University at Buffalo Department of Anthropology

11/03/2021

Want to learn more about the Department of Anthropology graduate programs? Attend our Information Session this Friday!! http://www.buffalo.edu/cas/anthropology/news-events/upcoming_events.host.html/content/shared/cas/anthropology/events/nov--5-graduate-programs-information-session.detail.html

Meet with anthropology faculty and students to learn about program options and specializations for graduate school in the Department of Anthropology.

10/29/2021

Nov. 5 Lecture Series: Oscar Gil-Garcia

"Legacies of Forced Migration and Photographic Testimonio of Indigenous Maya in the Americas"

DATE: Friday, November 5
TIME: 4:00-5:00pm
LOCATION: 354 Academic Center

Everyone is welcome to attend!

http://www.buffalo.edu/cas/anthropology/news-events/upcoming_events.host.html/content/shared/cas/anthropology/events/nov--5-oscar-gil-garcia.detail.html

Dr. Oscar Gil-Garcia will present a talk, "Legacies of Forced Migration and Photographic Testimonio of Indigenous Maya in the Americas," on Friday, November 5 at 4:00pm in 354 Academic Center. All are awelcome to attend. 

08/30/2021

We welcome our new and returning students for the fall semester!

07/19/2021

Tick, tock, tick, tock.......🔔🔔🔔

Happy anniversary to 's favorite bells!

03/01/2021

Dr. Stephanie Poindexter, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, and her research on the lives of slow lorises. https://www.wgrz.com/article/sports/outdoors/2-the-outdoors-learning-from-the-loris-university-at-buffalo-professor/71-7b4e1fc6-1c0e-46ae-a420-4061f38df796

UB assistant professor travels to southeast Asia to research the slow loris.

10/01/2020

Business Insider talks with Nicholas Holowka, Assistant Professor at Anthropology, about his recent research on the potential for toe springs designed for comfort in today's athletics shoes may actually cause weakening of the foot's muscles: https://www.businessinsider.com/running-shoes-curved-tips-weaken-foot-muscles-injury-2020-9?r=US&IR=T

Footwear is designed to maximize comfort when walking and running. But modern shoes might do our feet a disservice, weakening them over time.

09/29/2020

Dr. Deborah Reed-Danahay, Professor in Anthropology, recently was named a Chevalier (knight) by the Ordre des Palmes Académiques. This civilian honor is bestowed by the French Ministry of Education to recognize professors for their distinguished contributions to French education and cultural heritage. Join us in congratulating her on this accolade! http://www.buffalo.edu/cas/anthropology/news-events/latest_news.host.html/content/shared/cas/anthropology/articles/academic_articles/reed-danahay-receives-honor-from-french-ministry-of-education.detail.htmlwas

Deborah Reed-Danahay, Professor of Anthropology, was recently named Chavelier (knight) by the Ordre des Palmes Académiques. 

05/15/2020

Department of Anthropology Chair Donald Po***ck would like to congratulate the on everything you’ve achieved. You make us, and , proud!
https://youtu.be/9Xkn26VkN4c

05/15/2020

The Department of Anthropology wishes to congratulate all of our students who will celebrate virtual commencement this weekend. We are so proud of all of you!!

http://www.buffalo.edu/cas/anthropology/news-events/class-2020-celebration.html

The Department of Anthropology congratulates this year's graduates and award recipients on their academic and professional achievements. You've all worked with such dedication and determination to make it here. Now it is time to celebrate all your accomplishments. We wish you every success on y...

03/16/2020

We regret to inform you that due to the ongoing threat posed by the Coronavirus outbreak, the Thirteenth IEMA Visiting Scholar Conference has been canceled.

http://iema.buffalo.edu/conference/

The Anthropology Career Workshop planned for April 24 will be rescheduled in the fall semester.

The end of antiquity is a flow of continuous, transcultural encounters. Whether they have led to catastrophe or to interconnected, resilient changes has been a constant focus of the historical debates. Under this lens, the period between the 3rd and the 8th century CE appears as both a controversial...

03/10/2020

Announcing a Career Workshop!

"Changing the Conversation about the Career Landscape in Anthropology"
Date: April 24, 2020
Time: 3:00-5:00pm
Location: 354 Fillmore Academic Center

The workshop will bring together the guest editors of a recent issue of the journal Practicing Anthropology and will discuss questions pertaining to the job market outside of academia.

