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November 2017: Faculty Member Comments on Voluntourism
Dr. Andrea Freidus has recently written an article for The Conversation critiquing the practice of volunteer tourism, especially among orphans and vulnerable children. While the practice is problematic, she argues that reframing these trips with a focus on cultural understanding and exchange as opposed to “helping” and “saving” others could be fruitful in expanding our […]
Faculty Member In the Press
Dr. Jonathan Marks was recently quoted in two news articles over this past summer. In May, Dr. Marks commented (click here for full article) on consumer DNA and ancestry tests, questioning the importance of the information consumers are seeking. In July, Dr Marks contributed his thoughts (click here for full article) on our current understanding […]
UNC Charlotte Research Covered in Ecuadorian News
Dr. Sara Juengst and MA student Abigail Bythell conducted bioarchaeological research this past summer in Ecuador and attracted local news coverage of the work.
New Faculty Announcement
The Department of Anthropology welcomes Dr. Lydia Light as our most recent tenure-track faculty member. Dr. Light is a biological anthropologist and primate behavioral ecologist with a PhD from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her research focuses on identifying the ways in which nonhuman primates, specifically small apes in Southeast Asia, modify behaviors […]
Faculty Members Lead Student Researchers in Charlotte Project this Summer
This summer Dr. Freidus and Dr. Peterson helped lead the Beatties Ford Road Research Experience for Undergraduates, funded by the National Science Foundation, and focused on food, healthcare, and housing on the West End Corridor of Charlotte. Three UNCC students participated, Lauren Stewart, Gabe Cartagena, and Brandon Thomson. More info: https://www.jcsucres.com/re
Faculty Member Publishes Two Articles In Bioarchaeology
Dr. Sara Juengst recently published two new articles on her ongoing research in Bolivia. The first of these (click here for link) uses skeletal evidence to argue for a loack of social stratification among people of the Lake Titicaca Basil from 800 BC to AD 200. The second (click here for link) documents the first […]
Summer study abroad
Interested in biodiversity conservation? Have a desire to experience another culture? Join us on the innaugural Thailand: Exploring Culture and Conservation trip! Dr. Lydia Light will be taking a group of undergraduates to Thailand this summer for a study abroad course in which students will earn three credits in anthropology and three credits in biology. […]
Faculty member co-authors article on beer in ancient times
In this article (click here for link to article), Dr. Juengst and her co-author Celeste Gagnon investigate how bones can show if a person drank beer during their lifetime. This is particularly useful for studying peoples of the Andes, where beer was made from corn and was central to ritual celebrations and statements about power […]
Faculty member quoted in article about child sacrifice
A recently published article reports the findings of a mass child sacrifice in ancient Peru. Our own Dr. Sara Juengst is quoted in a summary of the findings (click here for link to the Nova summary article) in which she recognizes the importance of the find. Dr. Juengst also reminds readers that events such as […]
Faculty member publishes new book!
Assistant Professor Elise Berman has just published a new book, Talking Like Children. Reviewers call it “a remarkable book with a challenging thesis” and a “monumental rethinking of age and its significance for theory and practice in the social sciences”. Read more about it at https://global.oup.com/academic/product/talking-like-children-9780190876982?cc=us&lang=en& or a recent interview Berman gave on the CAMP […]