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Dan Fessler discusses the Bedari Kindness Institute on CNN
January 14, 2020
Watch the interview with Prof. Fessler here.
Remembering Jim Sackett
January 7, 2020
Dear friends and colleagues,It is with a heavy heart that I inform you of the passing of Emeritus...
UCLA Anthropology graduate Karla Estrada featured in LA Times article about DACA
November 13, 2019
LA Times: "DACA changed a generation of California immigrants. These are some of their stories."...
The New Yorker: Dax Shepard, Anthropology Major
November 13, 2019
Actor, screenwriter, and director Dax Shepard is proud of his anthropology degree from UCLA. To the...

Message from our Chair and Vice Chairs

Anthropology Chair and Vice Chairs
Professors Brooke Scelza (Graduate Vice Chair),
Jason Throop (Chair),
Aomar Boum (Undergraduate Vice Chair)

There has never been a better time to study anthropology -- nor a better place to study it than UCLA. Examining the complexity of the human experience, past and present, our discipline encompasses the full sweep of the world’s cultures across time.

Careers in Anthropology

David Sackman (BA ’80) Chairman and CEO,
Lieberman Research Worldwide (LRW)

This course exposes students to the success stories of UCLA Anthropology Alumni, who share their professional journeys, insights, and advice for translating an Anthropology degree into a variety of career opportunities. The course is designed to help Anthropology undergraduates develop academic and professional skills in preparation for life after UCLA and to expand awareness of personal interests and needs to make deliberate career choices.

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Featured Publications
Social Memory and State Formation in Early China
Cities: The First 6,000 Years
The Land of Open Graves: Living and Dying on the Migrant Trail
Incarcerated Stories: Indigenous Women Migrants and Violence in the Settler-Capitalist State

Part-time lecturer positions available

The UCLA Department of Anthropology is seeking part-time lecturers for Anthropology courses for the 2019-20 academic year. Click "read more" for full information and to apply.
Events
Discourse Lab - No meeting - Please attend CLIC talk Jan 23
Thursday, January 23
CPSC - Naor Ben-Yehoyada - Specters of Brotherhoods: Mafia, Freemasons and the changing criminalization of ritual relationships in Sicily
Thursday, January 23
CPSC - Frédéric Keck - Avian Reservoirs: Virus Hunters and Birdwatchers in Chinese Sentinel Posts
Thursday, January 30
Discourse Lab - Student Talks
Thursday, January 30
The Old Kiyyangan Story - Film Screening, Research Presentation, and Q&A with screenwriters and Prof. Stephen Acabado
Friday, January 31

Choosing a B.S. in Anthropology

Thinking about a career in any of the nearly 100 health sciences? Medicine? Nursing? Forensics? Or perhaps you’re excited about contributing to evidence-based public policy, or maybe law. What major should you choose for any of these careers? Think outside the box, and you’ll discover that an Anthropology B.S. may be the perfect choice for you.