Faculty

John D. Kelly

Christian W. Mackauer Professor of Anthropology and of Social Sciences in the College

Office: Haskell 206

Phone: (773) 702-4333

Interests:

Social theory; capitalism; nation and decolonization; anthropology of knowledge; semiotic technologies; Fiji, India.

John D. Kelly does research in Fiji and in India, on topics including ritual in history, knowledge and power, semiotic and military technologies, colo...

Karin D. Knorr Cetina

Otto Borchert Distinguished Service Professor of Anthropology, Sociology, and of Social Sciences in the College

Office: Social Science 424

Phone: (773) 702-4333

knorr@uchicago.edu

Interests:

Globalization; cultural studies; economic sociology and anthropology; knowledge; science and information; Europe.

Karin D. Knorr Cetina specializes in economic anthropology/sociology, the anthropology of science, knowledge and technology, globalization and global ...

Alan L. Kolata

Bernard E. and Ellen C. Sunny Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Anthropology; Committee on Southern Asian Studies; Committee on Environment, Geography and Urbanization

Office: Haskell 135

Phone: (773) 702-7729 / (773) 702-7742

kol7@uchicago.edu

Interests:

Archaeology and ethnohistory; preindustrial urbanism; development of agricultural systems; human environment interactions; anthropology of development; Andes, Mesoamerica, Southeast Asia.

Kolata's recent research interests include comparative work on agroecological systems, human-environment interactions, the human dimension of global c...