🎉Congrats to HRI postdoc Youjoung (Yuna) Kim on receiving the 2026 David M. Schneider Award from the @americananthro.bsky.social for her book project 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘪𝘯: 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘓𝘢𝘸, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘒𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢’𝘴 𝘑𝘦𝘫𝘶 4.3 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵. 👏 🔗https://bit.ly/4i5pQRX
🌞Hanna Garth's new book 📗 Food Justice Undone and Amelia Frank-Vitale's 📘 Leave if You Can are featured on the Humanities Council summer bookshelf and spotlighted by Inside Princeton. bit.ly/3Sbp77h
Summer spotlight on faculty books: Explore the Humanities Council’s bookshelf
Summer reading may be winding down, but there's always time to add new books to your shelf.Browse these virtual stacks to discover your next read and explore Q&As from faculty authors who share insigh...
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🐒New op-ed from Kymberley Chu: Why Policing People for Feeding Monkeys Does Not Help. Chu argues that conservation efforts must consider the social realities shaping human-monkey interactions. Article made possible by @americananthro.bsky.social's 2026 OpEd Project Workshop. 🔗https://bit.ly/3TumJc6
A new Institute for Advanced Study exhibition explores the fieldwork behind Clifford Geertz's influential 📙𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘖𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺, highlighting the collaborative contributions of @princeton.edu's Hildred Storey Geertz and Lawrence Rosen. 🔗 bit.ly/4g9IXsv
Exhibition Explores the Moroccan Fieldnotes that Shaped Modern Anthropology
Displayed in the Rubenstein Commons gallery, “Fieldnotes: Clifford and Hildred Storey Geertz in Morocco” is an exhibition drawn from archival materials documenting anthropological fieldwork conducted ...
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🎉 Congratulations to Assistant Professor Hanna Garth on receiving the 2026 Setha M. Low Engaged Anthropology Award from the American Anthropological Association. The award recognizes anthropologists whose work advances social justice and community engagement. 👏 🔗https://bit.ly/4hA2OCo
Bridge Year allows incoming first-year students at Princeton to spend none months engaged in community-based, service-learning experiences in varoius international locations.
'A life-changing opportunity': Alumni share how Bridge Year transformed their Princeton experience and continues to shape their lives
Bridge Year allows incoming Princeton first-year students to spend nine months engaged in community-based, service-learning experiences in different international locations.
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🥳Congratulations to graduate student Nikita Taniparti, who has been elected Graduate Student Representative to the Board of the Society for Economic Anthropology!
Not exactly what I imagined when I came to Princeton, but it's truly an honor to be tasked with facilitating the flourishing of such an amazing group of scholars, staff, and students. @princetonanthro.bsky.social anthropology.princeton.edu/news/profess...
Professor Agustín Fuentes Named Chair of the Department of Anthropology
Princeton University has named Agustín Fuentes as the new chair of the Department of Anthropology. Fuentes takes over from João Biehl, the Susan Dod Brown Professor of Anthropology and Director of the...
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Kymberley Chu, fifth year PhD Candidate, presented her research on urban infrastructure and "green connectivity" in Kuala Lumpur at the 21st Singapore Graduate Forum on Southeast Asian Studies held by ARI, National University of Singapore. 🔗 bit.ly/4pdHvZn
New partnerships with Brazilian institutions turn research collaboration into a durable scholarly network looking at anthropology, Indigenous sciences, environmental research, and climate adaptation. bit.ly/44vZH6G
Anthropology and the Brazil LAB Forge New Partnerships to Cross-Pollinate Indigenous and Western Sciences
Princeton’s Department of Anthropology and the Brazil LAB at the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS) have entered into formal partnerships with Instituto Serrapilheira, ...
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Can't make it to The Hague for Professor Richard A. Wilson's book launch Thursday, July 2nd? You can still catch the live stream. bit.ly/3Qs3HSy
Don’t miss this Princeton SPIA's feature on faculty books — including Anthropology’s own Amelia Frank‑Vitale 📚 spia.princeton.edu/news/spia-wr...
SPIA Writes: Spring 2026 | Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
In addition to their teaching responsibilities, faculty from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs are also prolific authors, writing and editing books that help inform public polic...
