Synthesizing scientific and humanistic concerns and methods, anthropology studies humanity in all its cultural, biological, linguistic, and historical diversity.
Anthropology
Life After Lawrence
Lawrentians can enjoy careers in...
Anthropology, archaeology, museum education, secondary and higher education, management/business, marketing, arts/media, research, medicine, community and global health, social work, law, development
Recent employers include...
CNN, Sitka National Historic Park, Epic, Center for American Archaeology, The Art Institute of Chicago, Southern Food and Beverage Museum, Americorps, Peace Corps, University of Notre Dame, University of Wyoming
Lawrentians can earn advanced degrees in...
City/urban planning, public and global health, global policy studies, law, divinity, forensic science, museum studies, social work, sociology
Recent schools include...
London School of Economics, Yale, University of Chicago, Emory, Northwestern, University of California-Irvine, Temple Law School, U of Illinois, NYU, UT - Austin Law School, Washington, DePaul, Marquette, George Washington University
Components of the Major
- Cultural Anthropology
- Language and Culture
- World Prehistory
- Biological Anthropology
- History of Anthropological Ideas
- Quantitative Analysis in Anthropology
- Research Preparation in Anthropology
- Senior Experience in Anthropology
- Anthropology electives associated with the track you choose
Course descriptions and more courses
Explore coursework for the cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, archaeology, and biological anthropology tracks.
The Chandler Senior Experience
Anthropology majors reflect upon and synthesize what they've learned by designing a research-focused project presented to the anthropology faculty and student majors during a formal symposium in Spring Term.
Recent Senior Experiences include:
"Mozika Tsara Be!": Contemporary Music and Cultural Identity in Southeastern Madagascar
Considering the Impact of Genetic Literacy and Race in the Age of Personal Genomics
Syrian Refugee Education in Turkey: Exploring a 'Dual Imaginary'
Invisible Lives, Invisible Deaths: Political Mourning in the LGBTQ Community
A Critical Approach to Health Discourse in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Structural Violence and Obesity: Exploring the Political Economy of Overnutrition in Botswana
Faculty
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Carla DaughtryAssociate Professor of AnthropologyCampus Phone: 920-832-7176Email: carla.daughtry@lawrence.eduEducation: Mount Holyoke College, B.A.; University of Michigan, M.A., Ph.D.Interests: Middle East and North Africa, new immigrants in Italy, migrants and refugees, food and culture, cultural research methods, race and ethnicity across cultures, sex/gender/sexuality systems.Campus Address: Briggs Hall Room 308 AnthropologyYears at Lawrence: 2000-
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Brenda JenikeEdward F. Mielke Professor of Medicine, Health and Society and Associate Professor of AnthropologyCampus Phone: 920-832-6686Email: brenda.jenike@lawrence.eduEducation: Pomona College, B.A.; University of California-Los Angeles, M.A., Ph.D.Interests: medical anthropology, disability and culture, culture and aging, family, gender, Japan and East AsiaCampus Address: Briggs Hall Room 310 AnthropologyYears at Lawrence: 2004-
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Mark JenikeAssociate Professor of AnthropologyCampus Phone: 920-832-6717Email: mark.jenike@lawrence.eduEducation: Harvard College, B.A.; University of California-Los Angeles, Ph.D.Interests: behavioral ecology, human biology, nutritional anthropology, human evolution, reproductive ecology, anthropological demographyCampus Address: Briggs Hall Room 309 AnthropologyYears at Lawrence: 2004-
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Lavanya H. MuraliAssociate Professor of AnthropologyCampus Phone: 920-832-7107Education: University of Delhi: B.A. (Hons.), M.A., M.Phil. (Sociology); University of Iowa: M.A., Ph.D. (Anthropology)Interests: linguistic anthropology, sociolinguistics, ideologies about English, nationalism and belonging, gender and sexuality, decolonization, semiotics, discourse analysis, research methods, India, EnglandCampus Address: Briggs Hall Room 306 AnthropologyWebsite: https://twitter.com/anthrocharyaYears at Lawrence: 2010-
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Peter Neal PeregrineProfessor of AnthropologyCampus Phone: 920-832-7684Education: Purdue University, B.A., M.S., Ph.D.Interests: archaeology, geophysical methods, statistical analysis, cross-cultural research, cultural evolution, resilience theory, museum curation and exhibitionCampus Address: Briggs Hall Room 307 AnthropologyYears at Lawrence: 1995-
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Daniel J. ProctorVisiting Assistant Professor of AnthropologyCampus Phone: 920-993-6077Education: Eastern Washington University, B.A.; Florida Atlantic University, M.A.; University of Iowa, Ph.D.Interests: Origins of bipedalism, paleoanthropology, forensic anthropology, functional anatomyCampus Address: Briggs Hall Room 340 AnthropologyYears at Lawrence: 2011-