Still interested in joining us in Mauritius or Armenia this summer? Students have three weeks left to submit applications, which can be found on the UConn EGL website. All applications are due by February 1st!
News
New Merchandise Coming Soon!
Coming soon! The UConn Anthropology Department is excited to announce that we will have new merchandise available to purchase on Marketplace soon! More updates will be available in the following weeks.
Dimitris Xygalatas Featured on UConn 360 Podcast!
Check out episode 127 of the UConn 360 podcast: Togetherness in Tradition! In this episode, Dr. Dimitris Xygalatas speaks on the importance of in-person rituals during the holiday season, and goes into the details of his impressive research.
Migrant Women Installation Co-Curated by César Abadía-Barrero
Congrats to César Abadía-Barrero for his work with the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, which is now on display through an exhibit on the experiences of migrant women from Latin America. View the full article on UConn Today!
Field School in Contact Period Archaeology
The UConn Anthropology Department and the Office of State Archaeology are excited to announce that we will once again be offering an archaeological field school at the John Hollister Site in Glastonbury, CT. The field school will take place in the summer of 2025 and is a 4-week, 4 credit intensive program. The Hollister Site […]
Coming Soon! New Department Merchandise
Coming soon! The UConn Anthropology Department is excited to announce that we will have new merchandise available to purchase on Marketplace soon. More updates will be available in the following weeks, including sneak peaks of our other new products. The baseball cap is inspired by previous department merchandise, and is perfect for long days in […]
Archaeological Field School in Armenian Prehistory
Experience UConn’s Archaeological Field School in Armenian Prehistory, running from July 1st-August 1st, 2025! Apply now through UConn Experiential Global Learning. Applications are due February 1st, 2025. Investigate early human behavior in the Armenian Highlands and southern Caucasus during the Late Pleistocene. Nestled in the scenic Debed Gorge of northern Armenia, this archaeological field school […]
Spring 2025 Class: Race, Racialization & Health
Looking for an interesting, upper-level course to take this spring? Check out ANTH 5395: Race, Racialization, and Health taught by Dr. Sarah Williams. This seminar takes a transdisciplinary approach to understanding racialization as a process and tool that is inextricable from the formation and continuation of medicine and public health. Through a critical medical anthropology […]
Flashback Friday! Beach Hall Construction (1929).
Flashback Friday! Check out these historic photos from Beach Hall’s construction, circa 1929. To find more great photos from UConn’s history, check out UConn Archives and Special Collections, located in the Dodd Center for Human Rights. Citation: Beach Hall (1929), Construction, Connecticut Agricultural College from the UConn Photograph Collection at Archives & Special […]
Anthropology in the News- Moving As One
Graduate student Mohammadamin Saraei of the Department of Psychological Sciences and Experimental Anthropology Lab was recently recognized in UConn Today for his research at the UConn Islamic Center. Through collaboration with professors Alexandra Paxton and Dimitris Xygalatas, Saraei studied the concept of synchrony, researching how synchronous movements or acts psychologically affect humans. Saraei’s research was […]