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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Anthropology Colloquia Series: Sarah Pinto

Psychiatrists in north India play a crucial role not only in processes of treatment, but also in legal ... (more)

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Anthropology Dissertation Group

ABD students meet to review and critique work in progress.... (more)

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Anthropology Jobs Outside of Academia

Dr. Cristina Espinosa (Assistant Professor at the Heller School) and Dr. Justeen Hyde (Institute for ... (more)

Friday, March 05, 2010

Brandeis Study Abroad Scholarship Deadline

Scholarships for study abroad are available from Brandeis for students receiving need-based financial ... (more)

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Early Career Publishing: Pros, Cons, and Process

Dr. Janet McIntosh (Anthropology Department) will share her experience about the publication process. ... (more)

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Anthropology Dissertation Group

ABD students meet to review and critique work in progress.... (more)

Thursday, March 25, 2010

First Annual Hunt Lecture in Economic Anthropology: Jane I. Guyer

Jane I. Guyer is a Professor of Anthropology at John Hopkins University. Her research career has been ... (more)

Thursday, April 08, 2010

Getting Ready for Fieldwork: Anthropology & Archeology

Dr. Sarah Lamb (Chair of Anthropology Department) and Betsy Marzahn-Ramos (Archeology Ph.D. candidate) ... (more)

Thursday, April 08, 2010

Anthropology Colloquia Series: Matthew J. Liebmann

Matthew J. Liebmann is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology in the Archaeology Program at Harvard ... (more)

Thursday, April 22, 2010

ABD students meet to review and critique work in progress.

ABD students meet to review and critique work in progress.... (more)

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Anthropology Colloquia Series: Lori Allen

Lori Allen is an anthropologist whose primary research interests center on human rights, nationalism, ... (more)

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Anthropology Colloquia Series: Maoz Azaryahu

Maoz Azaryahu is an associate professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at ... (more)

Welcome to the Anthropology Department

The Department of Anthropology at Brandeis University offers a wide range of courses covering the discipline's four major subfields:

  • Sociocultural anthropology
  • Linguistic anthropology
  • Physical anthropology
  • Archaeology of complex societies
Areas of faculty specialization include economic anthropology and development, gender studies, urban anthropology, sociolinguistics, symbolic and semiotic studies, prehistoric and historic archaeology, cognitive and psychological anthropology, computer-mediated communication, medical anthropology, religion, comparative methods, material culture and cultural patrimony, and theory and method in sociocultural anthropology and archaeology.