2025-01-21
- August Hoffman (Anthropology) is a 2024–2025 HRI Graduate Fellow. His current project centers on the political ecology between humans, the state, wolves, and wolfdog crosses or “hybrids” as it manifests through the contexts of the exotic pet trade, animal sanctuaries, and wildlife management agencies. Read his interview entitled, '...
2025-01-14 - Illinois Anthropology faculty Dr. Jenny Davis publishes essay, 'Home-Carrying—A Repatriation Trip to Vanuatu 100 Years in the Making' in SAPIENS. Read the essay here.
2025-01-12 - Interseminars Fellow Omar Agustin Hernandez (Anthropology) talks about the benefits of an interdisciplinary cohort and how his research connects to the theme “Collisions Across Color Lines.” Read about these connections on the HRI Inquiry blog.
2025-01-12 - Anthropology undergraduate student Zyara Morton is an intern at the Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST). As part of their internship Morton writes blog posts for C2ST and recently interviewed our very own Illinois Archaeologist Dr. Kate Bishop! Read 'Excavating...
2025-01-06 - Grappling with Monuments of Oppression: Moving from Analysis to Activism provides a timely analysis of the diverse approaches being used around the world to confront colonial and imperial monuments and to promote social equity. The volume is edited...
2024-12-21 - Congratulations to our Undergraduate Studies December 2024 Graduates! Alex Albuixech-Robinson Amr Elayyan Kailey Allisa Kinard Makenna Mae Long Aghalya Sadhvika-Vimala Narayanan We are so proud of you and cannot wait to see where your futures take you!
2024-12-19 - Congratulations to Illinois Doctoral Alumna Alleen Betzenhauser, Ph.D., for being selected as the next Director of the Illinois State Archaeological Survey (ISAS) as of April 1, 2025, and also serve as the Illinois State Archaeologist! Alleen brings more than two decades of expertise in archaeological research, leadership and community engagement to this role. She is a proud alum with research...
2024-12-11 - In 1898, two male lions terrorized an encampment of bridge builders on the Tsavo River in Kenya. The lions, which were massive and maneless, crept into the camp at night, raided the tents and dragged off their victims. In a new study, Field Museum researchers collaborated with scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, inlcuding Illinois Anthropology faculty Ripan S. Malhi,...
2024-12-10 - Interested in a hands-on study abroad experience? Apply for the 2025 Valley of Peace Archaeology field school 'Community Archaeology at the Ancient Maya City of Rivera, Belize' with renowned Illinois Archaeologist Dr. Lisa Lucero for six-weeks in Belize! Learn about the opportunity here...
2024-12-06 - Congratulations to Illinois Anthropology alumna Teresa Ramos (BA, ’04; MA, ’08; PhD, ’12; with a minor in Latina/Latino studies) for being named the first secretary of the Illinois Department of Early Childhood (IDEC). Ramos is currently the first assistant deputy governor for education in Governor JB Pritzker’s office. Pending state Senate approval, Ramos will begin her new role in January and...
2024-12-04 - The Anthropology Department is thrilled to announce that our very own Professor Jeff Martin, along with his co-author and former student Dr. Lingxiao Zhou, won the 2024 Best Paper Award from the Asian Journal of Criminology for their paper "Restoring justice or maintaining control? Revolutionary roots and...
2024-10-09 - Illinois Anthropology faculty Jane Desmond is featured in the UIUC College of Liberal Arts & Sciences News section in a feature article about her work and recent awards! This feature article was also included in the new LAS Alumni magazine 'Quadrangle' this fall. Read the feature article on Jane Desmond, animal...
2024-10-07 - The Special Issue titled "Exploring Family Ancestral Histories Through Genetic Genealogy" aims to delve into the methodologies, applications, and social implications of genetic data in reconstructing family lineages, fostering a deeper understanding of identity and addressing the impacts of historical disconnections. Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025
2024-09-30 - Congratulations to Michelle Patiño-Flores (ANTH 209), Arielle Reich (ANTH 246), and Grace Shaw (ANTH 180) for making the List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by the Center for Innovation, Teaching, and Learning for teaching this past summer 2024!
2024-09-25 - Join us in congratulating Illinois Anthropology faculty Dr. Krystal Smalls on the September 2024 publication of 'Telling Blackness: Young Liberians and the Raciosemiotics of Contemporary Black Diaspora' with Oxford University Press!