Presenters:

Ann McElroy (Associate Professor Emeritus, Anthropology, University at Buffalo)

Linda Kahn (Professor and Associate Vice Chair for Research, Primary Care Research Institute, Department of Family Medicine, University at Buffalo)

Renee Cadzow (Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Health Administration and Public Health; Director, Center for Research on Physical Activity, Sport & Health, D'Youville College)

Gemmae Fix will be joining us via Skype (Research Health
Scientist, Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research; Research Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Public Health)

This event is open to Anthropology faculty, undergraduate students, and current and prospective graduate students.

02/05/2020

The Thirteenth IEMA Visiting Scholar Conference has been announced!

Transcultural Encounters in the ‘Long’ Late Antiquity

April 4-5, 2020
Greiner Hall, Ground Level
North Campus, University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14261

Conference Organizer: Giulia Vollono, Ph.D.
Email: [email protected]

For further information and for the registration form, please visit: http://iema.buffalo.edu/conference/registration/

01/10/2020

Erika Ruhl, Anthropology PhD student, shares her research with the University!

http://www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/2020/01/child-burial-garments.html

A lifelong interest in fabric informs anthropology PhD student Erika Ruhl’s research on children’s burial clothing from pre-modern Finnish churches.  

11/26/2019

11/26/2019

Don't forget about the upcoming Breakfast With Faculty! Tuesday, December 3 from 10 am to 12 pm in 251 Fillmore Academic Center (Totem Pole Room)

Talk with faculty members about your options for graduate study in the Anthropology Department. Enjoy some breakfast treats. Reserve your spot for this event.

11/05/2019

Hope you are able to attend the Department Lecture tomorrow...

Wednesday, November 6, 2019
12:30pm
354 Fillmore Academic Center

"Migrant Workers in the Construction Sector of Barcelona: Economic Crisis, Justice Conceptions, and Deservingness"

Xavier Garcia Curado
University of Barcelona
Department of Social Anthropology
Grupo de Estudios sobre Reciprocidad (GER)

All are welcome to attend!

11/01/2019

Do you want to know more about the different graduate programs offered in the Anthropology Department? Come visit the department to meet faculty and current students on Tuesday, December 3 between 10 am to Noon during our Breakfast with Faculty event!

251 MFAC, (Totem Pole Room)
Hope to see you there!

10/24/2019

Upcoming Department of Anthropology Lecture:

Wednesday, November 6, 2019
12:30pm
354 Fillmore Academic Center

"Migrant Workers in the Construction Sector of Barcelona: Economic Crisis, Justice Conceptions, and Deservingness"

Xavier Garcia Curado
University of Barcelona
Department of Social Anthropology
Grupo de Estudios sobre Reciprocidad (GER)

All are welcome to attend!

09/26/2019

The Department of Anthropology invites everyone to attend a guest lecture with Dr. Jessica Hardin, Rochester Institute of Technology, on “The Knowing Body: Samoan Pentecostals and Embodied Critique.”

The lecture is scheduled for Wednesday, October 16, at 12:30pm in 354 Fillmore Academic Center.

09/10/2019

Looking for a work study position? Visit Bullseye by Handshake to view open positions in the Department of Anthropology: https://www.buffalo.edu/career/bullseye.html

Bullseye powered by Handshake, the ultimate online job and internship tool, makes it easy for students and alumni to connect with employers all in one spot.

08/22/2019

Welcome to all of our new students and to our returning students!!

04/11/2019

Dr. Mariella Bacigalupo will give her talk, “The Subversive Power of Sentient Places: Climate Change, Collective Ethics, and Environmental Justice in Northern Peru"

Friday April 12, from 12-1
306 Clemens Hall
Sponsored by the Environmental Humanities Research Workshop

04/11/2019

Congratulations to Ashley Cercone who has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship for her dissertation research in Turkey! !

03/29/2019

Shared from UB Now...

UB anthropologist Phillips Stevens Jr. will give two talks at the Center for Inquiry (CFI) Western New York that focus on two of his specialty areas: magic and witchcraft.

