Every year the SEA holds a spring meeting focused on a specific topic in economic anthropology.
Economic anthropology This conference explored the ways in which tourism and cultural heritage are being contested in the global economy.
Topics included the commodification of culture, the impact of tourism on local communities, and the role of heritage in development.
Topics included the impact of agriculture, industry, and urbanization on the environment, as well as the role of landscape in identity, culture, and power relations.
This conference examined the different ways in which valuables, goods, wealth, and money are conceptualized and used in human societies.
Topics included the role of valuables in social relations, the economic significance of goods, and the symbolic meaning of wealth and money.