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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

  1. Institution Name:
    University of Chicago
  2. Department Title:
    Department of Anthropology
  3. Faculty in Historical Archaeology:
    1. Dawdy, Shannon Lee (Ph.D., Michigan 2003, Asst Prof) Colonialism and post-coloniality, race/ethnicity/gender, informal economies, textual methods, U.S., Caribbean.
    2. Dietler, Michael (Ph.D., Berkeley 1990, Assoc Prof) Colonialism, political economy, ethnoarchaeology, ritual, consumption, identity politics, Celtism, Iron Age Europe, Africa.
    3. Kolata, Alan L. (Ph.D., Harvard 1978; Prof) Ethnohistory, preindustrial urbanism, agriculture, human environment interactions, Andes, Mesoamerica, Southeast Asia.
    4. Lycett, Mark T. (Ph.D., New Mexico 1995, Senior Lecturer), Colonialism, landscape and place, architecture, demography, SW U.S., Western N. America, South Asia.
    5. Morrison, Kathleen D. (Ph.D., Berkeley 1992, Prof), Agriculture, colonialism & imperialism, power & violence, landscape, archeobotany, South Asia, Western N. America.
    6. Richard, François G. (Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2007, Asst Prof) Landscape, political economy and Marxist theory, colonialism, memory, survey methodology, politics of archaeology and activist anthropology, West Africa.
    7. Smith, Adam T. (Ph.D., Arizona 1996, Assoc Prof) Bronze Age/Iron Age, complex societies, politics, space/landscape, aesthetics; Transcaucasia, SW Asia, Eurasia.
  4. General Statement:
    The department awards the Ph.D. in anthropology (students receive an M.A. en route to candidacy). The archaeology program focuses on complex societies and is characterized by an active dialogue with sociocultural anthropology and contemporary theory. Archaeology students benefit from the diverse interests of the archaeology faculty, as well as the department’s strong tradition in historical anthropology. Opportunities exist to participate in research projects around the world. A broad range of courses are offered in archaeology, sociocultural anthropology, history, physical anthropology, Classical or Near Eastern studies, statistics, computer science and geophysical sciences. Laboratory facilities for archaeobotanical and ceramic analysis are available in the department, as is a well-equipped computer lab; collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory provides access to a wide array of instrumentation for archaeometric analyses.
  5. For More Information Contact:
    Shannon Dawdy, Department of Anthropology, 1126 E. 59th Street, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637; Phone: 773-834-0829; Email: sdawdy@uchicago.edu; Web page: http://anthropology.uchicago.edu/index.html