The first, “Magical Thinking, Inherently Human,” will take place at 7 p.m. March 29. Stevens will argue that magic — a system of beliefs in mystical causation — is rooted in human evolutionary biology, and therefore, magical thinking is natural. A first job of the development of modern science was to counter magical thinking, he says.

The second talk, “Classical Witchcraft, Inherently Human,” will be held at 7 p.m. April 5, and will examine the phenomenon of witchcraft — a system of beliefs in a set of powers vested in certain people. The focus of Stevens’ talk will not be on modern pagan religions such as Wicca, but rather on the 14 attributes of the ethnological/historical witch. He will argue that these attributes constitute universal human fears and fantasies, and are ultimately rooted in human evolutionary biology.

Stevens retired from UB in January. He taught one of the anthropology department’s most popular courses, “Magic, Sorcery, and Witchcraft,” and is currently writing a book on the topic.

Both talks will take place at CFI headquarters at 1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Refreshments will be served.

The cost of the lectures is $5 for the public; CFI members may attend free of charge.

These talks are part of a series of monthly educational lectures hosted by CFI Western New York.

http://www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/briefs/2019/03/stevens-cfi-talks.html?utm_source=2016+UB+Reporter%2C+University+at+Buffalo+List&utm_campaign=a0b41679a2-UBNow_03_29_2019&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_af676811e4-a0b41679a2-88038473

UB anthropologist Phillips Stevens Jr. will give two talks at the Center for Inquiry (CFI) Western New York that focus on two of his specialty areas: magic and witchcraft.

03/27/2019

IEMA Talk today at 12:30 pm

Dr. Adrienne C. Frie (University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh) entitled "Animals as Markers of Identity: Iconography and Representation in Iron Age Sloveni." Everyone is welcome!!

Date: March 27, 2019
Time: 12:30-1:30 pm
Location: 354 Fillmore Academic Center

03/22/2019

IEMA will host a talk by Dr. Adrienne C. Frie (University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh) entitled "Animals as Markers of Identity: Iconography and Representation in Iron Age Sloveni." Everyone is welcome!!

Date: March 27, 2019
Time: 12:30-1:30 pm
Location: 354 Fillmore Academic Center, located in the Ellicott Complex

03/11/2019

IEMA presents a Brown Bag Luncheon on Wednesday, March 13 at 12:30 pm in 354 MFAC. Everyone is welcome !
Kaitlin Ahern (University at Buffalo, Department of Anthropology) will present "Civic-Ceremonial Plazas in the Maya Lowlands during the Middle Preclassic Period"
&
Nathaniel Durant (University at Buffalo, Department of Classics) will present "Historical Aerial Photography and Discovering Roman Forts in Romania"

03/08/2019

12th Annual IEMA Visiting Scholar Conference: "Critical Archaeology in the Digital Age"

Date: April 6-7, 2019
Time: 9:00am-6:00pm
Location: Greiner Hall, North Campus

Join national and international scholars to address the concerns of moving to an increasingly digital field.

This event is free for UB students, faculty and staff.

For more information, please visit the IEMA Visiting Scholar Conference http://iema.buffalo.edu/conference/

http://iema.buffalo.edu/conference/registration/

03/07/2019

IEMA Lecture: Bülent Arikan
"Paleoclimate, Multi-proxy Based Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions, and Archaeological Settlement Patterns in Central and Southwestern Anatolia During the Early and Middle Holocene (ca. 12,000 – 2600 cal. BP)"

Date: April 3, 2019
Time: 12:30-1:30pm
Location: 354 Fillmore Academic Center

Dr. Bülent Arikan, Istanbul Technical University, will present a lecture entitled "Paleoclimate, Multi-proxy Based Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions, and Archaeological Settlement Patterns in Central and Southwestern Anatolia During the Early and Middle Holocene (ca. 12,000 – 2600 cal. BP)."

All are welcome to attend.

02/01/2019

The Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology will host the first lecture of the Spring semester next Wednesday, February 6, at 12:30 in MFAC 354.

Dr. Gonca Dardeniz Arikan (IEMA Visiting Professor) will present “Metallurgy at the Highlands of North-Central Anatolia, Turkey.” All are welcome to attend!

Future lecture dates will be posted on the news section of our website: http://iema.buffalo.edu/news/