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.
News
Ethnographic Terminalia, an exhibit by artists and ethnographers
Professor Craig Cambell's exhibit to coincide with AAA meeting in Philadelphia
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.
New Faculty Members Join the Department
The Department welcomes its seven newest faculty members.
Prof. Hale takes over as director of LLILAS
Daily Texan Article: Sept 1, 2009
Dr. Charlie Hale will spend the next 4 years as Director of LLILAS. Read more.....
