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Upcoming: Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Ash McLeod
On April 7th at 12pm, EST, Ash McLeod will be defending her dissertation: “Toward a Decolonial Cuisine: The Entangled Politics of Food Revitalization in Native-led Culinary Organizations.” For information on attending, please contact the Department of Anthropology via email: deborah.bolnick@uconn.edu. Below is Ash’s overview of the dissertation. “Over the last decade, Native American chefs […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Megan Willison
The UConn Department of Anthropology is home to a diverse community of graduate students studying a variety of subfields. Continue reading to learn more about their favorite parts of their research, why they became interested in anthropology, and fun facts about them! Megan Willison Advisor: Kevin McBride Cultural Entanglements: Analysis of Trade Goods From Pequot […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Fatemeh Saki
The UConn Department of Anthropology is home to a diverse community of graduate students studying a variety of subfields. Continue reading to learn more about their favorite parts of their research, why they became interested in anthropology, and fun facts about them! Fatemeh Saki Program Entrance: 2023 Advisor: Richard Sosis My research focuses on shamanistic […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Sophia de Schiffart
The UConn Department of Anthropology is home to a diverse community of graduate students studying a variety of subfields. Continue reading to learn more about their favorite parts of their research, why they became interested in anthropology, and fun facts about them! Sophia de Schiffart Program Entrance: 2024 Advisor: Natalie Munro My research focuses on […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Chen Zeigen
The UConn Department of Anthropology is home to a diverse community of graduate students studying a variety of subfields. Continue reading to learn more about their favorite parts of their research, why they became interested in anthropology, and fun facts about them! Chen Zeigen Program Entrance: 2020 Paleoenvironment; Stable isotope analysis; Prehistoric Archaeology; Levantine Paleolithic; […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Katharine Reinhart
The UConn Department of Anthropology is home to a diverse community of graduate students studying a variety of subfields. Continue reading to learn more about their favorite parts of their research, why they became interested in anthropology, and fun facts about them! Katharine Reinhart Program Entrance: 2024 Advisor: Alexia Smith Archaeobotany/Paleoethnobotany, Macrobotanical Analysis, Anthracology, Colonial […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Karoline Bernardo
The UConn Department of Anthropology is home to a diverse community of graduate students studying a variety of subfields. Continue reading to learn more about their favorite parts of their research, why they became interested in anthropology, and fun facts about them! Karoline Bernardo Program Entrance: 2023 I am interested in how human biodiversity is […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Emma Wink
The UConn Department of Anthropology is home to a diverse community of graduate students studying a variety of subfields. Continue reading to learn more about their favorite parts of their research, why they became interested in anthropology, and fun facts about them! Emma Wink Program Entrance: 2022 Where are you/will you be conducting your research/fieldwork? […]
Guest Lecture: Human Origins and Dispersals
Join Dr. Katerina Harvati on Monday, March 3rd for her lecture: “Human Origins and Dispersals: The View from South-East Europe.” This event is presented by the Departments of Anthropology, Earth Sciences, and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and will take place from 4-5pm on March 3rd, in room 4118 of the Homer Babbidge Library. Light refreshments […]