.

2025 Biennial Meeting

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The 2025 SPA Biennial Meeting will take place on April 3-6, 2025 at the Tamaya Resort in New Mexico.

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We provide funding for scholars for early research projects and for conference travel.

SPA News

Call for Award Submissions!

The Stirling Award, The Boyer Prize for Contributions to Psychoanalytic Anthropology, and the Condon Prize for Best Student Essay in Psychological Anthropology are now open…

CMS Book Series Call for Submission

The SPA invites you to submit manuscripts to their Culture, Mind, and Society (CMS) Book Series, published by Palgrave Macmillan (part of the Springer Nature Group).  The SPA and…

The SPA wants to hear from you!

Dear SPA members,  The Society for Psychological Anthropology (SPA) wants to hear from you! Beginning Fall 2024, we are launching a new section in our triannual newsletter:…

Fall 2024 Newsletter

Dr. Tanya Luhrmann

2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

Dr. Thomas Csordas

2022 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

Ethos: Journal of the Society for Psychological Anthropology is the flagship publication of the SPA. Ethos is an interdisciplinary and international quarterly journal devoted to scholarly articles concerning the interrelationships between individuals and sociocultural milieu.

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