Anena Majumdar | Department of Anthropology

Contact Information

Room 289, Davenport Hall.
607 S Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

anenam2@illinois.edu

Office Hours

Spring 2025: Mondays, 2-4pm, by appointment.

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Archaeology

Biography

Anena Majumdar specializes in Contemporary Archaeology and Critical Heritage Studies.

Education

Masters in Arts, Sociology, Presidency University, Kolkata.

Bachelors of Arts (Hons), Sociology, Presidency University, Kolkata.

Awards and Honors

2024 Department of Anthropology Summer Research Fellowship
2023 Department of Anthropology Summer Research Fellowship

Courses Taught

• Teaching Assistant for ANTH 106: Historical Archaeology of Americas (Fall 2022) • Teaching Assistant for ANTH 103: Anthropology in a Changing World (Spring 2023) • Teaching Assistant for ANTH 101: Introduction to Anthropology (Fall 2023) • Teaching Assistant for ANTH 103: Anthropology in a Changing World (Fall 2023) • Teaching Assistant for ANTH 246: Forensic Science (Spring 2024) • Teaching Assistant for ANTH 180: Archaeology of Death (Fall 2024) • Teaching Assistant for ANTH 101 & 103: Introduction to Anthropology & Anthropology in a Changing World (Spring 2025)

Additional Campus Affiliations

CHAMP: Collaborative for Cultural Heritage Management and Policy at the University of Illinois

Recent Publications

Riggs, E. P., Majumdar, A., & Chakravarthy, S. (2024). Colonial Durabilities and Anticolonial Conundrums: A View from India in Five Objects. Journal of Contemporary Archaeology, 11(1), 90-104. https://doi.org/10.1558/jca.26230