Department of Anthropology

Julie Chu's "Cosmologies of Credit" wins the 2011 Sharon Stephens Book Prize

"Cosmologies of Credit" has been awarded the American Ethnological Society's Sharon Stephens Prize. The goes to a work that speaks to contemporary social issues with relevance beyond the discipline and beyond the academy.

"Archaeologies of Colonialism" receives the James R. Wiseman Book Award

Michael Dietler's book "Archaeologies of Colonialism" has been awarded the Archaeological Institute of America's James R. Wiseman Book Award

Janet Conner wins the SLA Undergraduate Student Essay Competition

Janet Conner has been chosen as the winner of the 2011 Society for Linguistic Anthropology Student Essay Competition.

Raymond D. Fogelson Prize

The Masters of Arts Program in the Social Sciences has established the Raymond D. Fogelson Prize for the MAPSS thesis achieving the highest distinction in the field of ethnology or history. This award honors Ray Fogelson, Emeritus Professor in the Departments of Anthropology and Comparative Human Development.

"Cosmologies of Credit" receives Honorable Mention for the SCA Gregory Bateson Prize

Julie Chu's book "Cosmologies of Credit: Transnational Mobility and the Politics of Destination in China" received Honorable Mention for the Society for Cultural Anthropology Gregory Bateson Prize.

Michel-Rolph Trouillot awarded the Frantz Fanon Lifetime Achievement Award

Michel-Rolph Trouillot,Professor of Anthropology and of Social Sciences in the College, has been awarded the Frantz Fanon Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is given annually by the Caribbean Philosophical Association in recognition of up to three works in or of special interest to Caribbean thought.

Marshall Sahlins awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Artes et des Lettres

Marshall Sahlins, Charles F. Grey Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and of Social Sciences in the College, has been awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Artes et des Lettres. The award recognizes eminent artists and writers, and those who have contributed significantly to furthering the arts in France and throughout the world.