Professor Aomar Boum speaks about his research on the Jewish past and multicultural future of Morocco in an interview with the Moroccan weekly news and opinion magazine Tel Quel. PDF (French)
UCLA Magazine delves into Professor Susan Perry’s decades of unprecedented study of the white-faced capuchin monkey at the Lomas Barbudal Monkey Project. Read the article at UCLA Magazine here.
Read the article at UCLA Magazine.Photo by Ryan Schude
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Dwight Read has been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Read, a distinguished professor emeritus in the Department of Anthropology and the Department of Statistics, has been selected for distinguished contributions to the field of anthropology and statistics, particularly for the application of mathematics and statistics to anthropological modeling, theory, […]
Findings of the decade-long Center on Everyday Lives of Families study on the lives of American families, directed by Professor Elinor Ochs, and the anxiety-producing effects of hyperacquistion were profiled in March 23 Time Magazine article entitled “America’s Clutter Problem.”
Professor Fiske has authored an op-ed in Zocalo Public Square. He’ll also be talking with Larry Mantle on Air Talk on KPCC from 11:30am-12:00pm on Thursday January 14.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4 Morning News, Professor Fiske discussed the morality of violence, the topic of his latest book, Virtuous Violence: Hurting and Killing to Create, Sustain, End, and Honor Social Relationships. Click here to listen to the discussion.
Associate Adjunct Professor Robert Lemelson’s film about polygamy in Bali, Bitter Honey, was reviewed by The Hollywood Reporter. Read the review here, as well as the profile at the UCLA Newsroom. Locally, Bitter Honey will open at the Landmark Regent Theatre on Oct. 3 with a Q&A with Lemelson after the 7pm screening. The film will run at […]
I am sorry to have to announce that Peter B. Hammond passed away on October 4. Peter received his Ph.D. in Anthropology from Northwestern University in 1962, based on research among the Mossi of Burkina Faso (then Upper Volta). That research focused on technological innovation and culture change. He subsequently conducted research in a number of […]
It is with great sadness that I report the passing of our colleague Douglass Price-Williams on October 10 at the age of 90. He will be remembered for his creativity and productivity as a scholar and his contributions as a dedicated mentor to our students. His scholarship crossed disciplinary boundaries, and his regional interests were broad […]
