Prof. Fallou Ngom publishes a new volume on Islam in Africa
The volume generates new insights that enrich our understanding of the history of Islam in Africa and the diverse experiences and expressions of the faith on the continent. It provides updated knowledge on various social, cultural, linguistic, political, artistic, educational, and intellectual aspects of the encounter between Islam and African societies reflected in the lived […]
Professor Fallou Ngom receives a federal grant for his Ajami project.
The team of Ajami scholars at Boston University, led by Professor Fallou Ngom, has been awarded a three-year grant of $178,900 by the U.S. Department of Education to develop specialized Ajami readers in Hausa, Wolof, and Mandinka (three major African languages with rich written Ajami literatures) with a multimedia companion website. The project will provide […]
Prof. Caterina Scaramelli featured in BU Today, on adjusting to the Learn from Anywhere model
Professor Caterina Scaramelli spoke with BU Today on how her class, Culture and Environment, has adjusted to the new Learn from Anywhere model of teaching. View the full video feature here: https://www.bu.edu/articles/2020/students-and-teachers-reflect-on-bu-learn-from-anywhere-model/
Professor Merav Shohet receives an SSRC Rapid-Response grant on Covid-19
Congratulations to Professor Merav Shohet, who was recently awarded an SSRC Rapid-Response grant on Covid-19! Learn more about her project below: Stigma Syndemics and End-Stage Kidney Disease in Disenfranchised Urban Communities Fighting Covid-19
Lindsay Gifford (GRS ’09) has accepted Research Faculty position at University of Chicago.
Lindsay Gifford (Ph.D. 2009) has accepted a Research Faculty position at the University of Chicago and will be moving on from her former position as an Assistant Professor of International Studies and Coordinator of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of San Francisco.
New article by Prof. Matt Cartmill in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, “The Gaits of Marsupials and the Evolution of Diagonal-Sequence Walking in Primates”
Professor Matt Cartmill and Dr. Kaye Brown were recently published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology. Cartmill, M., Brown, K., Atkinson, C., Cartmill, E.A., Findley, E., Gonzalez‐Socoloske, D., Hartstone‐Rose, A. and Mueller, J., 2020. The gaits of marsupials and the evolution of diagonal‐sequence walking in primates. *American Journal of Physical Anthropology*, *171*(2), pp.182-197.
Prof. Shahla Haeri’s book, Unforgettable Queens of Islam, receives well-deserved attention!
Prof Shahla Haeri’s book Unforgettable Queens of Islam is receiving well-deserved attention! History Festival from Cambridge University Press. Online presentation, Unforgettable Queens of Islam: Succession, Authority, Gender. 31 August 2020 https://register.gotowebinar.com/recording/2959638321171566599 New Books in Islamic Studies podcast. Unforgettable Queens of Islam: Succession, Authority, Gender. 24 July 2020 https://newbooksnetwork.com/shahla-haeri-the-unforgettable-queens-of-islam-succession-authority-and-gender-cambridge-up-2020/ Cambridge University Press’ Blog on the occasion of International Women’s Day. http://www.cambridgeblog.org/2020/03/taliban-trump-political-mobility-electability/ The Unforgettable […]
Ph.D. student, Emily Williamson, was selected for inclusion in the Royal Anthropological Institute’s “Illustrating Anthropology” exhibition
Emily Williamson, Ph.D. student and illustrator extraordinaire, just received word that her submission was selected for inclusion in the Royal Anthropological Institute’s “Illustrating Anthropology” exhibition. This was a very competitive process (nearly 1000 submissions!) and it’s really exciting that Emily’s work will receive such a wide recognition.
Professor John Marston has two recent publications in Quaternary International.
Professor John Marston has two articles recently published in Quaternary International. The first, “Enviornmental reconstruction and wood use at Late Chalcolithic Çamlıbel Tarlası, Turkey” is co-authored with 3rd year PhD student, Peter Kováčik. 2020 Marston, John M., Peter Kováčik, and Ulf-Dietrich Schoop. Environmental reconstruction and wood use at Late Chalcolithic Çamlıbel Tarlası, Turkey. Quaternary International online before print. 2020 von Bayer, […]
Ayse Parla’s piece, “The Complicity of Hope” was published in Open Anthropology journal by AAA
We are thrilled to announce that Prof. Ayse Parla was notified by the editors of Open Anthropology, the digital open-access journal of the American Anthropological Association, that their most recent issue, curated on the theme of “Hope” from articles that were published previously in AAA journals, also included her short piece, “The Complicity of Hope.” […]