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Exploring shamans and rock art in South Africa
Silvia Tomášková spent 2010 to 2011 in South Africa studying prehistoric rock art. (photo courtesy of Silvia Tomášková) UNC anthropologist Silvia Tomášková spent 2010 to 2011 in South Africa studyingRead more
AnArchaey Notes, Spring 2013 (Vol. 9)
AnArchaey Notes is the Department of Anthropology’s newsletter, in circulation since 1993. Our Spring 2013 edition was graciously compiled by professor Colin Thor West, and features an interview with formerRead more
2013-2014 Anthropology Colloquium Schedule
[Except where noted, all talks will take place from 3:30-5pm in Alumni 308] September 16: Lauren Fordyce, Visiting Lecturer in Medical Anthropology, UNC-CH: “Accounting for Responsibility: Vital Statistics and PrenatalRead more
UNC-CH Anthropology Offers Certificate in Participatory Research
This spring the Administration approved an interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Participatory Research to be housed in Anthropology. The certificate will certify completion of training in the theoretical bases, rationale, methodologies,Read more
Renowned King’s College London Medical Sociologist Visits Carolina
Renowned King’s College London Medical Sociologist Visits Carolina Nikolas Rose, professor of sociology and head of the Department of Social Science, Health and Medicine at King’s College London, visited CarolinaRead more
UNC Anthropologist Karla Slocum will lead Institute of African American Research
Karla Slocum The new director of the Institute of African American Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will be Dr. Karla Slocum, an associate professor inRead more
Sarah Sexton: “Promotion of Health Access in Peru’s Sacred Valley”
Sarah Sexton: “Promotion of Health Access in Peru’s Sacred Valley” As I placed my feet onto the red-eye flight to Lima, Peru I instantly felt a rush of emotions thatRead more
Bobby Nieland: “Life and death”
Bobby Nieland: “Life and death” I believe that my personal discovery of the field of medical anthropology, though occurring relatively late in my time at university, has nonetheless been oneRead more
Kelsey Ludwig: “It’s like wearing new glasses”
Kelsey Ludwig: “It’s like wearing new glasses” I took my first medical anthropology course during the spring semester of my freshman year. I realized I was hooked to the fieldRead more
Anthropologist Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Patricia McAnany Anthropologist Patricia McAnany at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to support her research. McAnany is the Kenan Eminent Professor of Anthropology inRead more
Hannah Friedman: “Flailing with Dignity: How the Medical Anthropological Lens Allowed Me to Interpret and Cope with My Grandmother’s Death”
Hannah Friedman: “Flailing with Dignity: How the Medical Anthropological Lens Allowed Me to Interpret and Cope with My Grandmother’s Death” In October my grandmother died. I’m still not sure whatRead more
Peter Redfield on his latest book “Life In Crisis: The Ethical Journey of Doctors Without Borders”
Peter Redfield on his latest book “Life In Crisis: The Ethical Journey of Doctors Without Borders” 1. How did the idea for Life in Crisis: The Ethical Journey of DoctorsRead more
Mara Buchbinder on her latest book “Saving Babies? The Consequences of Newborn Genetic Screening”
Mara Buchbinder on her latest book “Saving Babies? The Consequences of Newborn Genetic Screening” 1. How did the idea for this project come about? It was a question of beingRead more