NEW FALL 2022 COURSE: AN 597 – A Natural History of the Human Pair Bond
Please check out this new special topic course for Fall 2022! The course is being taught by Professor Carolyn Hodges-Simeon, and centers around the evolutionary history of the human pair bond. See the poster below for more details!
New special topics courses added for Fall 2021!
Three new special topics courses are being added for Fall 2021! Check out AN593 A1: Decolonizing Museums taught by Professor Mark Auslander, B1: Anthropology of the New Middle Class taught by Professor Nancy Smith-Hefner, & C1: Readings in the Anthropology of Islam taught by Professor Robert Hefner. Read more about the courses here!
Emerging Scholars Program: Indigenous Archaeology & Community Engaged Research in the Americas
We’re excited to announce an Emerging Scholars Symposium, on “Indigenous Archaeology & Community Engaged Research in the Americas.” The Symposium will take place over the weekend of November 13, 2020. Check out our webpage for the event schedule, information about the speakers, and registration information.
Anthropologist Arjun Appadurai reviews book by BU author on The Wire
Anthropologist Arjun Appadurai reviews the new book by BU Journalism Professor Isabel Wilkerson on The Wire. Wilkerson’s book, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, addresses how our lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions. Read Appadurai’s review here. Find out more about Wilkerson’s book here.
Anthropology in the Works Club mentorship program
The Anthropology in the Works Club is organizing a mentorship program, pairing undergraduates and graduates! If you are interested in being a mentor or a mentee, please fill out one of these forms: Graduate Student Application Undergraduate Student Application