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The Department of Anthropology at Tufts University provides students not only with a strong background in critical thinking, analysis, and writing, but also with first-hand experience through original field research.
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Tufts University
Anthropology Department
302 Eaton Hall
5 The Green
Medford, MA 02155
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Office: 617.627.6528
Fax: 617.627.6615

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News

Zarin Machanda has been named Usen Family Career Development Assistant Professor, effective January 1, 2020.

Nick Seaver explains that attention isn't just something that is ours to have or lose, it also reflects society's values. Read more in "It's Not Just Your Attention", by Taylor McNeil (Tufts Now).

Sarah Pinto's new book, "The Doctor and Mrs. A.: Ethics and Counter-Ethics in an Indian Dream Analysis" has been published by Women Unlimited Press and Fordham University Press.

Alex Blanchette's new co-edited book, "How Nature Works: Rethinking Labor on a Troubled Planet", has been published by SAR Press as part of their Advanced Seminar series.

Zarin Machanda was awarded a collaborative NSF research grant to study the evolutionary origins of leadership in chimpanzees.

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Course Listings

– Fall 2020

Job Opportunities

– Part-time Lecturer (Non-tenure-track)

Announcements & Events

Due to recent developments with COVID-19, all Department of Anthropology events have been cancelled for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester.

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