Three St. Mary’s College students majoring in anthropology, Patrick Martin ’18, Rita Druffner ’18, and Matthew Borden ’19, presented their work recently at the University of Maryland College Park annual AnthroPlus graduate student conference. St. Mary’s College alumna Katie Boyle ’14 also attended the conference with the students. Martin’s presentation was based upon his St. Mary’s Find out more »
Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series presents Laura M. Ahearn
The St. Mary’s College of Maryland Anthropology Department will host Laura M. Ahearn for the lecture “Love Letters, Language, and Learning: An Anthropologist’s Journey,” on Monday, Feb. 26, at 4:45 p.m. in Cole Cinema, Campus Center. The event is free of charge and open to the public. Ahearn will reflect on the path she has Find out more »
Prof. Julia King receives prestigious award in archaeology
At a conference among 1,400 of her peers, St. Mary’s College of Maryland Professor of Anthropology Julia A. King was named the 2018 recipient of the Society of Historical Archaeology’s most prestigious award in recognition of her contributions to archaeology spanning decades. Established in 1981, the J. C. Harrington Award is named in honor of Find out more »
Visiting Anthropologist Lecture Series presents Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz
The St. Mary’s College of Maryland Anthropology Department will host Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Chicago, Loyola, for the lecture “On Both Sides of the Wall: Deportation and Mixed-Citizenship Families,” on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 4:30 p.m. in Cole Cinema, Campus Center. The event is free of charge and open Find out more »
Discover the Crossroads of the Whole World During Adventures in Anthropology Lecture
St. Mary’s College welcomes Emad Khalil for the next Adventures in Anthropology lecture, Wednesday, Jan. 31, at 4:45 p.m. in Auerbach Auditorium in St. Mary’s Hall on the St. Mary’s College campus. Khalil is currently the professor of maritime archaeology in the department of archaeology and Greco-Roman studies at Alexandria University, Egypt. In his lecture, Find out more »
St. Mary’s College Faculty and Staff Present at “Universities, Slavery, Public Memory, and the Built Landscape” Conference
Members of St. Mary’s College’s faculty and staff participated in the conference, Universities, Slavery, Public Memory, and the Built Landscape, which took place at the University of Virginia, Oct. 18 – 20, 2017. More than 500 people attended the three-day conference, which also included speakers from the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Find out more »
St. Mary’s College’s Anthropology Department to Host Prof. Martin Gallivan for Visiting Anthropologist Speaker series
The St. Mary’s College of Maryland Anthropology Department will host Professor Martin Gallivan, College of William & Mary, for the lecture “The Powhatan Landscape” on Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 4:15 p.m. in Cole Cinema, Campus Center. The event is free of charge and open to the public. The presentation will offer a new perspective on Find out more »
St. Mary’s College’s Anthropology Department to Host Prof. Jonathan Marks for Distinguished Scholar Speaker Series
The St. Mary’s College of Maryland Anthropology Department will host Professor Jonathan Marks, University of North Carolina, for the lecture “Where Does Race Come From?” on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 4:15 p.m. in Cole Cinema, Campus Center. The event is free of charge and open to the public. Marks will address the historical context of Find out more »
Recent graduate continues work started at St. Mary’s College
Recent St. Mary’s College graduate Alison Curry ’16 (double major history and anthropology) is continuing her work first begun as a St. Mary’s Project on the remembrance of Jewish material culture in Poland, specifically focusing on Jewish cemeteries and mezuzah impressions (the marks left on the doorposts from the removal of mezuzot). Curry is currently Find out more »
Assistant Professor of Anthropology Liza Gijanto Published
Liza Gijanto, assistant professor of anthropology at St. Mary’s College, had her book published, titled “The Life of Trade Events and Happenings in the Niumi’s Atlantic Center” (Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2016). The Life of Trade utilizes archaeological and historical sources to address the dynamic nature of the Atlantic trade on the Gambia River. Find out more »