Professor Fallou Ngom’s Book Selected as Oxford University Press 2026 Islam in Africa Book Award Finalist
Prof Fallou Ngom’s book, Beyond African Orality, has been selected as one of three finalists for the Oxford University Press 2026 Islam in Africa Book Award.
Prof. Robert Hefner Attends Conference in Nassau, Bahamas
September 9-11, Anthropology Professor Robert Hefner traveled to Nassau, the Bahamas to attend a conference at the invitation of the Templeton Religious Trust (TRT) foundation.
READ: Prof. Ngom’s book, Beyond African Orality: The ‘Ajami Poetry of Sëriñ Mbay Jaxate
Fallou Ngom has a new published book: Beyond African Orality: The ‘Ajami Poetry of Sëriñ Mbay Jaxate (Oxford University Press, Sept 26, 2025): https://global.oup.com/academic/product/beyond-african-orality-9780197807798?cc=us&lang=en&
Dylan Renca has been awarded a graduate student paper prize from the Society for the Anthropology of Religion
Dylan Mikel Renca has been awarded a graduate student paper prize from the Society for the Anthropology of Religion for his article, “The Trouble of Nonhuman Beings: Virtue, Relationally, and Power on Java in a Time of Islamic Revival.” The prize comes with a monetary award and with mentorship to help revise the paper into […]
Johnathan Ray Norris awarded the Graduate Student Paper Prize by the Association for Political and Legal Anthropology
PhD student Johnathan Ray Norris has been awarded the Graduate Student Paper Prize by the Association for Political and Legal Anthropology for his paper “Queering Safety in a State of Penetration: Intermittent State Violence and a Politics of (In)Visibility.” This prize includes an invitation to the American Anthropological Association meetings in New Orleans, recognition in […]
Sümeyra Güneş won the 2025 Suad Joseph Student Paper Award
PhD student, Sümeyra Güneş, just won the Association of Middle East Anthropology (AMEA) of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) 2025 Suad Joseph Student Paper Award for her article “Passing the Vibe Check: Navigating Offense on Istanbul’s Stand-up Stages.” Congratulations Sümeyra!
Alumni Amy Scott appointed to a teaching track faculty position at Smith College
Alumni Amy Scott was appointed to a teaching track faculty position at Smith College in Northampton, MA as a Laboratory Instructor in Biological Sciences. Congratulations Amy!
Prof. Rob Weller spoke at the 2025 Association of Asian Studies in Asia conference
Robert Weller spoke at the 2025 Association of Asian Studies in Asia conference in Kathmandu in May 2025.
Prof. John Marston featured in a Boston Globe story
Professor John Marston was featured in a Boston Globe story. You can read it here: Mathew, Angela. 2025. “‘Your materials have been incinerated.’ The confounding process of traveling with scientific samples.” Boston Globe August 23, 2025 – https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/23/metro/your-materials-have-been-incinerated-confounding-process-traveling-with-scientific-samples/
READ: Prof. John Marston’s New Publications
Professor John Marston has two new publications out. Marston, John M. 2025. The politics of resilience and materialism in archaeological explanation. American Anthropologist 127:656-659. Three chapters in the new monograph: Cradic, Melissa S., Matthew J. Adams, and Israel Finkelstein. 2025. Megiddo VII: The Shmunis Excavations of Tomb 50 and Burial 45. Monograph Series of the […]