Research

Across the Anthropology Department, our research emphasizes the relationship between pasts and presents and explores the human condition as entangled with the ecological and social landscapes and with relations of power and inequality. We are known for methodological creativity, theoretical innovation, pushing the boundaries of the discipline, and a commitment to social justice. We work in most world regions, including Latin America, North America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, The Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia.  

Our research covers a variety of topics, from ancient DNA to anti-Blackness; from food, medicine and health to Indigenous survivance; from secularism, sexism, and capitalism to primate ecology; from multispecies interconnections to the power relations of built landscapes. In addition to sharing our path-breaking research in traditional academic venues, department members are at the forefront of creative efforts to reach the public with their findings, through media such as films, international exhibitions, interactive digital texts, and experimental writing.