Anthropology South Africa is your organisation, representing the interests of anthropologists and the discipline in southern Africa.

ASnA organizes the largest anthropological conference in southern Africa and collaborates with other anthropological organisations across the continent, and world. We provide a venue for publishing academic papers via our journal Anthropology Southern Africa.

If you would like more information as to how to join ASnA or the benefits of joining ASnA, we encourage you to contact our Membership Manager.

Your ASnA membership is valid in the year in which you are paying, unless otherwise stipulated. For example, if you pay for your membership between January 1st and December 31st, 2013 your membership will be valid for the year 2013 and you will receive all 2013 issues of Anthropology Southern Africa.

Inquiries about membership, please contact our Membership Manager

All ASnA memberships include a subscription to the journal Anthropology Southern Africa and enable you to register for ASnA's annual conference.

Regular R300

Regular membership applies to all working anthropologists and included in any membership is a subscription to the journal Anthropology Southern Africa.

Memberships run from Jan 1 to Dec 31 in any calendar year and membership is valid in the year in which it is paid, unless otherwise stipulated.
Provided they are paid up in advance of the annual conference, members will be entitled to register for the conference of that year as well.

Student R50

ASnA encourages all students to join our association. As a student member, you will receive Anthropology Southern Africa, southern Africa only anthropological journal, keeping you informed to the research being conducted in the field by your professors and future colleagues. You will also be eligible to attend ASnA's annual conference.

Retired R50

Anthropology is more than a job, it is a way of life. As such, we hope that all anthropologists will continue being active members of our association, even after retirement. To encourage this, we have a separate membership for retired members to encourage the participation of all anthropologists in ASnA. Membership includes a subscription to the journal Anthropology Southern Africa.

Unwaged R50

If you are unemployed, severely underemployed or otherwise unable at the present to pay for a regular membership, we invite you to contact us and register as an unwaged member. ASnA aims to be an inclusive association open to all anthropologists. As a member, you will benefit from all that ASnA has to offer to its members including attending the annual conference and receiving a subscription to the journal Anthropology Southern Africa.

Post-Doc R50

ASnA membership affords you the opportunity to network with some of the leading anthropologists across southern Africa and meet potential employers and collaborators. We encourage you to join our association and the larger anthropological community that is ASnA. As a member, you will benefit from all that ASnA has to offer to its members including attending the annual conference and receiving a subscription to the journal Anthropology Southern Africa.

Joining or renewing your ASnA membership is merely a click away.

New Membership:

1. Click on the "Registrations and Donations" link in the right menu.  Select the category "Membership Registration". Then click the "Add to Cart" of the membership level desired.

   You will then either "Create an Account" to become a member or "Login" to renew your membership.  You will then be able to finish the checkout to pay for your membership.  Choose the payment method of your preference: online with Credit Card, Paypal, or offline - bank transfer, check

2. Once you have finished the payment process. you will be able to fill out the Membership Profile form.  You will find the Add Membership Profile page as an option immediately after checking out or after clicking the "My Account" link in the right column menu.   This form gives us more information about you than the information needed for the payment system for membership. Also, your profile will be listed in the ASna Membership Directory in the private membership section of the ASnA website. Your personal information will not be listed.  This way you will be able to connect with other ASnA members.
   
   

Membership Renewal:

Add to the shopping cart your level of ASnA Membership that you wish to renew and you will then need to login to complete the payment process.  Please update the following by clicking on the following in the "My Account" section: 

• Edit Login Credentials (for the login for this site)
• Update Your Mailing Address For Invoicing
• Add / Edit Your Member Profil

Once your membership is processed, you will then be notified.

Guidelines:

• All of the fields must be filled in the online form and be sure to verify all the information before submitting the form;
• Your membership must be renewed each and every year as renewal is not automatic;
• Please note that your membership fees will not be reimbursed once paid.

Receipts:

If you pay by Credit Card or Paypal a receipt will be generated immediately for your records as no other receipt will be issued to you.  For other payment methods a receipt will be sent after payment of your fees.

If you are an existing member and wish to renew your membership or update your information as it appears in the Directory of Members, use the login link on the right.