Paper short abstract:

The Moving Anthropology Student Network (MASN) connects students and young scholars of social and cultural anthropology and ethnology through on-line discussions and through international MASN conferences. MASN provides an exchange platform for young researchers and significant opportunities for creative networking.

Paper long abstract:

The poster is intended to embrace the ongoing Moving Anthropology Student Network (MASN) activities. Our point of departure is the creation of an international network of ethnology and socio-cultural anthropology students. Independent from institutional spheres and already established academic hierarchies, MASN provides an exciting and constructive exchange platform for sharing ideas and research experiences between students of diverse backgrounds. “Moving” in the title implies a sort of a movement: the growing membership of the network (over 1300 members) constantly fuelled with the creativity of young researchers, and the ever-changing venue of MASN conferences. Established in 2005 by students and for students, MASN has successfully organised five conferences (in Austria, Croatia, Poland, Germany and Italy), with the sixth coming up in Slovenia, from 19 to 24 August 2008. MASN’s dedication is to create and sustain a space for agency and student involvement, which is structurally often weak in studying at a University. On each conference, MASN-ers focus on diverse anthropological topics in the form of paper presentations, workshops, roundtables, and fringe events. Besides the opportunity to widen their conceptual horizons through productive discussions, participants are offered the space to present their research experiences to international student audiences, as well as to publish their works (the MASN-Germany reader). Inspiring and fruitful new ideas emerge through informal networking, while common research explorations and projects are being developed by MASN participants. Our poster will be presented on the 10th Biennial EASA-Conference by a part of the MASN “collective” – participants of the Slovenian MASN conference.