Skip to main content
Header Logo Division of the Social Sciences

Mini Nav

  • Info for
  • Current Students
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Alumni

Search

Main navigation

  • Programs of Study
    • Doctoral Programs
    • Joint/Dual Doctoral Programs
    • Doctoral Certificate Programs
    • Masters Programs
    • Joint/Dual Masters Programs
    • Masters Certificates
    • Joint BA/MA Degrees
    • Undergraduate Programs
  • The Faculty
    • Faculty Directory
    • Departments
    • Committees
  • Admissions
    • How to Apply
    • Timeline
    • Application Materials
    • Funding Resources
    • Estimated Cost of Attendance
    • Admitted Student Programming
    • Non-Degree Visiting Students and Exchange Programs
    • Additional Resources
  • Academic Development
    • Dean of Students Office Directory
    • Orientation
    • Registration
    • First Year Scholars Program
    • PhD Residence Status
    • PhD Mentored Teaching Experience
    • PhD Candidacy and Defense
    • MA Residence Status
    • Workshops
    • Grants and Fellowships
    • Financial Aid Renewal
    • Summer Grants
    • Travel Grants
    • Dissertation Completion Fellowships
    • Co-Curricular Opportunities
    • Division Policies
    • Additional Resources
  • Professional Development
    • Mentoring
    • GradCOMPASS
    • Alumni-in-Residence
    • Pre-Candidacy Teaching Opportunities
    • Post-Candidacy Teaching Opportunities
    • Teaching Fellows in the Social Sciences
    • Private Sector Postdoc Program
    • Non-Academic Internships
    • Additional Resources
  • Research Development
    • Social Sciences Research Center
    • Social & Behavioral Science Institutional Review Board
    • Social Sciences Computing Services
    • Centers and Institutes
  • About
    • Leadership
    • Administrative Resources
    • Divisional Awards
    • Divisional Accolades
    • 125th Anniversary Timeline
    • Former Deans of the Division
    • Diversity and Inclusion
    • Dialogo, the Division’s magazine
    • Divisional Announcements
    • Events
    • Contact Us

Mini Nav

  • Info for
  • Current Students
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Alumni
  1. Home
  2. >
  3. news
  4. >
  5. anthropology

News

Refine by:

Categories

  • In the News
  • Announcements
  • Show All

All Tags

All Departments Alumni Announcements Anthropology CEGU Centers and Institutes Comparative Human Development Computational Social Science COVID-19 Economics Election2020 Faculty History In the News Political Science Psychology RDI Social Thought Sociology Staff Student
Kamala Russell

Exploring the embodied and interactive use of language in lived spaces

Kamala Russell’s fieldwork looks beyond traditional methods of tracking interpersonal interactions. By Sarah Steimer “What does it mean to be si...

February 1, 2023
Shannon Lee Dawdy

Washington Post - From human composting to freeze-drying, new ways to plan a funeral; Prof. Shannon Lee Dawdy discusses an expanding number of "difficult choices" when it comes to funerals in America

January 31, 2023
SSD Quad

Dean’s Early Career Research Award Recipients Announced

Assistant Professors Monica Rosenberg and Sarah Newman recognized with the inaugural round of awards and research funding By Sarah Steimer The f...

January 28, 2023
Constantine V. Nakassis

A New Book on Tamil Cinema Offers Anthropological Answers to the Question, What Is an Image?

Author and UChicago professor Constantine V. Nakassis looks beyond the screen to consider presence and representation in the South Indian films. B...

January 23, 2023
Earth Illustration

2023-24 CISSR Faculty Research Grants Announced

The Center for International Social Science Research has announced its 2023-2024 Faculty Research Fellowship Grants. Providing up to $25,000 for facul...

January 24, 2023
Protestors gather around a fire on the street in Tehran

Ethnography and Journalism: Humanizing Revolution Through Interviews

PhD Student Alex Shams combines his journalism background and ethnographic research skills to offer a view of what’s happening on the ground in Iran d...

January 19, 2023
Abhishek Bhattacharyya

A New Course on the Anthropology of Revolutions Explores Knowledge Production of Uprisings

Using academic texts, poetry, film and more, students will explore the unpredictability of revolution. By Sarah Steimer Despite what we may kno...

October 11, 2022
Darryl Li

Asst. Prof. Darryl Li on UChicagoHK's "The Course" Podcast Ep 38

This podcast was posted originally by the University of Chicago Yuen Campus in Hong Kong. Check out the original on their site here.    Ever...

October 3, 2022
Raymond Fogelson

Students, colleagues remember Raymond Fogelson for his research and warmth

The professor emeritus passed away in January 2020, but will be remembered at a fall memorial at UChicago. One of the foremost ethnohistorians of h...

September 14, 2022
central campus quad in the fall

SSD Welcomes 9 New Faculty

Yuting Dong Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of History Assistant Professor beginning July 1, 2023 As a historian of modern Japan and East ...

September 20, 2022

Pagination

  • Current page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Next page >
  • Last page >|
Footer Logo

Footer menu

  • Diversity
  • Non-Discrimination Statement
  • Visit
  • Give
  • Contact

Social Links

YouTube
Twitter
Facebook
Email
Share
  • © 2023 Division of the Social Sciences
  • Site Info
  • Sitemap
  • Login
This Website Uses Cookies.

This website uses cookies to improve user experience. By using our website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy.

I Agree Read more