Anthropology
Anthropology is the comparative study of past and present human societies
and cultures. The Anthropology faculty emphasizes contemporary theory, field
research, and a variety of methods for analyzing anthropological data. It has a
strong interdisciplinary bent, with research and teaching interests in economic
anthropology, ecological anthropology, political economy, social history and
social change, medical anthropology, identity and ethnicity, gender and
feminist studies, cognitive anthropology, social networks, modernity and
development, religion, science studies, and the arts and expressive culture. It
also has a strong emphasis on the study of contemporary issues and modern
problems, such as international flows of goods, people, images, and ideas; the
relationship between global processes and local practices; immigration,
citizenship, and refugees; population politics; violence and political
conflict; ethnicity and nationalism; gender and family; medicine; law;
development and economic transformation; urban studies; and environmental
issues.
While the program gives students a breadth of knowledge in traditional
anthropology, the faculty also bring anthropological analyses to bear on
pressing contemporary social issues. Geographic regions of expertise include
Latin America, North and East Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, Iran, China,
Indonesia, and South Asia, as well as extending diasporic and transnational
communities in the United States and abroad.
Explore our Anthropology Department
website to learn more about the exciting opportunities available in
anthropology at UC Irvine!
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