Jun 19, 2019
An anthropology major uses the city of Grinnell as a research lab.
Anthropology News
May 9, 2018
On April 19, 2018, Professor Katya Gibel Mevorach, anthropology and American studies, gave a talk at the College of the Holy Cross. Her talk explored Jewish and intersectional identities and laid a historical context for the new anti-Semitism.
Nov 7, 2017
Panel to shed light on the causes that precipitated Catalonia’s bid for independence and the shared and opposed mentalities driving this conflict.
Nov 1, 2017
Nate Crail ’19 and Emily Ricker ’18 present the results of their research at 4:15 p.m. Nov. 14.
Oct 30, 2017
Students, alumni, and faculty presented at Central States Anthropological Society in April, 2017.
Oct 30, 2017
Rhett Lundy, Misha Laurence, Mekdes Assefa, and Anais Levin report on their research.
Oct 30, 2017
John Whittaker and Kathy Kamp are teaching this semester in Grinnell-in-London, with Justin Thomas, theater department, and Donna Vinter, who heads the program.
May 9, 2017
First-year students traveled to Europe, Mexico, and the U.S. Southwest in a course that explores issues surrounding immigration, refugees, and the symbolic and physical importance of borders.
Apr 26, 2017
Students in John Whittaker's Archaeological Field Methods class uncovered the boulder.
Anthropology Stories
I came to Grinnell as a biology major and had also thought about law school for social justice issues. Then I fell in love with anthropology.
Our feeling was that if you are not connected to your place, you won’t take care of it. From this conversation emerged the idea of embracing our location and using it as a teaching and learning tool.