Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota
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A world-class Anthropology program
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Next week (February 12th-15th) at various locations Archives on Screen (AoS) will bring rare, unseen archival films from around the globe to Minnesota! Please see mspfilm.org/il-cinema-ri... for more information and to purchase tickets.
February 5, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Next week (February 12th-15th) at various locations Archives on Screen (AoS) will bring rare, unseen archival films from around the globe to Minnesota! Please see mspfilm.org/il-cinema-ri... for more information and to purchase tickets.
It is with sorrow that we announce the passing of Dr. Frank C. Miller, socio-cultural anthropologist and Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the UofM. Professor Miller's research focused on cultural changes in Mexico. We join the family in mourning the loss of Professor Miller.
Frank Charles Miller Obituary | 1932 - 2025 | Minnesota Star Tribune
View Frank Charles Miller's complete obituary, share memories, and explore heartfelt tribute posts from the community.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
It is with sorrow that we announce the passing of Dr. Frank C. Miller, socio-cultural anthropologist and Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the UofM. Professor Miller's research focused on cultural changes in Mexico. We join the family in mourning the loss of Professor Miller.
Emily Briggs will begin a postdoc in the Department of Anthropology at Lakehead University analyzing archaeological bison samples from Ontario and Alberta to understand their diet, environment and movements. She will also participate in community engagement and mentorship
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February 3, 2026 at 1:54 PM
February 12th-15th at various locations Archives on Screen (AoS) will bring rare, unseen archival films from around the globe to Minnesota! Please see mspfilm.org/il-cinema-ri... for more information and to purchase tickets.
January 29, 2026 at 3:21 PM
February 12th-15th at various locations Archives on Screen (AoS) will bring rare, unseen archival films from around the globe to Minnesota! Please see mspfilm.org/il-cinema-ri... for more information and to purchase tickets.
February 12th-15th at various locations Archives on Screen (AoS) will bring rare, unseen archival films from around the globe to Minnesota! Please see mspfilm.org/il-cinema-ri... for more information and to purchase tickets.
Il Cinema Ritrovato On Tour | MSP Film
Curated by Archives on Screen, Twin Cities, Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour returns to the Twin Cities for a third year, presenting rare, restored, and recovered archival cinema.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:49 PM
February 12th-15th at various locations Archives on Screen (AoS) will bring rare, unseen archival films from around the globe to Minnesota! Please see mspfilm.org/il-cinema-ri... for more information and to purchase tickets.
Welcome back, students. We are so excited you are here!
January 20, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Welcome back, students. We are so excited you are here!
February 12th-15th at various locations Archives on Screen (AoS) will bring brings rare, unseen archival films from around the globe to Minnesota! Please see mspfilm.org/il-cinema-ri... for more information and to purchase tickets.
January 8, 2026 at 2:04 PM
February 12th-15th at various locations Archives on Screen (AoS) will bring brings rare, unseen archival films from around the globe to Minnesota! Please see mspfilm.org/il-cinema-ri... for more information and to purchase tickets.
UMN Anthro PhD student Jaime Zolik and Prof. Maria Nieves Colón @mitopr.bsky.social were interviewed on Ep. 66 the @anthrobiology.bsky.social podcast about their aDNA research with community partners in Peru. Listen now: anthrobiology.com/episodes/
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January 5, 2026 at 2:17 PM
UMN Anthro PhD student Jaime Zolik and Prof. Maria Nieves Colón @mitopr.bsky.social were interviewed on Ep. 66 the @anthrobiology.bsky.social podcast about their aDNA research with community partners in Peru. Listen now: anthrobiology.com/episodes/
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Happy New Year from the Department of Anthropology. What are your New Year's resolutions?
January 2, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Happy New Year from the Department of Anthropology. What are your New Year's resolutions?
Planning your spring registration? Check out what anthropology has to offer! More details at schedulebuilder.umn.edu/explore/2026...
December 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Planning your spring registration? Check out what anthropology has to offer! More details at schedulebuilder.umn.edu/explore/2026...
Planning your spring registration? Check out Anth 5221 Anthropology of Material Culture! More details at schedulebuilder.umn.edu/explore/2026...
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December 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Planning your spring registration? Check out Anth 5221 Anthropology of Material Culture! More details at schedulebuilder.umn.edu/explore/2026...
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Planning your spring registration? Check out Anth 3301 Fundamentals of Anthropological Genetics! More details at schedulebuilder.umn.edu/explore/2026...
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December 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Planning your spring registration? Check out Anth 3301 Fundamentals of Anthropological Genetics! More details at schedulebuilder.umn.edu/explore/2026...
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Planning your spring registration? Do you need a course that fulfills your Global Perspectives Liberal Education requirements? Check out Anth 3147 Digital Anth! More details at schedulebuilder.umn.edu/explore/2026...
