News

July 23, 2019

Podcast on the History of Clerical Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church with Professor Nancy Scheper-Hughes
2019 MACGEORGE LECTURE at the University of Melbourne
‘How to End the History of Clerical Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church’ 

July 19, 2019

Professor Laura Nader awarded the Law and Society Association Legacy Award

Professor Laura Nader was awarded The Law and Society Association Legacy Award. This award honors those who have made significant contributions to develop the Association, requiring both intellectual vision and commitment. This award also honors Professor Nader life's work in the field of socio-legal studies, shaping the field to what it is today. Congratulations, Professor Nader!

July 12, 2019

Department of Anthropology Announces Open Faculty Position

The Department of Anthropology announces an open Indigenous Archaeology faculty position for Fall 2020. More details on qualifications and how to apply will follow shortly. Thank you!

June 14, 2019

Dr. Charles Briggs and Dr. Clara Mantini-Briggs awarded Robert B. Textor and Family Prize for Excellence in Anticipatory Anthropology

The American Anthropological Association awarded Dr. Charles Briggs and Dr. Clara Mantini-Briggs the Robert B. Textor and Family Prize for Excellence in
Anticipatory Anthropology. This award is given annually to reward an American Anthropological Association member’s excellent contributions to the use of anthropological perspectives, theories, models, and methods in an anticipatory mode.

June 13, 2019

Berkeley Anthropology welcomes Dr. Daena Funahashi to our department

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Daena Funahashi will be joining our department in July 2019. Dr. Funahashi specializes in Medical Anthropology, Continental Philosophy, sacrifice, and addiction in both Finland and Thailand. She received her Ph.D in Anthropology from Cornell University and was formerly an Assistant Professor in Anthropology at Aarhus University. Welcome to Berkeley, Dr. Funahashi!

June 10, 2019

Professor Emeritus Steven Shackley awarded Fryxell Medal

June 5, 2019

Professor Emeritus Nelson Graburn and Visiting Scholar Xiangchun Zheng Win Best Paper Award at International Conference on Wine Research

 

February 28, 2019

PROFESSOR SUNSERI WINS EXCELLENCE IN LABORATORY SAFETY AWARD

Certificate for Excellence in lab Safety, field Sciences, awarded to Jun Sunseri

JOHN CHENOWETH (BERKELEY PHD, 2011) WINS THE 2019 JOHN L. COTTER AWARD

Pictured are Laurie Wilkie (Department of Anthropology, Berkeley and John's primary advisor), John Chenoweth, center, and Dr. Mark Warner, President of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

February 25, 2019

Michigan State University College of Social Science
UC Berkeley Anthropology's Gabriel Sanchez Accepted as a Post-Doc at Michigan State University

Gabriel Sanchez

Four new research associates have been hired in the College of Social Science (CSS). The CSS Dean’s Research Associate Program at Michigan State University was established in 2018 as a major college initiative aimed at promoting an inclusive scholarly environment.

September 20, 2018

Fall 2018 UC Berkeley AUA Elections

Congratulations to the new board members of the Anthropology Undergraduate Association for Fall 2018!

Co-Presidents: Anna Schiff + Nicholas Shafer

Secretary: Frederik Boumeester

Publicist: Ryann Hirt

Historian: Ashley Holt

Treasurer: Rosie Macon

Learn more about AUA here. 

September 12, 2018

Elizabeth Colson dies in Zambia at 99
Date/Time: Monday, September 12, 2016 - 12:30

Anthropology professor emerita Elizabeth Colson dies at 99 years old in Zambia at 99 years old. Refer to the article below for comments about Colson's work, life, and research from her colleagues and friends. You can also check out her biography below. 

June 19, 2018

In Remembrance of William S. Simmons

William S. Simmons of Providence, 79, passed away on June 2 after a battle with cancer. 

Bill S. Simmons was born in Providence on September 10, 1938 to William and Lena (Roberts) Simmons. He attended Classical High School and Brown University and earned his Ph.D. in Anthropology from Harvard University.

Honoring Herbert Phineas Phillips

Herbert P. Phillips passed away peacefully at home on May 22, 2018, surrounded by his family and several dear friends.

May 17, 2018

Natasha Fernández-Pérez and Amanda Guzman published in SAPIENS

Their piece explores how some memes can be a means of resistance to disaster, specifically in the context of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.

Find it here. 

Laura Nader's New Book "Contrarian Anthropology: The Unwritten Rules of Academia"

Prof. Laura Nader's new book looks for the unwritten rules that sometimes hinder transformative thinking in one field and stimulate boundary crossing in others.

Find out more about the book here. 

April 19, 2018

Stanley Brandes's Retirement Celebration

April 16, 2018

Levi Vonk, a medical anthropology doctoral student, won second place internationally in the Rachel Tanur Prize in Visual Sociology

"The prize recognizes students in the social sciences who incorporate visual analysis in their work.  It is named for Rachel Dorothy Tanur (1958–2002), an urban planner and lawyer who cared deeply about people and their lives and was an acute observer of living conditions and human relationships."

Read more about the prize here: https://www.racheltanurmemorialprize.org/computer-wiz/

Dame Marilyn Strathern to Speak at UCB: 290 Lecture on 4/16 and Foerester Lecture on 4/17
Our next 290 speaker will be Professor Marilyn Strathern, who will be speaking twice for our campus. 
Dame Strathern will first present at our normal 290 hours, from 2-4pm next Monday, April 16th. Her abstract as follows:
Department's Summer Abroad Program in Peru Featured on Main Page of Berkeley.edu
We are excited to see Professor Vranich's Peru class featured on the main page of Berkeley.edu! Learn more about the course, archaeological survey, and student, Natalea Schager, in the main article entitled, "Soaring through Peru: Berkeley Student Turns Summer Research Into Augmented Reality App."