El Pais, a newspaper in Spain, published an essay by Agustín Fuentes, "¿Covid 2021?
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Why Anthropology?
Studying cultural diversity is simultaneously humbling and thrilling.
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Why Anthropology?
Socio-cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, biological anthropology, archaeology – What more is there to say?
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Temporary storage site of decontaminated waste in Minamisoma, waiting to be shipped to the interim waste storage facility.
Photo by Ryo Morimoto
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Why Anthropology?
Real empathy comes from making sense of the values and beliefs of others.
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"ANT 215 Human Adaptation's spring break trip to Kenya was a unique experience that I will forever cherish! I learned so much about the world in which we live."
Chesley Chan '21
Alumni Highlights
Statement of Solidarity
The Department of Anthropology at Princeton stands in solidarity with local and transnational movements against systemic racism.
Alumni Highlights
Viral Ethnographies
This collection of ethnographic snapshots reveal how the COVID-19 pandemic is both a shared global experience altering the daily routines of billions of people around the world while also generating distinct understandings, affects, and responses rooted in unique social and cultural contexts.
Ethnographic Data Visualization
The VizE Lab is the campus hub for researchers who want to bring the insights of data visualization and the vitality of documentary film into ethnography.
News
Friday, Dec 11, 2020
Congratulations to Anthropology major Austin Harmon ’22 and ETH student Skyler Liu ’21, winners of the Visualizing Student Debt Contest.
Center on Transnational Policing
The CTP will bring together Princeton scholars and students to understand policing in the U.S. and internationally. As the hub of a wider social scientific research network, the Center’s mission will be to explore policing from a transnational approach.
Events
Unhinged: On Ethnographic Games of Doubt and Certainty
Thu, Feb 4, 2021, 4:30 pm
Speaker(s):
How ndigenous Peoples Created Brazilian Biomes
Thu, Feb 11, 2021, 4:30 pm
Location:
Brazil LAB YouTube Channel
Speaker(s):
Eduardo Neves
University of São Paulo
Discussant: Tiffany Fryer
Postdoctoral Fellow, Society of Fellows, Princeton University
Democracy and Inequalities in Brazil
Thu, Mar 18, 2021, 4:30 pm
Location:
Brazil LAB YouTube Channel
Speaker(s):
Marta Arretche
University of São Paulo
Discussant: Federico Neiburg
Museu Nacional, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Work-In-Progress: Jeffrey Himpele
Thu, Mar 25, 2021, 4:30 pm
Location:
Virtual via Zoom
Speaker(s):
Ontological Commitment and De-Subjectivation in Maya Shamanic Practice
Thu, Apr 8, 2021, 4:30 pm
Location:
Virtual via Zoom
The University's response to coronavirus
Information for the University Community about Coronavirus
Princeton University is actively monitoring the situation around coronavirus (Covid-19) and the evolving guidance from government and health authorities, in keeping with our commitment to ensure the health and safety of all members of the University community. All Princeton classes, lectures, seminars, labs and precepts will move to virtual instruction beginning Monday, March 23 and remain virtual through the end of spring 2020, including final exams. All undergraduates who are able to must return home and stay home for the rest of the semester.
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