Vibrating Together: Egyptian Belly Dance & Community in a Socially-Mediated World – Dr. Meg Morley – Lam Museum March 19th – 6pm
Former WFU Anthropology Professor/Chair David Weaver Passes Away
Department alums from before 2002 will remember Professor and former Chair Dr. Dave Weaver, a demanding and dedicated biological anthropologist who mentored undergrads, master’s students, and junior faculty for 25 years. He will be missed. Obituary
Annie Choie – former ANT Major – published article – How parent stress and COVID-19 impact on the family are associated with parental pressure to eat during COVID-19
Dr. Lawson Clark Receives 2024 CBOV Faculty Leadership Award
Dr. Sherri Lawson Clark, Associate Professor of Anthropology, has been awarded the 2024 CBOV Faculty Leadership Award. Since 2017, the College Board of Visitors has honored a Wake Forest faculty member who demonstrates an outstanding commitment to the goals of the College through cross-departmental collaboration […]
Behind the Book: Q&A with Dr. Timothy Gitzen
“Why some people receiving federal benefits don’t consider themselves poor − even though poverty rates have increased since the COVID-19 pandemic” – Dr. Clark’s New Article in The Conversation
Drs. Clark, Friederic, Gitzen, and Gurstelle Awarded Fellowships
Sherri Lawson Clark, Lam Family Endowed Faculty Fellowship in Anthropology Karin Friederic, McCulloch Family Faculty Fellowship Tim Gitzen, Zachary T. Smith Faculty Fellowship Andrew Gurstelle, Shively Family Faculty Fellowship
Fall 2024 Upper Level Courses
Karin Friederic’s New Book – The Prism of Human Rights: Seeking Justice amid Gender Violence in Rural Ecuador
About This Book Gender violence has been at the forefront of women’s human rights struggles for decades, shaping political movements and NGO and government programs related to women’s empowerment, community development, and public health. Drawing on over twenty years of research and activism in rural […]