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December 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Planning your spring registration? Do you need a course that fulfills your Global Perspectives Liberal Education requirements? Check out Anth 3147 Digital Anth! More details at schedulebuilder.umn.edu/explore/2026...
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Graduate student Jaewon Byun's (Anthropology) co-authored Korean textbook, Disability: Leaving the Institutional Setting (장애, 시설을 나서다), has been selected for the 2025 Sejong Books Awards
December 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Graduate student Jaewon Byun's (Anthropology) co-authored Korean textbook, Disability: Leaving the Institutional Setting (장애, 시설을 나서다), has been selected for the 2025 Sejong Books Awards
Planning your spring registration? Check out what anthropology has to offer! More details at schedulebuilder.umn.edu/explore/2026...
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December 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Planning your spring registration? Check out what anthropology has to offer! More details at schedulebuilder.umn.edu/explore/2026...
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Planning your spring registration? Do you want to take part in a new course!? Check out Anth 3018/5018 Bioarcheology! More details at schedulebuilder.umn.edu/explore/2026...
December 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Planning your spring registration? Do you want to take part in a new course!? Check out Anth 3018/5018 Bioarcheology! More details at schedulebuilder.umn.edu/explore/2026...
Planning your spring registration? Do you want to take part in a new course!? Check out Anth 3024/5024 Forensic Anthropology! More details at schedulebuilder.umn.edu/explore/2026...
December 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Planning your spring registration? Do you want to take part in a new course!? Check out Anth 3024/5024 Forensic Anthropology! More details at schedulebuilder.umn.edu/explore/2026...
We’re excited to highlight our PhD Candidate Yun Feng’s new publication, Promoting Baokuan: Human-Machine “Gambling Games” between Villages and Algorithms, in the journal Ethnography (doi.org/10.1177/1466...)!
December 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
We’re excited to highlight our PhD Candidate Yun Feng’s new publication, Promoting Baokuan: Human-Machine “Gambling Games” between Villages and Algorithms, in the journal Ethnography (doi.org/10.1177/1466...)!
Wishing all our students good luck on finals! We know you will do great!
December 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Wishing all our students good luck on finals! We know you will do great!
Planning your spring registration? Do you need a course that fulfills your Writing Intensive Education requirements? Check out Anth 4003W Contemporary Perspectives in Social Anthropology! More details at schedulebuilder.umn.edu/explore/2026...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Planning your spring registration? Do you need a course that fulfills your Writing Intensive Education requirements? Check out Anth 4003W Contemporary Perspectives in Social Anthropology! More details at schedulebuilder.umn.edu/explore/2026...
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Planning your spring registration? Do you want to take part in a new course!? Check out Anth 3310 Human-Wildlife Interactions! More details at schedulebuilder.umn.edu/explore/2026...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Planning your spring registration? Do you want to take part in a new course!? Check out Anth 3310 Human-Wildlife Interactions! More details at schedulebuilder.umn.edu/explore/2026...
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Check out the Department of Anthropology's Course Offerings for next Semester: cla.umn.edu/anthropology...
December 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Check out the Department of Anthropology's Course Offerings for next Semester: cla.umn.edu/anthropology...
Planning your spring registration? Do you need a course that fulfills your writing-intensive requirement? Check out Anth 3242W Hero, Savage, or Equal? Representations of Non-Western Peoples in the Movies! More details at schedulebuilder.umn.edu/explore/2026...
December 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Planning your spring registration? Do you need a course that fulfills your writing-intensive requirement? Check out Anth 3242W Hero, Savage, or Equal? Representations of Non-Western Peoples in the Movies! More details at schedulebuilder.umn.edu/explore/2026...
Today Eve Krakowski (Princeton University) will be speaking on “How the Ketubba Became Jewish.” at 7:30 pm
Details: z.umn.edu/antheve
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Eve Krakowski (Princeton University) Presents: How the Ketubba Became Jewish
The ketubba, or Jewish marriage contract, is the best-recognized and most widely-used kind of Jewish legal document. But it is also the sole surviving descendant of an ancient Aramaic contract-writing...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Today Eve Krakowski (Princeton University) will be speaking on “How the Ketubba Became Jewish.” at 7:30 pm
Details: z.umn.edu/antheve
Details: z.umn.edu/antheve
Planning your spring registration? Do you need a course that fulfills your Global Perspectives Education requirement? Check out Anth 2006/3006 Humans & Aliens! More details at schedulebuilder.umn.edu/explore/2026...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Planning your spring registration? Do you need a course that fulfills your Global Perspectives Education requirement? Check out Anth 2006/3006 Humans & Aliens! More details at schedulebuilder.umn.edu/explore/2026...
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