Anthropology strives to understand cultural and biological diversity in a holistic way, inspired by the humanities and the social and natural sciences. This anthropological approach is enriched by ...

Social and cultural anthropology examines the myriad ways in which human societies organise themselves, create meaning, and negotiate change. It encompasses the study of social institutions, rituals, ...

Peter Benson, Ph.D., is a cultural anthropologist who teaches courses on culture, film, capitalism, social theory, and ethnography. He received a Ph.D. in social anthropology from Harvard University ...

UC Santa Cruz Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology Donald L. Brenneis was recently selected among the roughly 250 new members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Founded in 1780, ...

Robert Alan LeVine (1932–2023) was one of the founders or an early advocate of psychological anthropology, a social science discipline at the intersection of socio-cultural anthropology, psychology, ...

If chimps could talk -- Fossils and what they tell us -- Group size and settlement -- Teaching, sharing and exchange -- Origins of language and symbolism -- Elementary structures of kinship -- A new ...

Explore our campus, meet lecturers and current students, and learn more about what it's like to study at Manchester. Study at a UK Top 10 and Global Top 25 university for Anthropology (QS World ...

Gananath “Obey” Obeyesekere, professor of anthropology, emeritus, died at his home in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on March 25. He was 95. An ethnographer of religion whose scholarship bridged the disciplines ...

The one week my Yale graduate Anthropology 101 class spent studying Zora Neale Hurston’s Mules and Men felt like a glass of cool water on a hot summer day. Learning about her scholarship and her ...