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Anthropology

Organization Description

Anthropology is the study of humankind across the world today and throughout history.

Kent Hall 306

Department Leadership

Andrew Cognard-Black presenting at a conference in 2015

Andrew J. Cognard-Black

Assoc. Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Latest News

Julia A. King, professor of anthropology and the George B. and Willma Reeves Endowed Chair in the Liberal Arts; Scott Strickland '08 and… View more

Gretchen Phillips

Nov. 11, 2024, 2:02 p.m.

Julia A. King, George B. and Willma Reeves Endowed Chair in the Liberal Arts; Scott Strickland '08 and Rappahannock Tribe Chief G. Anne… View more

Julia King

Sept. 22, 2024, 9:41 p.m.

Julia King, professor of anthropology and the George B. and Willma Reeves Endowed Chair in the Liberal Arts, was recently named a National… View more

Gretchen Phillips

April 26, 2024, 9:08 a.m.

Julia King, professor of anthropology, was named to the George B. and Willma Reeves Endowed Chair in the Liberal Arts in recognition of her… View more

Gretchen Phillips

Feb. 8, 2024, 2 p.m.

Assistant Professor of Anthropology Brian C. Smithson delivered an invited talk titled "From Collaborator to Star: Ethnographic Fieldwork and… View more

Julia King

Jan. 29, 2024, 10:37 a.m.