Professor Agustín Fuentes talks to Princeton Alumni Weekly (PAW) on the Pandemic and Human Connection. Fuentes shared his insights from his research, including the physical toll of the pandemic and the myths about human aggression that linger in our collective imaginations.
“Humans have a deep capacity for cooperation, but they need…
Matt Walker of BadCredit.org spoke to Fred Wherry of Dignity + Debt about the mission of the Dignity + Debt Network and the strength of having partners at Princeton. Dignity and Debt is an initiative…
Ph.D. student Elizabeth Durham published an op-ed in Anthropology News. Durham writes on Ohio's Vax-A-Million lottery, "What's So Funny about Ohio's Vaccine Lottery?" Jokes about Vax-a-Million have been near-ubiquitous in Ohio. How are its residents using this humor with and against each other, and to what communal end?
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Check out the 2020-2021 Academic Report for the Department of Anthropology. Read about faculty research, graduate student research, program updates and the many events that took place throughout the year.
The Brazil LAB initiative (Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies), headed by Professor João Biehl, has been renewed by the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS) for another three years.
Update: Recently Released Report of MOVE Remains Investigation
The Department of Anthropology once again apologizes to the Africa family. What the report…
Professor Carolyn Rouse was recently interviewed by Lisa Deaderick of The San Diego Union-Tribune. In the interview, Carolyn discusses critical race theory, the legislation being drafted and passed in opposition to it, and the utility of this academic framework in and out of public school settings.
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Congratulations to Professor Laurence Ralph, Director of the Center on Transnational Policing in the Department of Anthropology, named the recipient of the 2021
Anthropologist J. Brent Crosson, University of Texas at Austin, recently interviewed Professor Lauren Coyle Rosen on her book, Fires of Gold: Law, Spirit, and…
Professor Agustín Fuentes published an article in Science, “‘The Descent of Man,’ 150 years on.” Fuentes writes about Charles Darwin and states how Darwin had “injurious and unfounded prejudices that warped his view of data and experience.”
In 1871, Charles Darwin tackled “the highest and most interesting problem for the…