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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
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Why Anthropology?
Studying cultural diversity is simultaneously humbling and thrilling.
Photo: C. Rouse, Ghana fieldwork
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Why Anthropology?
Real empathy comes from making sense of the values and beliefs of others.
Photo: C. Rouse, Ghana fieldwork
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"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
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Why Anthropology?
Socio-cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, biological anthropology, archaeology – What more is there to say?
Photo: J. Himpele, Bolivia fieldwork
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"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
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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

Shikha Uberoi Bajpai ’13

Anthropology is not simply a field of study, it’s a style of perceiving the world around us. I use the values, skill sets and perspectives of Anthropology on a daily basis in my work.

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

Edric Huang and Carolina Salazar are co-winners for the Senior Thesis Prize in Anthropology

Tuesday, Jun 5, 2018

Congratulations to seniors Edric Huang and Carolina Salazar, for being awarded the Senior Thesis Prize in Anthropology.

Senior Edric Huang awarded University Center for Human Values thesis prize

Tuesday, Jun 5, 2018

Congratulations to the Department of Anthropology's senior Edric Huang, co-winner of the University Center for Human Values thesis prize. UCHV awards up to three senior thesis prizes to the student(s) who has written the best thesis in the areas of ethics and human values.