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Textures of Terror reviewed in London Review of Books
Anthropology professor Victoria Sanford's book, Textures of Terror: The Murder of Claudina Isabel Velasquez and Her Father's Quest for Justice, was reviewed by the London Review of Books. Read the review.
Anthropology Alumni Publishes New Edited Volume
CUNY anthropology alumni Sophia Perdikaris has published a co-authored an edited volume with Becky Boger. The book is titled: Barbuda: Changing Times, Changing Tides.
Focusing on the island of Barbuda in the West Indies, the volume shares critical insights into how climate change is reshaping our world. It explores a range of themes including impacts of climate change, resilience, sustainability, indigeneity, cultural genocide, disaster capitalism, preservation of biodiversity, and environmental degradation.
Archaeology Ph.D. Student Will Williams Publishes New Article & Blog Post
Remembering Leith Mullings, Social Justice Anthropologist
Winner of the 2020 Frank Bonilla Book Award: Ismael García-Colón
Colonial Migrants at the Heart of Empire: Puerto Rican Workers on U.S. Farms (Oakland: University of California Press, 2020). Read the announcement.
GC Anthropology Statement Against Police Violence and Anti-Black Racism
What Now? Preliminary Thoughts on the University in a Time of Pandemic
In Memoriam: Dr. Sydel Silverman
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Sydel Silverman, one of the Anthropology Program's great leaders. Click on this announcement to see Jane Schneider's moving obituary (PDF).
Hidden Histories of Cultural Anthropology
Event with Sydel Silverman, Jane Schneider, Leith Mullings, Louise Lamphere and Gerald Creed. Visit the event website, password is: hidden2018