Skip to main content

Anthropology

Organization Description

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

Julia A. King
- Professor of Anthropology
Anne Arundel West 118
January 13, 2021
Professor of Anthropology Julia King and adjunct instructor of anthropology Scott Strickland '08 are featured along with Chief Anne Richardson of the Rappahannock Tribe in the January/February edition of Archaeology Magazine. The article, “Return to the River,” focuses on their work tracing the… Find Out More
February 8, 2024
Julia King, professor of anthropology, was named to the George B. and Willma Reeves Endowed Chair in the Liberal Arts in recognition of her numerous accomplishments as a full-time professor at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. King’s term took effect at the start of the spring 2024 semester and runs… Find Out More
January 29, 2024
Assistant Professor of Anthropology Brian C. Smithson delivered an invited talk titled "From Collaborator to Star: Ethnographic Fieldwork and Celebrity Labor in West African Digital FIlmmaking” for the Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists (WAPA) on January 24. Smithson focused on… Find Out More
May 31, 2023
Jon Geyer ’26, a double major in anthropology and Asian Studies with a minor in Chinese, has been awarded the American Anthropological Association’s Ina Rosenthal-Urey Mentorship Award. The award pairs undergraduate anthropology majors with mentors from both academia and practice, who support the… Find Out More
April 7, 2023
SMCM President Tuajuanda C. Jordan, PhD, and Professor of Anthropology Julia King, PhD, were panelists at the 13th Annual Lemon Project Spring Symposium held by the College of William & Mary on March 24-25, 2023. Titled, "Maryland and the World: A Roundtable Discussion about Truth and… Find Out More
February 27, 2023
Anthropology Professor Bill Roberts published two papers in the Annals of Anthropological Practice during February. Both "How Studying Anthropology Changes Students" and “There's a Lot You Can Do with It: Anthropology Undergraduates Talk about Their Professional Futures" included alumni co-authors… Find Out More
February 21, 2023
Professor of Anthropology Julia King and Adjunct Instructor of anthropology Scott Strickland ’08 along with Chief Anne Richardson of the Rappahannock Tribe were published in the January edition of The William and Mary Quarterly. 

In the article, “Rappahannock Oral Tradition, John Smith’s Map of… Find Out More
June 6, 2022
Professor of Anthropology Julia King and Adjunct Instructor of Anthropology Scott Strickland ’08 are featured along with Chief Anne Richardson of the Rappahannock Tribe in the June 2022 edition of American Archaeology Magazine. “Rewriting the History of the Rappahannocks,” written by Paula Neely,… Find Out More
May 5, 2022
St. Mary’s College of Maryland graduating seniors Caitlin Hall and Samuel Johnson are invited speakers to Jefferson Patterson Park’s Speaker Series on May 19 at 7 p.m. in St. Leonard, Md. Hall and Johnson will each speak about their original research done as part of their senior capstone “St. Mary’… Find Out More
January 24, 2022
Professor of Anthropology Julia King took part in the pilot episode of “Tribal Truths,” a new podcast series from RadioIQ that aims to debunk myths and legends with facts, teaching about tribal cultures and current issues.

King says in the first episode titled  "Ancient cliffs are revealing lost… Find Out More