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Department of Anthropology

The Department of Anthropology at the University of Rochester specializes in sociocultural anthropology, with faculty who have lived and worked with people in rural and urban communities around the world. Our collective expertise covers classical anthropological questions regarding: family and kinship, myth and ritual, ethnicity and race, gender and sexuality, and capitalism and exchange. The department also explores contemporary preoccupations with food, environment, law and human rights, global religions and science, and technology.

Information about faculty and research can be found on the Department of Anthropology website.

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The Department of Anthropology does not offer graduate programs. However, it does offer graduate courses for students enrolled in University graduate programs.

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The Department of Anthropology offers the following graduate courses for students enrolled in University graduate programs.

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  • ANTH 405. Theories and Debates: Culture vs. Ontology
  • ANTH 407. Radical Social Theory
  • ANTH 416. Medical Anthropology
  • ANTH 422. Materiality and Meaning
  • ANTH 426. Culture and Consumption
  • ANTH 432. Indigenous People’s Movement
  • ANTH 456. American Empire
  • ANTH 457. Contemporary Chinese Society
  • ANTH 466. Anthropology of Globalization
  • ANTH 508. Advanced Topic Seminar