In this course spotlight, Assistant Professor of Anthropology Joshua Babcock offers a brief synopsis of ANTH 1940: Ethnographic Research Methods.

The Department of Anthropology announces its annual competition for the Watson Smith Prize for best student anthropology research paper. The cash award will be $250.00. If submissions merit it, there will be one prize given at the graduate student level and one prize given at the undergraduate student level. Prizes will be announced at commencement in May.

In this spotlight interview, the department caught up with Mustapha Kharbouch '27, a Socio-Cultural Anthropology and International and Public Affairs concentrator, to learn more about what they look forward to accomplishing in Anthropology's Research Apprenticeship Program. The Program aims to foster collaboration between students and faculty on faculty research.

Since trading in his positions as the Dupee University Professor of Social Science and Professor of Anthropology and Italian Studies for that of Research Professor at Brown in July 2023, David Kertzer has continued his research and writing on Italian politics and religion. In this spotlight feature with the department, he discusses his latest projects and international endeavors.

In this course spotlight, Associate Professor of Anthropology Katherine Mason and Associate Professor of Anthropology and Linguistics Paja Faudree give a brief synopsis of ANTH 1311: Language and Medicine in Practice.

On February 26, 2025, the Los Angeles based community work of Ashley J. May, second year Anthropology Ph.D. student, will go on display at the Sarah Doyle Center Gallery.  A special selection of books from her children’s book archive, the Lil’ Free Bird Library, will be on display alongside the Kin Folk Archive Quilt, a community quilt made for the project.

In this spotlight, the department spoke with Blanca about her senior thesis.

In this spotlight, the department spoke with Joshua about his senior thesis research.