Category: Social Anthropology

The Anthropology of Amazonia is a popular module offered across the School’s Anthropology programmes by Dr Daniela Peluso, Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology, and Dr … Read more

The Healer and the Psychiatrist, an ethnographic and documentary film made by Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology, Dr Mike Poltorak, has been accepted as part … Read more

The first social anthropology research seminar of the spring term was given by Dr James McMurray (University of Sussex). Titled ‘Uyghur homes as contested cultural … Read more

Dr Rajindra Puri, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Anthropology, has overseen the publication of a special issue of the journal AMBIO, dedicated to the emerging field … Read more

In September 2019, the School of Anthropology and Conservation (SAC) declared a Climate and Environmental Emergency, the first academic School at the University of Kent … Read more

To herald the start of a new academic year, the School of Anthropology and Conservation (SAC) declared a Climate and Environmental Emergency, the first academic … Read more

María Cifre Sabater, PhD candidate in Social Anthropology research, successfully defended her thesis earlier this month. Her PhD thesis, Changing Forests in a Changing Mediterranean … Read more

Dr Zerrin Özlem Biner, Lecturer in Social Anthropology, has published her book, States Of Dispossession, through the University of Pennsylvania Press. The military conflict between … Read more

Students on The Anthropology of China module visited a popular Chinese Buddhist temple in London last month. The temple is located just around the corner … Read more

Farah Hallaba has recently joined the School to embark upon an MA in Social Anthropology and Visual Ethnography. She made an informal, short video in … Read more