Ritter Professor of Anthropology Carolyn Rouse and Assistant Professor Hanna Garth have been awarded grants from the 250th Anniversary Fund for Innovation in Undergraduate Education.

Rouse will use the grant to revise her course “Ethnography for Research and Design” (ANT 302) and more. Rouse explains that it “would create a multimodal archive of the American experience in the age of Trump. This archive will be called Trumplandia.” The project seeks to illuminate the disconnect between what motivates people politically and what they need legislatively. ANT 302 students will collaborate with regional college professors, including many community college professors, to collect ethnographies in all 50 states over three years; revisiting the same subjects annually. The final product will be an interactive data visualization archive housed by the Department of Anthropology’s Data Visualization Lab  (VizE Lab).

Garth will use the grant to develop a new course titled “Waterworld: From the Ocean to the Tap.” Garth explains that Waterworld “will address a significant gap in our humanities and social sciences course offerings. Given the lack of water-focused courses in our divisions, the course will offer students in the humanities and social sciences who are interested in climate change and marine ecologies new opportunities to explore our fields. This new course advances the university’s goals for innovation and free inquiry while preparing students for civically engaged futures.” The Council on Science and Technology will also support this project. Garth's Princeton Food Project Phase II is still ongoing in the Humanities Council.

Each year, the 250th Anniversary Fund supports initiatives that allow faculty to explore new pedagogical methods to enhance student learning, foster interdisciplinary connections, and redefine teaching and assessment practices. 

Congratulations, Carolyn and Hanna!