Who We Are
The Critical Urban Anthropology Association (CUAA), formerly SUNTA, a section of the American Anthropological Association, concerns itself with the theories, problems, processes, and institutions of urban, national and transnational life. Urban life and problems in the modern world are interrelated with national and transnational processes, forces and institutions, especially capitalism and the nation-state. At the same time, urban residents interact with their rural hinterlands and have become increasingly aware of their interdependencies with rural areas through the movement of people, commodities (e.g., food, energy), and ideas. CUAA therefore particularly focuses on the interrelationships of urban, national, and transnational processes as they affect and are affected by the everyday social and cultural lives of people living, acting, and struggling in particular places, anthropology’s traditional area of concern.
During the current period of climate change, ecological shifts, population mobilities, and political instability, urban anthropology has become a key discipline for the critical rethinking of these issues.
CUAA members live both in the U.S.A. and outside it, and include academic, practitioner/applied, and student anthropologists. Members’ expertise covers most nations of the world and their cities, residents, cultures, and connections to other places. In addition to conducting original research and teaching, many CUAA members consult and work in or with private and public agencies dealing with social problems, development, and policy formation.
Membership Benefits
1
Members Receive CUAA’s journal City & Society.
2
Members Gain Posting Access to CUAA’s List and Listserv.
3
Members’ Publications, Events and CFPs Receive Posting Boosts on X/Twitter and BlueSky.
4
Graduate Student and Precarious Scholar Members are Eligible for Mentoring.
How to Join CUAA
NOTE: To join CUAA one must ordinarily be a member of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) unless one fits the criteria of the AAA’s Associate membership.
Dues: $29 for professional members, $10 for students
Join online through the AAA’s Website » https://americananthro.org/membership/
CUAA Board Members and Committees
President
(2024-2026)
Don Nonini
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
President-Elect (2024-2026)
Julian Brash
Montclair University
Past President
(2024-2026)
Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz
Loyola University, Chicago
Treasurer
(2024-2027)
Marta Laura Haynes
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
City University of New York
Secretary
(2024-2026)
Colin McLaughlin-Alcock
Bryn Mawr College
Third-Year Councilor
(2023-2026)
Omnia Khalil
City College of New York
City University of New York
Second-Year Councilor
(2024-2027)
Taku Suzuki
Denison University
First-Year Councilor
(2022-2025)
Claire Panetta
Sewanee: The University of the South
Student Councilor
(2024-2026)
Julio Gutierrez
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Editor, City & Society
(2023-2026)
Kristin Monroe
University of Kentucky
Associate Editor, City & Society
(2023-2027)
Andrew Newman
Wayne State University
Digital Media Manager
(Ex Officio, 2023-2025)
Aman Kothadia
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Anthony Leeds Prize, Committee Chair (2025)
TBA
AAA 2026 Program Chair, (2024-2026)
Julian Brash
Montclair University
Contact Us
cuaa_email@gmail.com
Join online through the
AAA’s Website »
AAA members can also join CUAA by completing this form and sending it to:
Membership Services
American Anthropological Association
2300 Clarendon Blvd. Suite 1301
Arlington, VA 22201-3357
Contact Us
AAA members can also join CUAA by completing this form and sending it to: Membership Services
American Anthropological Association
2300 Clarendon Blvd. Suite 1301
Arlington, VA 22201-3357