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Why Anthropology?
Anthropology is the study of human cultures, so it was a privilege to be able to send our students to the birthplace of the human lineage over spring break.
Kenya, 2018
Why Anthropology?
Studying cultural diversity is simultaneously humbling and thrilling.
Photo: C. Rouse, Ghana fieldwork
Why Anthropology?
Real empathy comes from making sense of the values and beliefs of others.
Photo: C. Rouse, Ghana fieldwork
"Game drives, fossil hunting, visiting local communities, making friendships in the African bush. An unbelievable experience, the anthropology trip to Kenya had more than I could've possibly asked for!"
Pablo Bickenbach '21
Why Anthropology?
Socio-cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, biological anthropology, archaeology – What more is there to say?
Photo: J. Himpele, Bolivia fieldwork
"Going to Mpala in Kenya was an amazing and immersive experience for all of us on the trip. It was truly a once in a lifetime educational experience."
Patrick Flanigan '18
Why Anthropology?
Question + Theory + Place on the Globe + Interlocutors ➡ Now Go!
Photo: A. Johnson, Thailand fieldwork

Highlights

Professor Andrew Johnson

Anthropology asks us to rethink our own positions in the face of other ways of being. In our work, we do not assume that we already know what the relevant conditions and categories for existence are (“politics,” “religion,” “economy”), but let those with whom we work set the grounds for knowledge.

Alumni Highlights

Douglas Clark Lennox II ’09

Anthropology led me to a life of service. My professional goal has always been to help others develop a sense of purpose in life and to fulfill their potential as people who are capable of bringing so much love, joy and value to the lives of people around them.

Ethnographic Studies Certificate Program

Providing training in ethnographic methods and field research to undergraduates in concentrations outside Anthropology. Students in all divisions are welcome (Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences and Engineering).

Ethnographic Data Visualization

Dedicated to advancing innovation in ethnography for the 21st century. The VizE Lab is a hybrid online-offline platform and hub for researchers interested in curating digital data and creating audio-visual materials for ethnography, such as data visualizations, documentary films and interactive websites.

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. Coming in academic year 2017-2018.

News

Attending to Undergraduate Desires

Wednesday, Sep 12, 2018

The following link is to a collection of essays from the “Journal of the American Anthropological Association” on why preserving the need for...

Fire destroys National Museum of Brazil

Thursday, Sep 6, 2018

Princeton’s Department of Anthropology stands in deep solidarity with our Brazilian colleagues and their students in the face of the tragic fire...

Two New Faculty Members

Wednesday, Aug 8, 2018

Laurence Ralph, joins the faculty as professor from Harvard University where he was the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences since...

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