8:30–9:00 a.m.
Introduction, Welcome, and breakfast snacks
9:00–10:30 a.m.
SESSION 1 | Methodological Boundaries
Discussant: Lars Fehren-Schmitz
Robert Penner | The Backrooms of Late Capitalism: Liminal Spaces, Fearful Nostalgia and the Organic Emergence of a Virtual World
Ryan Christopher Jones | Indexing the Invisible: Mosaic Evidence and Environmental Photography
Zoë Shmidt | Optimization of a Minimally Invasive DNA Extraction Protocol for Teeth
Suraiya Luecke & Sienna Ruiz | Transcending Ethnographic Boundaries Through Embodied Practice
10:30–10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45–12:15 a.m.
SESSION 2 | Spatial and Social Boundaries
Discussant: Nancy Chen
Miray Cakiroglu | Ethnographic Crossings: Borderwork in the Post-Disaster
Rafia Khatoon | Digital Homes and Invisible Residents: Analyzing the City of Chicago’s Official Website in the Context of Homelessness and Winter Preparedness
Juan Carlos Aguirre | An Audit of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) within Urban Place-Making Organizations’ Workforce in the State of California
Priscila dos Anjos | Hydric Landscapes in Brazil: Water Access and Infrastructure Inequalities
Sophie Neems | The Powerful Potential of Conservation Easements
12:15–1:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:15– 2:45 p.m.
SESSION 3 | Therapeutic and Religious Boundaries
Discussant: Mark Anderson
Jonathan Zhang | The Correlation between PTSD and Postcombat Purification Rituals
Zaith Lopez | The Therapeutic as Situation?: Rajarse in Residential Drug Centers in Tijuana, Mexico
Ona Wang | Talking Piece, Talking Peace: Community Insights and Practices for Restorative Justice
Katrina Clugston | The Rise of Paganism in the Modern World
Ameyalli de la Rosa | Tenacious Ties: Mexican Folk Catholicism and its Rebellious Ecologies
2:45–3:00 p.m.
Break
3:00– 4:15 p.m.
SESSION 4 | Epistemological Boundaries
Discussant: Jon Daehnke
Boluwaji Ajayi | Rock Hollows through Times: Material Itinerary and Daily Practices in West Africa’s Socio-cultural Landscape
Gaëlle Ames | The Shared Language Between Entheogenic Plants and the Bribri People of the Talamanca Region
Oke Iroegbu | The Role of Indigenous Knowledge and Folk Narratives in Human-Wildlife Conflict Management
Bianca Blanco | Cheering Up: A Multispecies Ethnography from Tekoa Takuaty, Ilha da Cotinga Indigenous Land (Paraná, Brazil)
4:15– 5:00 p.m.
KEYNOTE | Book Talk: Jason de León
Moderator: Mario Gomez-Zamora
5:00–6:00 p.m.
Social Hour, Awards Ceremony, and Closing