Assistant Professor Scott MacLochlainn won the 2023 New Voices Book Prize from the Society for Linguistic Anthropology, for his first book The Copy Generic. The New Voices Book Prize was established […]
Cultures and Traditions
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.
- Degrees Offered BA, PhD
- Major Anthropology
- Minor Anthropology
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Graduate Program
Train in anthropological theory, using regional and cultural understanding to cross-cut problems, and ethnographic research methods conducted through intensive fieldwork.
Faculty
Faculty explore themes such as the everyday, the state, religion, media, and health; focusing on the challenges of our own moment in history.
Major in Anthropology
Undergraduate coursework introduces the methodologies and theories of anthropology through discussion and directed research.
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Panel Discussion- Convergences: Climate Change, Health, Litigation
When: Thursday, Nov. 9 2023 Time: 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Followed by reception Where: Space Telescope Science Institute Auditorium, 3700 San Martin Dr., Baltimore, MD 21218. Parking Available. Registration: […]
Professor Naveeda Khan Recipient of 2nd Prize in the 2023 Victor Turner Prize in Ethnographic Writing
Dr. Khan’s recent publication, River Life and the Uprising of Nature, won the prestigious prize. The Victor Turner Prize is awarded annually by the Society for Humanistic Anthropology.