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Learn How Anthropological Research is Conducted, June 11

Learn How Anthropological Research is Conducted, June 11

Dr. Nancy Tatarek, Ohio University Associate Professor of Anthropology, and students participating in the Appalachian Population History Project are leading an Anthropology Alive! workshop and tour for The Winding Road this Saturday, June 11, 2016, 10am-4pm at Buchtel St. Patrick’s Cemetery. Participants will learn about how anthropological research is conducted […]

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June 7, 2016 at 12:25 pmAnnouncements

Anthropology Interns Help Prepare Exhibit About Local Artist

Harlee Rozell with Hailee Fouch and Jessica Cydrus setting up art exhibit at Federal Valley Reserve Center April 14, 2016.

By Harlee Rozell ’17 On April 14, Hailee Fouch ’18 and I accompanied Jessica Cydrus, the curator for the Athens County Historical Society and Museum, to the Federal Valley Reserve Center in Stewart, Ohio, to help set up an art exhibit for viewing by the public later that evening. Hailee and […]

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April 14, 2016 at 4:58 pmNews

Anthropology Major Interns at the Athens Historical Society

Anthropology Major Interns at the Athens Historical Society

by Austin Rivers, 17 Sydney Stapleton is interning at the Athens Historical Society. She is in her third year of undergraduate studies in the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University as an Anthropology major and History minor, while also working towards both Museum and European Studies Certificates. The […]

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April 7, 2016 at 11:40 amNews

Spring 2016 | Anthropology Offers Ethnographic Methods and Field Research Course

The Anthropology program announces ANTH 4560/5560: Ethnographic Methods and Field Research in Spring 2017. This is an ideal course for students seeking training in qualitative research methods in any field or discipline. Students interested in African American Studies, Economics, Geography, History, Journalism, Media Studies, Political Science, Social Work, WGSS, and other related fields […]

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March 16, 2016 at 4:20 pmAnnouncements

MIT Publishes Anthropology Alumnus’ Book ‘Knowledge Machines’

MIT Publishes Anthropology Alumnus’ Book ‘Knowledge Machines’

In April 2015, MIT Press published Ohio University alum Eric T. Meyer’s book Knowledge Machines: Digital Transformations of the Sciences and Humanities (with co-author Ralph Schroeder, also of Oxford). Meyer is Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, where he has been […]

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March 16, 2016 at 1:31 pmAlumni

Students Study Human Rights in Northern Ireland Over Spring Break

Students visit the Omagh bombing memorial site with Michael Gallagher, chairperson of the Omagh Self Help and Support Group. Gallagher advocates nationally and internationally for a public inquiry into the bombing.

This year, 16 students of various majors and academic years packed their bags and their passports to embark on a nine-day visit to Northern Ireland for ANTH 4620/5620: Human Rights, Law and Justice in Northern Ireland. The Center for Law, Justice and Culture just completed its fourth successful spring break study abroad […]

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March 15, 2016 at 9:02 pmNews

Summer 2016 | Anthropology Offers Forensic Anthropology and Field School

Field School of Ohio Archaeology group in Summer 2015

  The Anthropology program at Ohio University offers hands-on summer research opportunities for students in Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology. ANTH 1010 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Tier II Cross-Cultural Perspectives (2CP) Class #5384 | First Summer Session Description: Students learn about the core concepts used in cultural anthropology and how anthropologists […]

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March 15, 2016 at 12:38 pmNews