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Shane Rice ('25) Awarded 2024 General Education Prize

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The Department of Anthropology at Harvard University is pleased to share that Shane Rice (’25, Archaeology concentrator) has been selected as a recipient of the 2024 General Education Prize for an essay he wrote about his experiences in, and the impact of...

Ashton Body ('24) Awarded 2024 General Education Prize

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The Department of Anthropology at Harvard University is glad to share that Ashton Body (’24, Social Anthropology concentrator with a secondary in Global Health and Health Policy) has been selected as one of the recipients of the 2024 General Education...

General Examination & Qualifying Paper - Archaeology

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A broad, comparative approach to graduate education is one of the most distinctive and valued attributes of the Archaeology Program of Harvard’s Department of Anthropology. To preserve this signature feature of the program while at the same time promoting...

Michael Puett

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Research and Teaching Interests: 

Historical anthropology, anthropology of religion, ritual theory, anthropology of the state, comparative anthropology; China.

Michael Puett is the Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and Anthropology, as well as a...

In Memoriam: Dr. Paul Farmer

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The Department of Anthropology at Harvard University mourns the sudden and painful loss of Dr. Paul Farmer, Kolokotrones University Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard alumnus, colleague, teacher, and friend. Both physician and...

Steve Caton

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Research and Teaching Interests

Linguistic anthropology, film studies, anthropology of water, Middle East Studies.


Since the beginning of his career, Caton has been a specialist of Arabic and the Middle East, with an emphasis on Yemen and the Arabian...

GENED 1091 - Classical Chinese Ethical and Political Theory

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Prof. Michael Puett M W 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM What is the best way to live a fuller and more ethical life? Concretely what should we do to begin to live in a more flourishing and inspiring way? Questions such as these were at the heart of philosophical...

Secondary Fields

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The Department of Anthropology offers two Secondary Field options to provide students who are not concentrators a flexible pathway to exploring their interests in the discipline. Students might wish to explore the wide range of departmental offerings in...

GENED 1126 - Race and Caste

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Prof. Ajantha Subramanian Tues. and Thurs. 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM Sever Hall 102 Click here for a video preview of this course. Race and caste are two of the most enduring forms of social stratification. While their histories date well before the advent of...

GENED 1093 - Who Lives, Who Dies: Reimagining Global Health

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Profs. Salmaan Keshavjee, Lindsey Zeve, Jason Silverstein Tues. and Thurs. 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM How can health care systems be restructured to provide high quality care even to the poorest and most vulnerable people on our planet? Health care is never just...