The Department of Anthropology specializes in socio-cultural anthropology: the study of social and cultural forms of human life using ethnographic, historical, and comparative methods.
Train in anthropological theory, using regional and cultural understanding to cross-cut problems, and ethnographic research methods conducted through intensive fieldwork.
Faculty explore themes such as the everyday, the state, religion, media, and health; focusing on the challenges of our own moment in history.
Undergraduate coursework introduces the methodologies and theories of anthropology through discussion and directed research.
The 2025-26 Johns Hopkins University Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship application is now open. Applications and nomination letters are due by October 11, 2024. We ask for your help spreading the word […]
Professor of Anthropology Naveeda Khan has provided detailed accounts of the escalating conflict between Bangladeshi student protesters and the government. Naveeda’s research highlights the broader implications of this incident, revealing […]
Anthropology professor Anand Pandian, in collaboration with Cornell University’s Chloe Ahmann, has recently published a thought-provoking op-ed in the Baltimore Beat. The piece delves into the discriminatory history of waste […]