Liberal Arts Services

In The Department

Welcome to the Department of Anthropology. We would like to announce the following additions to our faculty beginning in Fall 2009.

Craig Campbell
William F. Hanks
Jennifer Johnson-Hanks
Sofian Merabet
Lok Siu
Circe Sturm
Amelia (Amy) Rosenberg Weinreb

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Anthropologist Works to Preserve Dying Sign Languages in Thailand

Angela Nonaka, assistant professor of anthropology who specializes in linguistics, works to preserve endangered sign languages that have gone unnoticed and undocumented in village communities in Thailand. By examining and documenting hand configurations, gestures, color terminology and baby talk, she is able to analyze and compare Ban Khor Sign Language to American Sign Language, as well as to all other natural human languages. Download the full-sized video to learn more about her research.

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News

Speed Named Assistant VP for Community Engagement

Shannon Speed, associate professor of anthropology, has been named assistant vice president for community engagement in the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement (DDCE) at The University of Texas at Austin.

Anthropologist Wins "Ig Nobel" Prize for Study of Why Pregnant Women Don't Tip Over

University of Texas at Austin anthropologist Liza Shapiro and two fellow researchers on Thursday won an Ig Nobel Prize--dedicated to "achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think"--for a 2007 study on the evolutionary reasons pregnant women don't tip over.

Ramadan, Islamic and Arab Experts

This week, followers of the faith of Islam will begin to celebrate Ramadan, one of the religion's most important observances, which will continue through Sept. 20. Scholars at The University of Texas at Austin are available to discuss the Islamic faith, history and culture, and the Arab world from a variety of perspectives.

Unprecedented Number of Female Faculty Hired

About half of the 49 professors who will be joining the College of Liberal Arts faculty in 2009-2010 are female. That includes an unprecedented five women coming in as full professors from such schools as Harvard University, the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Southern California.