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ANTHRO 137A- The Archaeology of Africa and African Diaspora History and Culture.Offered in Autumn 🍂 Quarter 2023. This course covers the thematic and methodological approaches associated with the historical archaeology of Africa and the African diaspora.
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ANTHRO 11SI- Marxism and Dravidian Politics.Offered in Autumn 🍂 Quarter 2023. Get an enhanced understanding of socialism as applied in the Indian context and the complications that caste, class, gender, religion, language, and region play in the development of Indian socialism.
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ANTHRO 371- Living and Dying in the Contemporary World.Offered in Winter ❄ Quarter 2024. This seminar explores how biological, political and social conditions transform and conjoin experiences of living and dying in the world today.
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ANTHRO 157- Japanese Anthropology.Offered in Winter ❄ 2024. This seminar focuses on the intersection between politics and popular culture in contemporary Japan. It will survey a range of social and political implications of practices of popular culture.
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ANTHRO 106W/ARCHLGY 106W- Ancient Andes: Politics, Economy, and Religion. Offered in Winter ❄ Quarter 2024. This seminar examines 3,000 years of Andean history and culture through an archaeological lens, studying three salient themes: politics, economy, and religion.
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ANTHRO 17N- Language and Power.Offered in Winter ❄ Quarter 2024. This seminar introduces a variety of themes and issues in linguistic anthropology, with a particular emphasis on the link between language and power.
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ANTHRO 111/211B- Archaeology of Gender and Sexuality.Offered in Spring 🌼 Quarter 2024. Learn how archaeologists study sex, sexuality, and gender through the material remains left behind by past cultures and communities.
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ANTHRO 186/268- Culture and Madness: Anthropological and Psychiatric Approaches to Mental Illness.Offered in Spring quarter, 2024
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ANTHRO 27N- Ethnicity and Violence: Anthropological Perspectives.Offered in Autumn 🍂 quarter
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ANTHRO 82- Medical Anthropology.Offered in Autumn 🍂 quarter!. Medical anthropology is the study of how health and illness are shaped, experienced, and understood in light of global, historical, and political forces. It is one of the most exciting subfields of anthropology!
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ANTHRO 133W- Anthropology of Social Movements.Offered in Autumn 🍂 quarter!
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ANTHRO 126- Urban Culture in Global Perspective.Offered in Autumn 🍂 quarter!
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ANTHRO 131W- Introduction to the Illicit Economies of Addiction: Anthropological Perspectives on Drug Use and Policing. Offered this Autumn 🍂quarter. Don't miss out on this engaging and eye-opening course.
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“The stories we tell aren’t just scientifically neutral stories, there are potential political ramifications."- Anthropology Professor Andrew Bauer comments on Anthropocene in Washington Post article.
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Scientists say Crawford Lake holds the best evidence for humanity’s overwhelming impact on the Earth -- and should be the 'golden spike' for a new geologic epoch.
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What does Artificial Intelligence mean for the future of Anthropological studies? Anthropologist Matt Artz argues that #AI technology will lead to improvements for those in the field. Read his article here:
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The future of anthropology is AI. We should embrace it and help shape its development, or risk being left behind.
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Maya canoe, human and animal bones found in an underwater cave in Mexico. Do these pieces of evidence point to an ancient ritual?. Read the story here:
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Stanford Anthropology invites you to the dissertation defense of Cordelia Erickson-Davis, Monday July 10th at 12:30pm. For Zoom access, please visit this link:
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Are you eager to get your first taste of Anthropological studies? Anthro 1S, Intro to Cultural and Social Anthropology, is offered in Summer quarter! Classes begin on June 26th, so register today!
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Undergraduate student Victoria Sampors Chiek won our photo contest in the Here and Now category. Taken in Siem Reap, Cambodia, her photo shows water buffaloes among construction debris, and illustrates change in the Cambodian countryside.
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Stanford student Shining Xi won our department photo contest in the People category with this stunning shot. #stanford #stanforddishtrail #photography #stanfordlife #anthropologystudies
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