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Congratulations to Professor Carolyn M. Rouse, who has been named the Henry G. Bryant Professor of Anthropology. Named professorships are among the highest honors @Princeton bestows on it's faculty. bit.ly/4gvJw0s
Carolyn M. Rouse Named the Henry G. Bryant Professor of Anthropology
Princeton University has named Carolyn M. Rouse the Henry G. Bryant Professor of Anthropology, effective July 1, 2026. Named professorships are among the highest honors Princeton bestows on its facult...
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🎉A beautiful, hard-earned, and joyful day celebrating the Anthropology Class of 2026! 🎓 🔗https://bit.ly/3Qfn15p
☀️🌊An exciting day of boating, trawling, and lab visits brought the themes of Professor Garth's Water Worlds class to life @udelaware.bsky.social 🐟🦐 🔗 bit.ly/4exxNvV
Water Worlds Field Trip Gets Students Out on the Water
On April 17, students in Assistant Professor Hanna Garth’s ANT416 course Water Worlds: From Ocean to Tap traveled to Lewes, Delaware for a filed trip exploring marine research and policy. They were jo...
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In her new book, "Leave If You Can," Amelia Frank-Vitale offers a detailed portrait of Honduran emigration and what it reveals about the broader consequences of changing US border policies.
What happens when people can't afford to dine out? Hanna Garth discusses the importance of restaurants as spaces for everyday connection with @npr.org All Things Considered. bit.ly/4em15xu
Diners are staying home, so this restaurant lets patrons pay what they want
Americans are increasingly passing up on dining out. So one restaurant is allowing diners to pay what they like for their food.
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Professor Emeritus John Borneman reflects on teaching writing as self-discovery in a time of AI in his recent article "You Cannot Borrow a Voice" for Anthropology News. 🔗https://bit.ly/43orNk0
🎉We are delighted to share that Julia Elyachar @jeelyachar.bsky.social has been promoted to Full Professor! 👏 Jointly appointed with @princetonpiirs.bsky.social, Professor Elyachar is an economic and historical anthropologist focusing on the Middle East.🌍📙 🔗https://bit.ly/3PEZB9i
We can't wait to see everyone at Anthropology's #PrincetonReunions today! 🐅 🔗http://bit.ly/ANTReunions26
Following a screening of his documentary 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘥 (𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨) at @harvardcmes.bsky.social, Onur Günay was joined in conversation with Cemal Kafadar for a discussion about memory, friendship, endurance, and the power of film to carry lives across histories of violence. 🔗 bit.ly/3RfHWW2
Garod (Longing): A Film Screening and Discussion with Onur Günay and Cemal Kafadar at Harvard's CMES
Following a screening of the documentary film Garod (Longing) at Harvard’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Onur Günay discussed his essay manuscript, “Garod (Longing): The Story of a Film and Inter...
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🐅Coming for reunions? Join Anthropology, Friday at 12:00 in 219 Aaron Burr Hall for conversation and connection. 🥪Lunch 📚New books 🎭Wasif Sami '25 on Anthropology and the Arts 📽️Student films from Mpala, Kenya 🦓 ✨and more! We hope to see you there! 🔗https://bit.ly/ANTReunions26
The Future of (Data) Work Conference gathers leading scholars to consider the people behind AI platforms 🔗https://bit.ly/3R6Yqjf
🥳 Congratulations to all the 2026 Spirit of Princeton Award winners—especially Anthropology major Genevieve Shutt! We’re so proud to see her contributions recognized. And for the third year in a row, an Anthropology concentrator is among the honorees! 🐅
Princeton University@princeton.edu · 4mo agoEight students have been named winners of the 2026 Allen Macy Dulles ’51 Spirit of Princeton Award, honoring Princeton University undergraduates for positive contributions to campus life. 🎉 https://bit.ly/4dF02tb
Anthropology and Brazil LAB launch a new Medicine and Health Policy summer internship program with IEPS in Rio de Janeiro. 🔗 bit.ly/4uFFl5X
A packed room and a lively discussion for visiting Professor Rana Barakat's talk on her new book 📙 Ongoing Return: Mapping Memory and Storytelling in Palestine.🏛️ 🔗https://bit.ly/ongoing-return
What can you do with a degree in Anthropology? A lot. 🩰 Princeton's Center for Career Development hosted Arts at Work Career Day, where three anthropology alumni working in dance, arts administration, and nonprofits discussed their real-world career paths. 💃 🔗https://bit.ly/4urag5Y
