Our End-of-the-Year Dinner
On Tuesday, May 16, 2017, the faculty and majors shared a wonderful dinner at Hops & Vines. … 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 »
Spring Mixer Flyer… Continue reading »
Ryan Fajardo was recently selected to participate in the American Sociological Association’s Honors Program. Ryan was selected on the basis of his paper “Working through the App: Taskrabbit and Paid Line Sitting,” which grew out the fieldwork he conducted for his Sociology Honors Thesis. Ryan will now… Continue reading »
Please join the Anthropology/Sociology Department THESIS COLLOQUIUM Tuesday, January 24, 2:00 – 4:00 pm Paresky 112 Seniors presenting their work in progress are:… Continue reading »
Memory and Silence Sociology professor Olga Shevchenko has been visiting with Russian families and studying their old photo albums, searching for clues about the Soviet past and knitting together a narrative about memory and silence. Shevchenko became interested in photographs and memory while working on her book Crisis and the… Continue reading »
Celebration cake Professor Shevchenko and Ashley Professor Nolan and Ryan Faculty and students enjoying the evening. Continue reading »