Professor Parla’s book wins honorable mention
Congratulations to Prof. Ayse Parla whose new book Precarious Hope: Migration and the Limits of Belonging in Turkey has been selected as an honorable mention for the 2020 Association for Political and Legal Anthropology (APLA) Book Prize in Critical Anthropology. Congratulations, Prof. Parla! Find out more about the book on the publisher’s website.
We lost a colleague and mentor
Dear Friends of Anthropology, I am writing to you with some very sad news, our dear colleague Mary C. Beaudry passed away yesterday. She had not been feeling well and had recently undergone a procedure for a heart problem. An award-winning archaeologist, Mary was a prolific scholar, a dedicated teacher, and a wonderful colleague. She […]
A tribute to Mary Beaudry
A wonderful tribute to Mary Beaudry by one of her students, Boston City Archaeologist, Joe Bagley. Joe posted this on the Facebook page of the City of Boston Archaeology Program. “Dr. Mary Beaudry has passed away. We heard the shocking news, yesterday, but despite multiple attempts, were unable to find the right words to express […]
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
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 […]
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, […]