Department · vaiu-soc-anth-*
Human diversity in evolutionary, cultural, linguistic, and material dimensions, integrating ethnographic fieldwork traditions with contemporary digital and biological approaches.
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Sociocultural Anthropology
Ethnographic theory & method, kinship & social organization, and ritual & religion.
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Biological & Evolutionary Anthropology
Human evolution, primatology, and human biology & adaptation.
Professor
Linguistic Anthropology
Language & culture, language ideologies, and endangered language documentation.
Professor
Medical Anthropology
Global health & healing systems, anthropology of the body, and epidemics & society.
Professor
Digital & Media Anthropology
Anthropology of technology, online communities, and science & technology in culture.
Professor
Economic & Political Anthropology
Exchange & value, anthropology of the state, and development & globalization.
