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Searching for an Applied Anthropology of Water

About the Talk: Water has been a strong focus of anthropological research due to the complex and inextricable connections we share with water. Previous scholars have described water as a “theory machine” due to its ability to generate new theoretical framings like waterscapes, water regimes, water subjects, and hydrosocial territories. We argue that water is also an “application machine” as its intertwined nature with human societies is always generative of new practical engagements and problems. As a result, we view the anthropology of water as applied, due to its interconnectedness between multiple stakeholders and interests. We ask ourselves the question: Is there an applied anthropology of water? By raising this question we seek to explore whether the practical engagement of anthropologists within water produces a domain of theory and practice that is different from broader anthropological research on water, which also has many applied currents. We have explored this question in a special issue of Human Organization. In our talk, we will share key findings from this special issue and our current work about what might constitute an applied anthropology of water, including possible pros and cons of demarcating a subdomain of anthropological work on water as applied. About the Speakers: Matthew Wilfong is a hydrosocial scientist currently at St Mary’s College of Maryland as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies. His research spans multiple disciplines including political ecology, anthropology, critical geography, and ecohydrology. Previous work has focused on the sociopolitical and ecohydrologic dimensions of stormwater management in the Mid-Atlantic and sociocultural shifts in water conservation and residential landscape choices in the Southwest. Michael Paolisso is a Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Maryland, College Park, USA. From 2021 to 2023 he was the president of the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA). He is an environmental anthropologist with research and practice in the Chesapeake Bay region of the United States, focusing coastal communities and climate change, collaborative learning, fisheries and agriculture management, water pollution, environmental restoration, social justice and socio-ecological resilience. He co-founded the collaborative coastal adaptation effort that has become the Deal Island Peninsula Partnership (DIPP). The Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists (WAPA) is the oldest and largest regional association of professional anthropologists in the world today. Founded in 1976, WAPA serves as a resource, and a social and career development center for anthropologists seeking to apply their knowledge and skills to practical problems for the betterment of society. WAPA's members are employed by government and business, as well as by a broad array of domestic and international nonprofit institutions and associations. Members also teach in colleges and universities that prepare the next generation of applied anthropologists. Monthly meetings and social events provide a forum for the exchange of experience and ideas about applying anthropological knowledge and enable students to meet with experienced practitioners for guidance and inspiration. WAPA makes available information on jobs through networking, e-mail and through its website. WAPA's biannual Praxis Award recognizes outstanding contributions by anthropologists to projects in any realm of applied anthropology. Membership is open to all anthropologists and other interested persons, whether resident in the Nation's capital, or throughout the world. Approximately one-fifth of the membership lives outside the Washington metropolitan area, and many maintain their connection while on assignment overseas.