Frazier Hall, University of Kansas main campus. Home of the  Department of Anthropology.

Anthropology is the study of past and present human societies.

Anthropologists are concerned with the origin, history, and future of our own species, so the field is as diverse as people are. It is one of the most wide-ranging of the academic disciplines.

If you have questions about any of our Anthropology courses (enrollment, waitlist, instructor, course syllabus from courses you've taken or other questions), please contact Mrs. Le-Thu Erazmus Campbell at lerazmus@ku.edu, ANTH Office Manager | Scheduling & Undergraduate Officer.

If you have questions about deadlines or application materials for our graduate program, please contact Corinne Butler at cebutler@ku.edu (CLAS Graduate Program Coordinator) or call 785-864-9419.


ANTH News:

 Dr. Kelly Jorgenson was asked to interview and comment on some recent genetic research.

You can read the article here:

ANTH Students in the News:

Check out an  upcoming zoom event where Dr. Bart Dean and Kiera Eckhardt will co-moderate a roundtable event

Friday, November 15th
2:00pm – 4:00pm

To join the zoom roundtable, click on link below.

https://kansas.zoom.us/j/84209766520

Meeting Passcode: 291260


Fall 2024 Publications:
Melinda Adams, Daniel Sarvestani (Geography & Atmospheric Science | Indigenous Studies | Anthropology), Indigenous Peoples' Rights Discourse: Toward Hemispheric Indigenous Climate and Environmental Justice, Environmental Justice, 25 October, Media link
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Anthropology Conferences

  • Anthropological Plains Conference, 81st Annual Meeting - Lethbridge, Alberta; October 16-20, 2024.
  • American Anthropological Association (AAA) Annual Meeting (hybrid meeting) - Tampa, FL; Nov. 20-24, 2024.
  • American Association of Biological Anthropologist (AABA) 94th Annual Meeting - Los Angeles, CA; March 12-15, 2025.
  • Flint Hills Archaeological Conference, 46th Annual Meeting - Location and dates; TBD 2025.
  • Midwest Archaeological Conference, Inc (MAC), Annual Meeting - Milwaukee, WI; October 16-19, 2024.
  • Society for American Archaeology (SAA), 90th Annual Meeting - Denver, CO; April 23-27, 2025.
  • Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA), 85th Annual Meeting - Portland, OR; March 25-29, 2025.

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