Avery Lavalley on “Why Anthropology?”

Avery Lavalley (Anthropology, Class of 2016) Entering college, I had no idea what anthropology was. I knew that studying people was what I wanted to do, but no other subject seemed to truly integrate all aspects of the human experience to create a comprehensive understanding of it: history, biology, sociology, psychology, linguistics. An understanding of […]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 at 11:24 am and is filed under Anthropology Careers, Student Recognition/Awards, Teaching.

Catherine Lang on “Why Anthropology?”

Catherine Lang (Anthropology, Class of 2016) I study Anthropology because I am a natural-born observer. I am fascinated with how the relation of space and place influence human interaction. Anthropology and Geospatial Technologies act as a way to visually understand modern human and environmental interaction. Material culture and archaeology allow for the study of the […]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 20th, 2016 at 11:14 am and is filed under Anthropology Careers, Student Recognition/Awards.

Why Anthropology?

Last fall, Dr. Emily Manetta asked the advanced Anthropology majors who were taking ANTH 205 Senior Proseminar why they majored in Anthropology and what it meant to them. Many of them wrote about the way in which they learned about the major, and where they hoped to take it in the future. Some addressed why […]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 13th, 2016 at 12:22 pm and is filed under Anthropology Careers, Teaching.