Prof Hefner attends the International Conference on Civilizational Fiqh in Surabaya Indonesia
From February 5-7, 2023, at the invitation of the Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama, Prof Robert Hefner attended the “Muktamar Internasional Fikih Peradaban” in Surabaya Indonesia. The title of the conference can be translated as an “International Conference on Civilizational Fiqh.” Sponsored by Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Muslim association in the world (with some 70-90 million followers), […]
Prof. White releasing new book with University of California Press
Keep a lookout for Professor Merry White’s pending book release, entitled “Ways of Eating,” on the horizon with University of California Press!
Prof. Marston gives talk at Brown University
Professor John (Mac) Marston gives talk “Local Ecological Knowledge and Imperial Demands in Agricultural Practice” at Brown University as part of the Environmental Archaeology in the Anthropocene series.
Prof. Joanna Davidson featured in The Brink
Professor Joanna Davidson was featured in The Brink to talk about her new book, Opting Out: Women Messing with Marriage Around the World (Rutgers University Press, 2022). In it, she explores why more and more women around the world are moving away from traditional marriage arrangements. The article is an interesting Q&A about her research and […]
Prof. Christopher Schmitt wins the 2023 Boston University Undergraduate Academic Advising Award
Congratulations to Assist Prof Christopher Schmitt who has just won the 2023 Boston University Undergraduate Academic Advising Award in the Faculty Academic Advisor Category. Congratulations Chris!
Prof. Parla to speak at Harvard’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Prof. Ayse Parla will be giving a talk at Harvard’s CMES to all faculty and grad students on Wednesday, January 25th at 4:30pm. The talk will be in person and via Zoom in case anyone is interested and available to attend! Title: Hamlet After Genocide: Haunting, Justice, and Empirical Fabulation DATE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2023, […]
Prof. Korom delivers lecture at Jadavpur University
Professor Frank J. Korom delivered the third formal public lecture of the Centre for Studies in Islamicate Asia, Department of Comparative Literature, at Jadavpur University. His lectured was titled “The Democratization of Sufism in the South Asian Diaspora” Abstract: The Globalization of Sufism has historically been studied as a movement away from the Middle East […]
Prof Ngom interviewed by The Brink
Professor Ngom was profiled by The Brink for their article entitled: “Unearthing a Long-Ignored African Writing System, One Researcher Finds African History, by Africans: BU anthropologist Fallou Ngom discovered Ajami, a modified Arabic script, in a box of his late father’s old papers.” Check out the article here: https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/fallou-ngom-discovers-ajami-african-writing-system/?fbclid=IwAR1N3hxvMy_6VJaBAt2mMq4MjyEAEBzTeeOiYYpWqDZnNmlDyMHg_SgaVeY
Q&A with Prof. Catherine West
Catherine West is a research associate professor in the Anthropology Department and Archaeology Program with affiliation with the Marine program. Q: Talk about your past and present research! A: When I started grad school, I knew that I wanted to use zthe animal bones in archaeological sites to understand how past people interacted with local […]
Q&A with Prof. Amanda Leiss
Amanda Leiss is a paleoanthropologist broadly interested in paleoecology, taphonomy, osteology and human evolution. She is an active member of the Gona Paleoanthropological Research Project, and has been conducting research in Ethiopia since 2010. She has also piloted field and museum research with the Baringo Paleontological Research Project, in Kenya. Q: How did you get […]