Lecture by Partha Chatterjee
Tuesday April 17 7:00 pm Griffin 3 (not Griffin 6 as poster indicates) … Continue reading »
Tuesday April 17 7:00 pm Griffin 3 (not Griffin 6 as poster indicates) … Continue reading »
Professor Antonia Foias has organized a WCMA exhibit, Seeds of Divinity, set to open Friday, January 19, 2018. Co-curated with her students from the fall course, ANTH 281, the exhibit includes art works from five pre-Columbian civilizations of Mexico and Central America, and explores Mesoamerican concepts of divinity, and the… Continue reading »
Meet our ANSO Elders for 2017. These students are Senior Advisors who serve as liaisons between students and faculty. They help organize events for the major, solicit student input for hiring and staffing decisions and informally advise majors and potential majors on matters like course selection and departmental life. … Continue reading »
Congratulations Megan. The department is so proud of you for winning this award. This last phrase struck the selection committee as powerfully descriptive of your time at Williams. Your contributions to our campus and your classmates have been exceptional. You have been a crucial leader in the Center for Learning… Continue reading »
On Tuesday, May 16, 2017, the faculty and majors shared a wonderful dinner at Hops & Vines. … Continue reading »
Congratulations! A book review written by Thasin of an edited volume on the anthropology of parenting has just been published in Student Anthropologist. Here’s the link. A quote from Professor Joel Lee: “I think it’s pretty exciting that one of our… Continue reading »
Don’t miss Monday’s talk by Prof. Jessica Smith, selected by this year’s ANSO seniors! “Misadventures in Trump Country: Ethnography, Empathy, and Political Difference” Monday, May 8, at 7 PM in Schapiro 129… Continue reading »
Professor David Edwards’ book: Caravan of Martyrs: Sacrifice and Suicide Bombing in Afghanistan Excerpt: What compels a person to strap on a vest loaded with explosives and self-destruct in a crowded street? Scholars have answered this question by focusing on the pathology of the “terrorist mind” or the “brainwashing” practices… Continue reading »