anthropology

Committee on Instruction denies approval for spring ‘Occupy’ class

It's too late for the class to be approved for the spring, but committee members say it's possible the course could happen in the future.

By Jeremy Budd | Jan 17 12:43 am ET

Occupy Wall Street class not yet approved

The anthropology department has proposed the course, "Occupy the Field: Global Finance, Inequality, Social Movement," but it has not been presented to the Committee on Instruction for approval.

By Jeremy Budd | Jan 6 10:52 pm ET

Anthropology vs Me

Does my belief in universal morality automatically invalidate my credibility as a student of the science?

By Derek Turner | Feb 3 10:12 pm ET

Columbia anthro dept. remembers Claude Lévi-Strauss

Shortly after his death at the age of 100, Columbia fondly remarks on the influence Claude Lévi-Strauss.

By Emily Kwong | Nov 17 03:25 am ET

New professor bolsters Native American studies

“It started with questions we were having about belonging,” Audra Simpson says of her research. She studies “the way we think about citizenship, nationality, indigeneity."

By Tabitha Peyton Wood | Sep 28 07:46 pm ET

100 Years After Its Birth at Columbia, Anthropology's Identity Still Evolving

Last weekend, anthropologists flocked to the American Museum of Natural History to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of Barnard alumna and anthropology pioneer, Margaret Mead. At the 32nd-annual Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival, spectators watched ethnographic films by luminaries such as Franz Boas and Zora Neale Hurston, BC ’27.

By Joy Resmovits | Nov 18 11:25 pm ET

Space Crunch

Columbia's chronic space shortage was on display again this shopping period as Introduction to Language and Culture, a Barnard anthropology course, nearly had to cut half the registered students fr

By Editorial Board | Sep 18 12:25 am ET

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