News

The film project, which looks at Greenbelt Knoll, the first integrated housing development in Philadelphia, is funded by Scribe Video Center as part of its "Precious Places" series and will air on public television station WHYY in the spring of 2009.

Two members of the class of ’07 are bringing hope and opportunity to the women of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

On Monday, October 20th, Peter Hutton will screen his film "At Sea" (2007) in Chase Auditorium, followed by a public conversation with Professor of Anthropology Jesse Weaver Shipley.

In 1994, rap musician Reggie Rockstone Ossei returned to his native Ghana and sparked a musical revolution. Living the HipLip traces the birth of hiplife (a fusion of highlife and hip hop), focusing on its many layers of music and culture (USA/Ghana, 2007, 61 min.).
Moderated by filmmaker Jesse Shipley and special musical guest.

October 18 at 2pm

Gillette will use the course, entitled "Systematic Techniques For Gathering And Analyzing Video Data" , to help her design her new course in Visual Anthropology (A207), and support her research as a visual ethnographer and filmmaker.

"Justice for My People," for which Professor Maria McMath served as associate producer, tells the remarkable life story of Mexican-American civil rights activist Hector P. Garcia.

The new assistant professor is an anthropologist and filmmaker who focuses on West African politics, religion, and popular culture.

The scholarship will allow her to continue studying abroad at the University of Valparaiso in Chile.

Emily Higgs '08, Independent Major in Peace and Conflict Studies, brings powerful exhibit to campus. Watch the video.

AcadeMIX live! is an “International Hip Hop Showcase” featuring an academic panel, concert event, and master classes on deejaying and beatboxing with several scholars from top tier institutions of higher education, and international artists.

12/9/07 - Senior anthropology major honored as top scholar-runner among 28 Philadelphia area colleges and universities; junior teammate Lunne also recognized on seven-woman squad.