It is a simple story. A 37-year-old man belonging to the Traveller community is shot dead by a special unit of the French police on the family farm where he was hiding since he failed to return to prison after temporary release. The officers claim self-defense. The relatives, present at the scene, contest that claim. A…

Carolyn Rouse, the Ritter Professor of Anthropology, will present “Necropolitics at the End of Empire: The Paradox of White Supremacy in the U.S.” for our third talk in the fall 2021 HMEI Faculty Seminar Series…

A Brazil LAB event with Carlos Fausto (Museu Nacional & Princeton) and Anne McClintock (Princeton).

Carlos Fausto is Professor of Anthropology at the Brazilian Museu Nacional, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and a…

Helen Thorpe, a visiting Ferris Professor of…

How will sea level rise affect New Jersey? In this session, Christina Gerhardt presents the HighWaterLine, a public-facing and public-engaging project, walking and chalking the future shoreline forecast by sea-level rise…

In this panel discussion, Professor Elizabeth Chin and Professor Heather Paxson will discuss where Anthropology is, and where Anthropology is headed, in regard to journals, contents, and formats. In a moderated dialogue they'll address what kind of submissions are being received and what kind do they want, what does the future of…

A Brazil LAB event with Sir Angus Deaton (Princeton), Ricardo Paes de Barros (Insper and IMDS) and Thomas Fujiwara (Princeton).

Sir Angus Deaton is a Nobel Laureate economist. He is the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs Emeritus at the School of Public and International Affairs and the Economics…

The Humanities Council will host its 15th Annual Humanities Colloquium on Thursday, September 23, at 4:30 pm. In an era of lockdowns, travel restrictions, and arrested movement, we have invited four distinguished Princeton scholars to ponder this year’s theme,…

In this panel discussion, Dr. Gustaaf Houtman and Professor Mariane Ferme will tackle where Anthropology is, and where Anthropology is headed, in regard to journals, contents, and formats. In a moderated dialogue they'll address what kind of submissions are being received and what kind do they want, what does the future of journals…