Department of Anthropology Summer Postcard

ANTH faculty, students, alumni and friends are invited to explore the contents of the department's Summer Postcard, which shares news and notes about research, travels, faculty books and much more.

"Summer is a busy time for the UMD Anthropology Department! Field schools are in session and students and faculty are diving into research. New books have been published, and we’re still celebrating the naming of the Kerley Chair," said Professor Paul Shackel, chair of the department.

Learn more about:

• The Lattimer Archaeology Project
• The research and writing of Assistant Professor Thurka Sangaramoorthy, including her new book Treating AIDS: Politics of Difference, Paradox of Prevention
• Summer field projects
• The Archaeology in Annapolis Project
• Research and lab projects from Assistant Professor L. Jen Shaffer
• Archaeology, Heritage, and Civic Engagement: Working toward the Public Good by Adjunct Professor Barbara J. Little and Professor and Department Chair Paul Shackel, as well as their edited volume Historical Archaeology of the Chesapeake
• The Invention of the Jewish Gaucho: Villa Clara and the Construction of Argentine Identity (Jewish Life, History, and Culture) by Professor Judith Freidenberg
• Coffin Hardware in Nineteenth-century America by Ph.D. candidate Megan E. Springate

For more information, visit anth.umd.edu.
 

Published on Mon, Aug 18, 2014 - 2:08PM