Getting to Know Anthropology’s 2026-2027 Teaching Fellows
Nikki Grigg is an anthropological archaeologist who studies citizenship, race, and diaspora in the nineteenth-century United States. Her research expl...
October 27, 2026
Faculty Anthropology Announcements
Maggi Galaxy | Stephan Palmié and Antoni Miralda
Maggi Galaxy is a richly illustrated, multi-disciplinary exploration of the aesthetics and politics of an astonishingly globalized commodity: The Magg...
December 9, 2025
Faculty Anthropology Announcements
SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: History, Tragedy, and Renewal
Join Professor Alan Kolata for intensive study in Cambodia during the September Term of 2026. Based first at Wat Damnak, a tranquil, historically sign...
December 10, 2025
Student Anthropology Announcements
Tori Harris has been named a 2026 Rhodes Scholar
Tori Harris, a fourth-year Anthropology and Creative Writing major in the College, has been named a 2026 Rhodes Scholar. Harris will attend the Univer...
November 16, 2025
Faculty Anthropology Announcements
Fear of a Dead White Planet
Fear of a Dead White Planet asks: “How does one study when the planet is on fire?” The More Worlds Collective (Joseph Masco, Tim Choy, Jake Kosek, and...
September 21, 2026
Getting to Know Anthropology’s 2025-2026 Teaching Fellows
Jiyea Hong is a scholar of media, environment, and ethnic politics in contemporary China. Her research investigates how marginalized communities use d...
October 23, 2025
Faculty Anthropology Announcements
The Petro-state Masquerade from Ryan Cecil Jobson
Ryan Cecil Jobson, Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Anthropology, recently published The Petro-state Masquerade: Oil, Sovereignty, and Power in ...
January 7, 2025
Faculty RDI Political Science Announcements In the News
Prof. Cathy Cohen receives 2024 Frank J. Goodnow Award
As a scholar, as a teacher and mentor, as an institutional and disciplinary leader, and as a political activist, Cathy J. Cohen has illuminated and co...
August 6, 2024
NBC Chicago – Cathy Cohen discusses young voter’s opinions on US presidential candidates
Young voters may be the ones who decide the 2024 election. They will be key in November, but right now, they aren't thrilled with their choices for pr...
July 1, 2024
Growing connections and reflecting the legacy of Timuel D. Black
Undergraduate Arsima Araya developed the UChicago Black Council’s Community Conversation series, which fosters a network of students, faculty, alumni,...
May 29, 2024