READ: Prof. Tom Barfield’s new book, “Shadow Empires: An Alternative Imperial History”
New book (2023) by Prof Tom Barfield, Shadow Empires: An Alternative Imperial History, Princeton University Press.
READ: Prof. Robert Weller, “Silence, Noise, and Ritual”
Taiwan Journal of Anthropology, Academia Sinica, Volume 21 No.1 has been published
Prof. Merry White presents her new book Ways of Eating: Exploring Food through History and Culture at the Harvard Book Store
Prof. Merry White & Ben Wurgaft present their new book, Ways of Eating: Exploring Food through History and Culture at the Harvard Book Store at 7pm, Wed, 10.4. https://www.harvard.com/event/ben_wurgaft_and_merry_white/
Prof. Frank J. Korom gives a lecture a Keio University in Japan on the tension between Buddhist nationalists and Sufis in Sri Lanka
Prof. Frank J. Korom will be giving a lecture at Keio University in Japan on October 19, 2023 on some of his current research concerning the tension between Buddhist nationalists and Sufis in Sri Lanka.
Prof. Joanna Davidson Talks at CISS on Her New Book
BU Anthropology Prof. Joanna Davidson with her co-editor, Dinah Hannaford, will give a brief introduction to their book, Opting Out: Women Messing with Marriage around the World, and then invite a roundtable of participants to share their approaches on the book’s central themes from their own epistemological and methodological perspectives. Come hear from colleagues in anthropology, […]
In Memory of Professor Charles (Chuck) Lindholm
Faculty and students in the Department of Anthropology join in mourning the passing of our dear colleague, Charles (Chuck) Lindholm, who died at his home on June 30, 2023. Chuck joined the University Professors program at Boston University in 1990 and moved fully into the Department of Anthropology in 2011, after the University Professors Program […]
Dr. Catherine West publishes Coloring Iqalluut—Fish, a coloring book on Alutiiq fishing traditions
Dr. Catherine West produced a coloring book, Coloring Iqalluut—Fish, with an Alaska Native artist and a tribal museum based on some of her archaeological research. This 28-page coloring book explores many aspects of Kodiak Alutiiq fishing, from the species caught to the seasonal rhythm of fishing and the tools used in harvesting. The publication features […]
Prof. Merav Shohet wins the College of Arts and Sciences Templeton Award for Excellence in Student Advising and Mentoring
Congratulations to Merav Shohet who has won the College of Arts and Sciences Templeton Award for Excellence in Student Advising and Mentoring!
Prof. Lara Saipe Durgavich wins the College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Award for Excellence in Part-Time Teaching
Dr. Lara Lara Saipe Durgavich has won the College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Award for Excellence in Part-Time Teaching for 2023. Congratulations Lara!
READ: Prof. Shipton’s co-edited book with Daivi Rodima-Taylor, LAND AND THE MORTGAGE
Read about: Land and the Mortgage: History, Culture, Belonging, with Daivi Rodima-Taylor and Parker Shipton (editors), below! Berghahn Books, 2022 The mortgaging of land, a risky practice usually treated as just an economic and legal contract, has needed a broader set of perspectives for a fuller, more humanist understanding. Most of the existing scholarly literature […]